BMW Z4 GT3 -- Oh My!

Late last year it was announced that BMW would be creating a race-ready Z4 GT3 for customers who participate in motorsports, and now the official images have arrived.

BMW has shoehorned the M3's 4.0-liter V8 under the hood of the Z4 GT3, and when managed by a Type-408 ECU and Power400 control unit, the high-revving V8 cranks out a whopping 480 horsepower, and a six-speed sequential gearbox sends all of that power to the rear wheels.

BMW will be offering the Z4 GT3 to consumers in the second half of this year, with an estimated price of around 298,000 Euro (about $405,000).