The DTM project of BMW has literally taken off: On Monday the new BMW M3 DTM, with which the make volition make its comeback to the DTM in 2012, completed its first roll-out on BMW's ain examination track in Aschheim (DE).

Apart from BMW Motorsport Managing director Jens Marquardt, numerous motorsport sectionalization employees attended the gyre-out, which marks a milestone in the preparations ahead of the 2012 season. On Friday Marquardt had introduced the BMW M3 DTM to senior BMW Grouping executives at a split up outcome in Munich.

"Obviously information technology is a very special occasion when a new car such as the BMW M3 DTM drives out of the garage for the starting time time," said Marquardt. "For that reason we invited our personnel to see the car in action out in the open. Every fellow member of our team has worked extremely difficult towards this twenty-four hour period. This marks withal another step towards our first race in 2012. However, many more steps have yet to follow. The machine used for the gyre-out plus the Concept Machine, which will be unveiled on 15th July in Munich, give a first taste of what our 2012 challenger will look like. Nosotros await a lot to modify visually on the car before the offset race."

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BMW M3 GT illustrated here

The coil-out marks the biggest highlight to date in the development process of the BMW M3 DTM program. The full test programme will commence shortly in Aschheim. Afterwards this more test cars will exist completed before they are handed over to the three teams representing BMW, which are BMW Squad Schnitzer, BMW Team RBM and BMW Team RMG.

On 15th July 2011 members of the media volition exist invited to view the first version of the BMW M3 DTM at the "BMW welcomes DTM" consequence at BMW Welt in Munich. Afterwards the BMW M3 DTM Concept Car will be on public display in BMW Welt every bit role of the back up programme for the DTM race weekend in the Olympic Stadium.

[Source: BMW ]