BMW M8 GTE (BMWM8)

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BMW’s twin-turbo, V8 powered beast joins the already impressive lineup of GTE cars in iRacing. With over 500 bhp the flagship racing car from BMW competes around the world, racing in series including the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship.

A front engine car, the BMW has already earned a reputation for being tough to pass due to its performance and size. iRacers will have the opportunity to race the M8 wheel to wheel against numerous other GTE cars and find out for themselves which of them will reign supreme.
  • Tech Specs
  • Engine Configuration:
    Water-cooled, turbocharged V8
  • Engine Location:
    Front
  • Engine Construction:
    Aluminum alloy block and heads
  • Engine displacement:
    243"
  • Engine Power:
    560 bhp
  • Valvetrain:
    4-valves / cylinder, DOHC
  • Aspiration:
    Twin Turbo
  • Brakes:
    Brembo racing calipers - 6-piston front, 4-piston rear - full floating rotors
  • Suspension:
    Front and rear double A-arms with coilovers; Ohlins TTR adjustable cartridge type dampers; blade-adjustable front and rear anti-roll bars
  • Driveline:
    6-speed sequential transaxle gearbox with pneumatic actuation
  • Overall length:
    4980 mm / 179.4 in
  • Overall width:
    2046 mm / 80.6 in
  • Height:
    1212 mm / 47.7 in
  • Wheelbase:
    2880 mm / 113.4 in
  • Front track:
    1682 mm / 66.2 in
  • Rear track:
    1670 mm / 65.7 in
  • Dry weight:
    1203 kg / 2640 lbs
  • Front tires:
    Michelin 30/68-18
  • Rear tires:
    Michelin 31/71-18
  • BOP
  • Weight
    2640
  • Max Weight Penalty (kg)
    250
  • HP
    560
  • Power Adjust PCT
    -5 <> 0
  • Features
  • Has Headlights
  • Has Multiple Dry Tyres
  • AI Enabled
  • Award Exempt
  • Allowable Paint Spec
  • Number Color?
  • Number Font?
  • Sponsor 1?
  • Sponsor 2?
  • Wheel Color?
  • Patterns
    25
  • Release Notes
  • Created
    Feb. 5, 2019, 11:15 a.m.
  • First Sale
    March 4, 2019, midnight
  • Free
  • Purchasable
  • Retired
  • Display Price
    $11.95
  • Categories sports_car
  • Car Types gte, gtlm, road, sportscar
  • Car Search Filters road,sportscar,gte,gtlm
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  • Template Path car_templates/109_template_BMWM8.zip
  • Sponser Logo None
  • Logo /img/logos/partners/bmw-logo.png
  • Folder /img/cars/bmwm8gte
  • Images bmwm8gte-small.jpg / bmwm8gte-large.jpg
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