BMW M3: Difference between revisions

 

The M3 GTR gained a cult following in the [[Video game culture|gaming]] community after it appeared in the 2005 video game ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Need for Speed: Most Wanted]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedhunters.com/2018/11/someone-sema-need-speed/|title=Someone At SEMA Has A Need For Speed|date=1 November 2018|author=Trevor Yale Ryan|publisher=SpeedHunters|access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=This Video Shows What Need For Speed: Most Wanted Would Look Like in Real Life |url=https://www.thedrive.com/news/32798/this-video-shows-what-need-for-speed-most-wanted-would-look-like-in-real-life |website=www.thedrive.com |date=April 2020 |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Need for Speed Most Wanted |url=https://www.covercentury.com/index.php?p=gamecube&l=n&f=gc_needforspeedmostwanted.jpg |website=www.covercentury.com |access-date=11 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Road & Track]]'', who collaborated on [[The Need for Speed|the first ''Need for Speed'' video game]], described the game's custom M3 GTR as being "so iconic that fans still recreate the livery in real life." Once searched about the M3 GTR, nearly 85% of the results will relate the car to ''Need for Speed: Most Wanted''.<ref name="R&T NFS">{{cite web|last=Hogan|first=Mack|title=How 'Need For Speed' Became the World's Biggest Racing Game|url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a34554081/history-of-need-for-speed/|website=[[Road & Track]]|access-date=2020-12-05|date=2020-11-03|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It also makes an appearance in ''[[Real Racing 3]]'', with a special livery of the Need for Speed games and its own exclusive series as well.

 

=== North American models ===