INTERVIEW: The Low-Down Details On The M3 GTS

Although the official press release is a good place to start digesting information on this proper BMW Motorsport model, we dug up something a bit more revealing.

Below, we have an interview with Markus Schadow.  Besides having a really cool name, Schadow provided M-Power with some really interesting insights into the M3 GTS and provided some details as to how it ended up in its final trim.

Read on below:

MPW: Mr. Schadow, the BMW M3 GTS has clearly visible dynamic measures with its front splitter and rear wing.  The aerodynamics of the BMW M3 GTS is clear for all to see. Optimised for downforce. Why?

Schadow: The power which can be transferred from the contact area of the tyres to the road depends on tyre properties, the position of the tyre on the road  - i.e. axle kinematics - and the wheel vertical force. Our measures are all about increasing the wheel vertical force. The higher the wheel vertical force, the higher the level of longitudinal and transverse acceleration which can be achieved.
MPW: An increase in vehicle weight would also increase wheel vertical force ...

Schadow: (laughs). That's certainly true. But more mass also generates greater forces of inertia and centrifugal forces.....



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