2016 GTS Used Turbo 3L I6 24V Automatic RWD Coupe Premium

2016 BMW M4 M4 GTS Description

Carbon-ceramic brake rotors; a carbon-fiber hood, roof, strut brace, driveshaft, rear wing, front splitter, and rear bulkhead; and lightweight interior trim borrowed fromthe i3, are standard and reduce weight. These help offset the 22 pounds of mass added for the water-injection system. All the GTS cars for the U.S. come with an orange-painted, four-point roll cage in place of the usual back seat. U.S.-spec cars won’t have the ultra-lightweight carbon-fiber seats seen in these pictures; instead we’ll get a lighter-than-normal sport seat with manual adjustments. The result is a car that weighs about the same as aregular M4fitted with the dual-clutch automatic transmission (the only gearbox for the GTS), or 3550 pounds.

There’s more magic in the chassis. BMW chose meaty Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, 265/35ZR-19 up front and 285/30ZR-20 in back, to wrangle the gut-punch torque and the rest of the chassis changes in step. The basic suspension setup, struts in front with a rigidly mounted rear subframe carrying a multilink suspension and an electronically controlled limited-slip differential in back, remains, but three-way adjustable dampers with external reservoirs and adjustable spring perches (they can lower the car by 0.8 inch for track duty) are employed here. The extra grip of the Cup 2s also required a change to the engine: The sump carries an extra quart of motor oil to avoid oil starvation in high-g maneuvers.

With the extra power and grip, we expect the GTS to run the quarter-mile in 11.5 seconds. Drivers are likely to do a lot of these sprints just to hear the engine at full tilt, because it sounds like a feral beast. BMW cites 493 horsepower and 443 lb-ft of twist, but it feels more like 550 of each. And purists, rejoice! No artificial soundtrack pumps through the speakers here. All sounds are 100-percent pure inline-six.

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