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- [Narrator] We have yet to fall in love
with F82 Chassis BMW M4.
While it's capabilities were never in question,
something about the car's personality
left us lukewarm.
The exclusive GTS, however, is better,
and it's already completely sold out
with 700 being made,
but only 300 coming to the US.
The most amazing part of that is
that the starting price is a hair
over 135,000 dollars,
and it's still sold out.
BMW did what it could to reduce weight
by removing sound insulation
and the rear seats,
although they did put half a roll cage back in.
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Power is up thanks to a water injection system
that squirts distilled water into the intake plenum,
allowing higher boost
and adding 50 horsepower for a total of 493.
The M4 GTS also has a down force generating,
adjustable front splitter and rear wing.
The front suspension features new A-arms,
and the camper and tow have been revised.
Dampers are also endlessly adjustable.
In theory, the GTS should put down
a screaming fast lap.
The M4 it's based on ran a 139.69.
Let's see what the track day special version does.
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- I found the M4 to be a really enjoyable car on track.
It handles way better in GTS form
than in the street car form,
so it's a real genuine step forward
for the car.
It can be driven really hard.
It is stable.
It has significant understeer in the middle of the corner,
and then it frees up and hits really neutral under power.
I found that I had to be
a little careful in second gear
because it had enough power
to easily spin the tires,
which I did on my first lap.
Really enjoyable driving experience.
The car is tight.
There's no sense of body roll,
flopping, or any of those kind of street car feelings
you get on a track.
It is well damped.
It transfers the weight slowly
and under control.
The transmission was terrific.
It was quick and accurate,
and I found it easy to find
the right shift point.
Steering feel was really good.
It's balanced.
The car is fast, fun,
easy to drive,
and really happy on the race track.
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