A set of wide-body fender flares are added to accommodate the 19-inch replica BBS wheels, which measure nine inches wide in the front and a whopping 12 inches in the rear. This gives the car that race-ready stance, but to make you feel like you’re qualifying for the main event at the Circuit de la Sarthe every day when you drive to work, CLP demonstrates fanatical detail by including all the racer’s decals and aero bits in the kit as well.
With your M3 now sporting all the M stickers and sponsor decals of the M3 GT, there’s little left to distinguish it from the genuine article. The racing-spec fixed rear wing combined with a heavy-duty front splitter and unique rear bumper complete the look, making it appear as if it was plucked right off the grid of a Le Mans Series race.
But what good is looking like a race car if you don’t have the performance to back it up? On that front, CLP has you covered as well. Beneath that vent-laden hood lies an engine tuned to roughly 600 hp with the help of forced induction. For handling, CLP replaces the already capable suspension developed by BMW’s M Division with a system from Bilstein. After reading about all of this upgraded hardware and custom-made bodywork, you’re probably starting to add up the bill in your head. We’ll save you the trouble and spell it out for you. The total cost of the conversion comes to 69,000 euros (roughly $96,800) on top of the price of the M3 itself.
That may sound like a lot for what’s essentially just a body kit and power boost, but when you consider that buying a real M3 GT will probably set you back several times that amount, it’s not such a bad price.
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