BMW M3 E46 GTR Grand-Am with S62 4.9 N/A V8 Engine | BRUTAL Raw Sounds feat OnBoard Footage!

● Today's video is dedicated to the 2001 BMW PTG M3 GT V8 Grand-Am we filmed during the 2024 Mugello Classic by Peter Auto.
In 2000, BMW North America turned to Tom Milner's Prototype Technology Group (PTG) to transform the new M3 into a Rolex Grand-Am Series champion. They substituted the inline-six for the M5-sourced 4.9-liter S62 V8 and a Hewland six-speed manual transmission, making the car here the first V8-powered M3 to race in North America.

0:00 Intro
0:10 start-up/warm-up
1:28 formation lap
2:41 green green green!
5:08 external footage
6:30 more onboard goodness
9:52 driving back to the pitlane

This video has been made in collaboration with @Italiansupercarvideo & @19Bozzy92

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[NM]

This was definitely one of my favorite cars at this year's Mugello Classic by Peter Auto. More videos coming soon, stay tuned folks!

[CM-tcpp]

That Aston Martin psyched out for a min and him thinking twice about stabbing the throttle through the curves on cold tires lol.

[fontheking]

The anyone who wonders about the engine : This has the same base engine as the E39 Bmw M5 and Bmw Z8, which has a 90 degree crossplane crankshaft, which gives this rumbling v8 growl.
The M3 GTR which everyone knows about, had a 4 liter V8 with a 180 degree flat plane crankshaft, which gives it that famous sound.

[arbal]

2:30 I was like: "Bro are you ok there?"

[AC-wlve]

that aston almost took him out on the formation lap

[alphalead]

Some info about this awesome M3. Built by the legendary PTG BMW racing team it was first raced at the 2001 Daytona 24 and instantly proved to be very fast, Running 3rd overall (First in the GT class) when it retired with an oil leak with 7 hours left in the race. Just like its ALMS brother the legality of the car was questioned but unlike the ALMS the rules allowed the car to be able to race which it did until 2003, scoring 3 wins in 2001 and a single win in 2002.

[HEKTIC]

The E46 is still the most balanced BMW i’ve ever owned. Peak BMW engineering right there.

[rofufoja]

Never knew there was a grand am version of the E46 M3. Saw the ALMS version on TV and the ones that competed at the Nürburgring live. But this one, what a surprise

[FerrariItalia]

Styles of Beyond - Nine Thou Superstars Remix just played through my head, thank you for this upload!!🔥🔥

[alecwilliams]

Truly one of greatest race cars BMW’s ever produced 🔥🔥

[Miester]

Makes me so happy it has a manual gearbox 😁 what a sound!

[Stealthgato]

4:05 - Woah, an Elise GT1, awesome! Got any footage of it? That thing just took off!

[Sylvanbarber]

When I was racing Grand Am Cup in my E36 with Terry Borcheller Jim Bell running the team/engineering I drove this same V8 car in a sprint race at Daytona. It was/is a truly special car and experience.

[OmarTheAtheistAziz]

that rear view mirror is absolutely massive, that also doubles as a sun visor

[Cenery]

Always miss me E46 M3 but this, this one is on another level. I would love to give this car a whirl around the track!

[MostWantedX-gd]

This is a pure race car!!! Love the s62 motor in it

[Virvum_Juggernaut]

The minimal throttle input and loss of traction when initially exiting pit-lane says it all = BEAST! The gear ratios are close together. Seems to run out of breath too quickly in the higher gears, like @ 8:13 when the GT3RS pulls away from it down the straight.
Edit : Poor dude 2 cars ahead immediately spun out on the green flag’s release lol.

[BeatmasterStickBeats]

The sound is really delicious. With this sound you don't need a radio

[MarkMeadows]

What a good sound it produces. Don't know why it reminds me of the current Craftsman Truck Series engine sound for some odd reason.

[benjaminestrada]

INCREDIBLE, I love that car, its sound, its history, the video games, it is simply INCREDIBLE! I want one when I grow up