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View Poll Results: Which car do they choose for the WEC race???
BMW M6 16 34.78%
BMW Z5 15 32.61%
New Coupe based on 7 series platform 7 15.22%
i8 (without hybrid) 3 6.52%
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Old 27 May 2017, 15:00 (Ref:3736385)   #176
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DSC reporting the initial proposal got rejected with two rival GTE teams protesting the amount BMW wanted to alter the height of the M8
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Old 27 May 2017, 16:59 (Ref:3736409)   #177
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DSC reporting the initial proposal got rejected with two rival GTE teams protesting the amount BMW wanted to alter the height of the M8
The height is a fundamental point, if they can take the car to the height of the Ford GT, and with 5 meters of long, they have a long tail GT1 prototype, like the end of 90´s. For that reason surely the two rival GTE teams protesting.
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Old 27 May 2017, 18:24 (Ref:3736436)   #178
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How tall will the road car be is the question. I hope it's a sleek low slung coupe. The concept looks decent in that regard, so lets see how the M8 turns out.
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Old 27 May 2017, 19:05 (Ref:3736463)   #179
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DSC reporting the initial proposal got rejected with two rival GTE teams protesting the amount BMW wanted to alter the height of the M8
That is interesting. I wonder if the changes protested were in the drivetrain or body shape.
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Old 27 May 2017, 19:14 (Ref:3736470)   #180
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That is interesting. I wonder if the changes protested were in the drivetrain or body shape.
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DSC understands however that BMW’s initial plans for the new GTE car were dashed after initial outline approval from the FIA over the waivers required for their original chosen design were over-ruled by at least two other GTE manufacturers, BMW initially planning to make a substantial change to the overall dimensions of the car – believed to involve c.10 cms being removed from the height of the race car compared to the roadgoing version.
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Old 27 May 2017, 19:20 (Ref:3736474)   #181
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That is interesting. I wonder if the changes protested were in the drivetrain or body shape.
The changes protested is for the height of the car.
DSC says: "BMW initially planning to make a substantial change to the overall dimensions of the car – believed to involve c.10 cms being removed from the height of the race car compared to the roadgoing version"
The current design will see a much more modest reduction in height, believed to be at the bottom of the doors.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/0...t-daytona.html
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Old 27 May 2017, 21:53 (Ref:3736507)   #182
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Another Ford GT on the making. A GTE+ then.
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Old 29 May 2017, 09:38 (Ref:3737085)   #184
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Looks a lot less salloony than the M6, which I approve.
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Old 29 May 2017, 18:21 (Ref:3737199)   #185
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Is that Lake Garda?
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Old 29 May 2017, 19:12 (Ref:3737209)   #186
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Old 29 May 2017, 19:27 (Ref:3737210)   #187
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Ah, Lake Como not a Lake Garda. D'oh.
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Old 30 May 2017, 11:35 (Ref:3737355)   #188
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The changes protested is for the height of the car.
DSC says: "BMW initially planning to make a substantial change to the overall dimensions of the car – believed to involve c.10 cms being removed from the height of the race car compared to the roadgoing version"
The current design will see a much more modest reduction in height, believed to be at the bottom of the doors.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/0...t-daytona.html
Very Group5 inspired. And looking at the concept, probably well needed to get it lower. Shame it wasnt approved.
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Old 18 Jul 2017, 15:02 (Ref:3752418)   #189
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BMW has revealed a teaser image of its M8 GTE, as on-track testing for the new-for-2018 car has begun. BMW GTE has been shakedowned/tested via the website:
http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...148843&page=14
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Old 18 Jul 2017, 20:07 (Ref:3752575)   #190
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The press photos, on hold due to contracts or so 2 publications have claimed, claim the diffuser is intense and VERY subtle compared to the mammoth bustles sprouting out of the back of the Aston, GT and others. Will be an interesting car to see, but I fear it will appear even more boat like that the current M6.

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Old 18 Jul 2017, 23:14 (Ref:3752630)   #191
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Wonder when the embargo lifts on those photos?

Sounds like the aero work is more hidden away underneath the car rather then having a whacking great diffuser out the back of the car like the Aston has
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I can't remember the site for the life of me, one of those rabbit hole things where i started reading one thing and next thing am hour is gone. But it sounded like a BMW writer in tune enough to be invited to a private test. He made it sound like the unveiling would be soon.
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Not sure how appealing the looks are so far. Need some livery and a rear wing I guess. I hope that BMW take the same approach as Ford and Porsche and give the same livery and car numbers to both the GTLM and GTE Pro teams.
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Old 19 Jul 2017, 16:12 (Ref:3752825)   #194
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Auto und sport has a picture of it in masked form...the mirrors and swan neck rear wing are very similar to the 911.
It also looks smaller than the concept 8 in length and the front is much more slanted down than M6.


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I hope that BMW take the same approach as Ford and Porsche and give the same livery and car numbers to both the GTLM and GTE Pro teams.
Isn't a little more diversity better? I for one would have liked to see some difference between the 4 Fords at Le Mans
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Isn't a little more diversity better? I for one would have liked to see some difference between the 4 Fords at Le Mans
Continuity is better.
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Much too svelte. It's a shame they couldn't beef it up a bit. They could do with Bentley joining the ranks too.
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I think it looks too much like something out of DTM from that angle, even the M6 looks more 'GT' then that. What I would give for another Z4....Looks aside its fantastic to have BMW back in GTE again, cant wait til next year to see how they go against the establishment.
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I think they'll go well, with lap times almost identical to the establishment.

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