The mass production of BMW vehicles are much different than producing one vehicle for motor racing. It involves a lot of manual work beginning with the body shell. WestCoastRacing gives us a chance to see their whole creation process of a BMW Z4 GT3. Using parts received from BMW Motorsport, it took approximately 600 hours to build this vehicle.
This is the documentation time-lapse video of a BMW Z4 GT3 being assembled. The process ends with the placing the V8 engine into the car. The Z4 E89 GT3 from West Coast Racing uses the latest stage of the art 4.4 liter engine capable of 500 horsepower, also found in the BMW M3 GTS. This car weighs less than 1200 kilograms:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arFgcfYb66M&[/youtube]Here’s a video on board the assembled Z4 E89 GT3 from West Coast Racing:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BidofMTxBbE&[/youtube]
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