BMW Motorsport returned to the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) in 2012 after an absence of almost 20 years and is celebrating its success this year by producing the M3 DTM Champion Edition. Canadian driver, Bruno Spengler won the drivers’ title while BMW Team Schnitzer came first in the team standings and BMW won the manufacturers title. Only 54 BMW M3 DTM Champion Edition models will be produced.

BMW M3 DTM Champion Edition wears racing flair

The BMW M3 DTM Champion Edition mimics Spengler’s racing car and is finished in Frozen Metallic Black while the carbon flaps and gurney, dark chrome elements, matt black wheels and sections of the race car’s livery portray close links to the winning BMW M3 DTM.

The BMW M3 DTM Champion Edition features a BMW M stripe design over the Carbon Fibre Reinforced-Plastic (CFRP) roof and boot lid with the BMW M logo seen to the rear and front wheel arches and decals in the rear side windows.

On the inside, the door sill strips replicate Spengler’s helmet design while the carbon fibre interior trim strip features Spengler’s signature and the car’s serial number. The interior also features an Alcantara steering wheel, a handbrake lever embroidered with ‘M Power’ lettering and extended black Novillo leather trim with contrasting Palladium Silver features.

Technical elements such as the Competition package, M Drive, M DCT Drivelogic and the M Driver’s Package underpins the high performance credentials of the vehicle. The BMW M3 DTM Champion Edition also features the Professional navigation system, heated seats and Park Distance Control.

The M3 DTM Champion Edition will be available in various markets and owners will have the chance to attend the BMW M Fascination Nordschleife driver training course under the watchful eye of Bruno Spengler at the famous Nürburgring’s Nordschleife track.

The BMW M3 DTM Champion Edition will be built at BMW’s Regensburg plant and the BMW M GmbH factory from February 2013. Unfortunately, the BMW M3 DTM Champion Edition will not be available in South Africa.