Twenty-six-year-old Marco Wittmann is pretty good at piloting a race car. He’s proven it by winning the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) driver?s title twice in the four years he’s been in the series, first in 2014 and again this year in even more convincing fashion. His weapon of choice has been the BMW M4 DTM, and now, its maker would like to celebrate his winning record the best way it knows how: with a limited-run BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition.
Basically a hotted-up M4 GTS, which is already a performance panther, the Champion Edition is dressed in motorsport livery with an Alpine White backdrop and track-inspired stripes along the roof and rear deck, the beltline, and just above the rocker panels. The aero elements were also given a bit of extra flair with visible carbon fiber on the front splitter, front winglets on either side of the front bumper, mirror caps, side skirt pieces, rear diffuser, and the rear wing, creating a nice dark/light contrast.
Unlike many special-edition cars these days, though, this ride is not just a visual package. BMW used the advanced water-injected, twin-turbocharged inline-six and bumped it up to 493 horsepower and 443 lb-ft of torque. That’s 49 more horsepower than the M4 with the Competition package. It bolts to 62 mph from a standstill in a claimed 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of 190 mph. For additional weight savings, the hood, roof, instrument panel support, and rear diffuser are all carbon-reinforced ...