How does a motorsport-active motor manufacturer like BMW celebrate a Touring Car Championship driver’s championship? Well, it builds a small, once-off batch of special road-going performance cars with a very obvious track bias. Only 15 of these ultra-rare BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition cars made it to South Africa, and RPM got to sample its performance talents at the Aldo Scribante racing circuit in Port Elizabeth.


SPECS
BMW M4 DTM CHAMPION EDITION
Engine: In-line six-cylinder, 2 979 cc, turbo
Power : 368 kW @ 6 250 rpm
Torque: 600 Nm @ 4 000 – 5 500 rpm
Power-to-weight ratio: 243,71 kW/ton
Gearbox: Seven-speed M-DCT
Wheels: 19/20-inch alloy (f/r)
Tyres: 265/35 R19 (f), 285/30 R20 (r)


PERFORMANCE
0-100 km/h: 3,8 sec
Top speed: 305 km/h
Fuel tank capacity: 60 litres
Fuel consumption (claimed): 8,5/12,7 litres/100 km
Operating range (claimed/tested): 705/470 km
CO2 emissions: 199 g/km

SUMMARY AND PRICING

PROS
The ultimate collectible BMW M4.
CONS
All examples sold out

Retail price/as tested: R2 300 000/R2 300 000

Key rival:
BMM M4 GTS: R2 146 506