Thread: Valentino Rossi Takes BMW M3 GTS for First Drive

Originally Posted by GTspirit.com

At the season finale of the 2009 MotoGP in Valencia, BMW honored nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi with the ‘M Award’. He was the fastest man over the seventeen rounds of this year’s GP. The prize was a standard BMW M3 Sedan. BMW gave Rossi the opportunity to test the brand new lightweight BMW M3 GTS on the Valancia track.

The 450hp street-legal racer made its first public debut at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit. Rossi, who drove the M3 several laps around the Valencia track, said:

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Sick looking car. But not worth the price tag.

only 450bhp? how much are they asking???

once again the states dont see another cool car.. I swear im moving to europe..

Oh, you'll love this then...

Incar M3 GTR round the Nurburgring

Not worth the price tag?
Did you already drive one?
Did you drive an E46 CSL? Well, I did, quiet a few times, and its the best M3 ever. The difference between a stadard M3 and this thing is just immense!
What modern car is worth its price in your opinion(?), considering that a mass-produced car costs less than a 1000th of its list price in its fabrication..
These kind of cars are not about posing and showing off, they're about a unique driving experience, delivering fun while driving it. And succeeding in that last point is what makes a car worth its price to me.

170k when converted to $ does seem a bit steep, however it appears we wont see this in the US market anyways. Certainly it's worth some sort of ridiculous premium though, think GT3RS, with even fewer units to be made. Look forward to taking a spin in one soon...