The Germans from BMW decided to reveal the M3 DTM race car fitted with the M Performance Accessories at a private event held in Heidelberg, Germany. Only few guests and customers had the opportunity to get a preview of the BMW M Performance Accessories M3 DTM, a model which also made an appearance two days later at the season-ending DTM race held at the Hockenheim circuit.

The 2012 DTM season will see three BMW teams which will try to get the best results for the company, namely BMW Team Schnitzer, BMW Team RMG and BMW Team RBM. Only two drivers, Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus have been confirmed so far but we have no doubt that we will get the complete list of drivers soon.

The 2012 DTM season is an important milestone for BMW as they return after 18 years of absence in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters competition.

“Old-school DTM fans will recognise from the typical BMW M stripes that the appearance is based on the original BMW M3 cars from the ‘old DTM’. We are very proud of this design. It is both traditional and modern in equal measures,” said the company.

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The Germans from BMW decided to reveal the M3 DTM Concept Car, a vehicle which will run at the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters competition. We talked several times about BMW’s decision to return the DTM series, the Germans leaving this competition in 1994. Only few hours ago, Audi released some renderings for the A5 Coupe DTM Racing Concept, one of the direct rivals from the Munich-based company. Therefore, we expect some news from Mercedes too, in order to complete the lineup of the three German rivals.

The BMW M3 DTM Concept Car has been revealed at BMW Welt in Munich and displayed the entire weekend for all the visitors wanting to see the model closer.

“The DTM comeback sees BMW return to its roots. We will be facing our main competitors in the premium sector and we are looking forward to this challenge. We have enjoyed great success in the past, and I am convinced we will follow on in 2012 where we left off,” said member of the board Dr. Klaus Draeger.

Comparing to the renderings released by Audi for their DTM vehicle, BMW decided to unveil the actual model which benefits from a carbon fiber body with extended wheel arches, aggressive front and rear bumpers, a new hood with big air intakes and a carbon fiber rear wing the rear for increased downforce.

Under the bonnet, the new M3 DTM Concept Car is powered by a V8 engine meeting the new technical regulations of the competition. The model produces 480 horsepower, does the acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in around 3 seconds and provides a top speed of 300 km/h. According to the official details, this is not the final version of the model, of course, this was not very difficult to find considering that it is called a concept. Therefore, BMW will unveil the BMW M3 DTM in its final form at the upcoming and long awaited Frankfurt Auto Show in September. At the same event, BMW Motorsport confirmed that Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus will be behind the steering wheel in the 2012 DTM season.

“Priaulx and Farfus have been confirmed as the first drivers to take to the track with the BMW M3 DTM in the 2012 season and during the intense test phase. Both drivers arrive in the DTM with impressive wins and titles to their names. Priaulx won the 2004 European Touring Car Championship for BMW, and followed that up with three World Championship titles between 2005 and 2007,” adds BMW.

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If few months ago the Germans from BMW officially announced their intentions to return the DTM competition from 2012, today, they reveal some further details on how they will manage to overcome their eternal rivals such as Audi and Mercedes.

Even the development of the vehicles is not completely done, the Germans announced the line-up for the 2012 season of the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters). BMW is determined to impose in the competition after 18 years of absence with six vehicles based on the current M3 E92.

BMW Motorsport picked three teams which will be given two vehicles to race. Namely, BMW Team Schnitzer, Reinhold Motorsport GmbH and BMW Team RBM will have the mission to bring the victory, each team having two models available as we stated above.

In the press release, Mario Theissen, the man behind BMW Motorsport stated that a great amount of work has been needed in the recent months, various teams offering to occupy one of the three places available. In the end, BMW Team RBM, BMW Team Schnitzer and Reinhold Motorsport GmbH proved to be the best choices.

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According to Mario Theissen, the head of the BMW’s Motorsport division, BMW will return the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) in 2012, after 18 years out of the competition. BMW will compete against the eternal German rivals in the premium cars segment, Audi and Mercedes.

Hans Werner Aufrecht, the man behind the DTM competition but also behind AMG stated that BMW will be a serious rival in this competition too, as the German manufacturer worked on this in the last time. A member of BMW AG, more exactly Dr. Klaus Draeger, stated that the DTM competition is the perfect environment to exhibit the performance and the feature of BMW’s models.

For the comeback, the Germans at BMW plan to use a modified version based on the M3 model, a version to fit the DTM competition’s rules. Mario Theissen claimed also that a development process for a supercar to be used in DTM was started since April, when they showed the intetion to return this competition.

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