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The new BMW M4 GT4 is in the testing phase

BMW announces the arrival of the new racing M4 GT4 in response to competitors, especially the recently unveiled Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport. The Bavarian company has published several photos from the current testing of the new model at the Almeria race track in Spain.

The car is based on the latest generation of the BMW M4 Coupé, like the previously introduced powerful GT3 version with which it shares several elements. Test drivers, Jens Klingmann and Erik Johansson, said that already in the early stages of testing, progress is evident in many areas compared to the previous generation M4 GT4.

BMW will offer the new M4 GT4 to private teams around the world from 2023, and it will contain a smaller number of changes compared to the road model. The department in charge of developing and testing BMW’s racing cars says that the latest tests have paid special attention to the car’s cooling system.

It is powered by an improved 3.0-liter turbocharged engine, different from the 503 hp that the M4 Competition has, and is expected to debut in the 2023 season.

Also, the engineers of the M Motorsport department are working hard to reduce the operating costs necessary for the GT4 class racing season. This will surely delight teams that have the GT4 in their plans.

Source: BMW

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All-electric Audi R8

Audi has been mentioning for several years that the next generation of the supersport model R8 will be powered only by electric motors, and a hybrid version (which Porsche is already preparing for the 911) is not an option. It has now been confirmed that the next generation Audi R8 will not be powered by an internal combustion engine.

All-electric Audi R8

It has not yet been revealed when the production electric R8 will hit the market. It is known that by 2025, Audi will have at least 20 models in the global offer that will be powered only by electricity.

Production of internal combustion engines will last until 2033, and all new models that Audi will introduce from 2026 will be powered only by electricity.

With the previously introduced PB18 e-tron concept model, it can be assumed what a fully electric R8 will look like.

Source: Audi

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BMW has sold one million electric vehicles

The year is coming to an end, and BMW has announced that it has sold one million electric vehicles so far. The ambitious Germans have already set a new goal, to sell two million electric vehicles by 2025.

In a statement to the media, board member Pieter Nota said that hybrid cars account for about 70 percent of electrified vehicles sold. He added that the goal is to double the number of EVs sold in the next three years, and that by 2030, 50 percent of all vehicles sold will be electric.

“Thanks to our steadily growing product range, we are setting ourselves ambitious sales targets, in particular for fully-electric vehicles: In 2022, we aim to double this year’s sales. By 2025 the BMW Group will have delivered around two million fully-electric We expect at least one out of every two BMW Group vehicles sold to be fully electric by 2030, ”said Pieter Nota.

BMW intends to introduce a range of fully electric models in the coming years, the first being the electric version of the 7 Series as well as the X1 model. In addition, the fully electric Series 5 will arrive in 2023. Other electric vehicles will include the successor to the Mini Countryman and Rolls-Royce Specter. All Mini models will be electric by the end of the decade. It is also planned that Rolls-Royce will become a fully electric brand by 2030.

Fulfilling large and ambitious plans will largely depend on the charger infrastructure. Precisely, the number of charging stations will play a major role in spreading electromobility.

Source: BMW Blog

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