BMW Art car

This time the subject that the artist committed served to make the new BMW’s Art Car, is a BMW M3 GT2. Jeff Koons from BMW company unveiled with the outcome of the 17th edition of the BMW, the long awaited Art Car project. Able to reach 160 km / h in 3.4 seconds, the BMW M3 GT2 is already considered a serious candidate to win the race this year, although within the category of machinery at the onset. Under the guidance and supervision of Koons, his BMW Art Car project was produced in cooperation with a team of engineers and designers at BMW Design Schmid, in Bavaria. Challenge of creating the BMW Art Car project meant using lightweight materials and also the design will not interfere with the aerodynamics and mass model of the competition. Race 24 Hours of Le Mans is the oldest endurance race in the world as far as we know, it requires self discipline, and is held annually since 1923 near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe region in France. The model was presented in front of 300 guests from all around the world. BMW art car will run the race 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 12 to 13, 2010.
The ones from BMW began its relationship with the latter more than two decades, when he drove a BMW while he lived in the city of Munich, the city is situated where the BMW Group. Basics collaboration between Koons and the ones from BMW have been released in 2003, when he expressed a desire to develop a brand new model for the BMW Art Car project. Koons is known for his sincere appreciation to the car.
Derived from the BMW M3, BMW M3 GT2 V8 has a capacity of 4.0 liters, which develops a maximum power of 500 hp, the evolved chassis, brakes competitive and extensive use of lightweight materials. Earlier this year, Bono, U2 singer and rockstar band, named one of the ideal artist to create a car design that would make the world love to re-engineering.
BMW Motorsport Director Mister, Mario Theissen, said pilots who will race the 24 Hours of Le Mans in April 2010. Andy Priaulx, Dirk Müller and Dirk Werner will start the wheel of the BMW Art Car with number 79. It takes place on a circuit that includes public roads with closed traffic. Jörg Müller and Augusto Farfus Uwe Alzenau will fly BMW Le Mans with number 78.



