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"However, there's method in the madness; BMW's
motorsport division is to race the 400bhp V8 car and the
rules stipulate it must also build road-legal models for sale.
A limited production run is planned and a BMW spokesman
said: "The M3 will look very similar to the race car but have
a bit less power, of course." It will use the same engine as
the M5, but have less weight to carry. In race trim it's 450kg
lighter than the current M3."