Berlin - All 700 of BMW's new M4 GTS coupes have been sold before the hardcore machine even hit the showrooms, according to Dutch newspaper Telegraaf.
The Netherlands quota of M4 GTS cars had been entirely snapped up and buyers hoping to secure a car unspoken for in the rest of Europe or farther afield had been told they would be disappointed everywhere.
BMW would neither confirm nor deny at its German headquarters that the model is completely sold out.
With a starting price of 142 600 euros (R2.16m) the M4 GTS is one of the most expensive BMWs that money a buy. The uprated car costs twice as much as a standard M4 coupe.
The M4 GTS borrows the water-injection system fitted to the one-off M4 MotoGP Safety Car (and which dates back to the BMW 801 D2 radial aircraft engine of 1944) to boost the peak power of its iconic three-litre turbo straight-six from 317kW to a fire-breathing 368kW and torque output from 550Nm to 600Nm.
Driving the rear wheels via a specially-tuned seven-speed double-clutch paddle-shift transmission, that's good enough for a 0-100 getaway in 3.8 seconds and a (limited) top speed of 305km/h.
To save weight, the performance junkies in the M skunk works replaced the M4's roof, boot lid, bonnet, adjustable front splitter and even the instrument panel bracing tube with carbon-fibre.
AFP & IOL