2014 BMW M4 Champion Edition
Hockenheim (DE), 19th October 2014. DTM champion Marco Wittmann’s (DE) superlative season drew to an end with yet more highlights in Hockenheim (DE). BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt announced at the season finale that Wittmann will remain part of the BMW family for next season and beyond. And there were another couple of surprises in store for Wittmann in the evening after the race: BMW M GmbH launched the BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition in his honour.
In a tribute to the Ice-Watch BMW M4 DTM, the Champion Edition will be offered exclusively in Alpine White. The other signature features of the special-edition model, which will be refined exclusively at the BMW Individual Manufactory in Garching (near Munich, Germany), will likewise display close links with the victorious BMW M4 DTM. The matt-black bonnet and boot lid with the eye-catching stripe design make an excellent visual complement to the standard CFRP roof, as does the black character line along the car’s flanks.
Added to the mix are an M kidney grille with orange surround, an M logo rearwards of the front wheel arches, the number 23 on the doors and the flag along with “WIT” and “DTM Champion 2014” lettering on the rear side windows. The BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition is also fitted with 19-inch light-alloy wheels, a black front splitter, a black side skirt blade, carbon front flaps, carbon mirror caps, a rear spoiler and a carbon diffuser insert from the M Performance Parts range.
The Champion Edition underlines its exclusivity once again when you step inside. The door sill plates bear Marco Wittmann’s autograph, while carbon interior trim strips – likewise signed by the 24-year-old from Fürth, Germany – feature “DTM Champion 2014” lettering and the car’s serial number.
In Detail
type | Limited Production Car |
released at | 2014 DTM Finale |
built at | Germany |
predeccesor | 2008 BMW M3 Coupe |
engine | M TwinPower Turbo Inline-6 |
aspiration | 2 Mono-Scroll Turbochargers |
block material | Aluminum |
valvetrain | 4 Vavles per Cyl w/Vavletronic VVT, Double-VANOS |
fuel feed | Direct Petrol Injection |
displacement | 2979 cc / 181.79 in³ |
bore | 86.9 mm / 3.42 in |
stroke | 84 mm / 3.31 in |
power | 317 kw / 425.1 bhp @ 5500 rpm |
specific output | 142.7 bhp per litre |
bhp/weight | 283.97 bhp per tonne |
torque | 550 nm / 405.7 ft lbs @ 1850 to 5500 rpm |
body / frame | Unitary Steel Monocoque w/Aluminum Doors, Hood & Trunk, Carbon Fiber Roof |
driven wheels | RWD |
front tires | 255/40 ZR18 95Y |
rear tires | 275/40 ZR18 99Y |
front brakes | Discs w/Brembro Fixed 4-Piston Calipers |
rear brakes | Discs w/Brembro Fixed 2-Piston Calipers |
front wheels | F 45.7 x 22.9 cm / 18 x 9 in |
rear wheels | R 45.7 x 25.4 cm / 18 x 10 in |
steering | Rack & Pinion |
f suspension | Aluminium MacPherson Struts |
r suspension | Aluminium five-link axle |
curb weight | 1497 kg / 3301 lbs |
wheelbase | 2812 mm / 110.7 in |
front track | 1579 mm / 62.2 in |
rear track | 1603 mm / 63.1 in |
length | 4671 mm / 183.9 in |
width | 1870 mm / 73.6 in |
height | 1383 mm / 54.4 in |
transmission | 6-Speed Manual or 7-Speed Automatic |
gear ratios | 4.110:1, 2.315:1, 1.542:1, 1.179:1, 1.000:1, 0.846:1 |
final drive | 3.462:1 |
top speed | ~250 kph / 155.25 mph electronically limited |
0 – 100 kph | ~4.3 seconds |
drag | 0.34 Cd |
urban fuel econ eu | 12.0 L/100 km or 19.60 mpg-us |
extra urban fuel econ eu | 6.9 L/100 km or 34.09 mpg-us |
combined fuel econ eu | 8.8 L/100 km or 26.73 mpg-us |
emission | 204 g/km |
fuel capacity | 60 litres or 15.84 gal. |