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KW automotive increases customer sports business: New BMW M4 GT4
07.07.2022: ....will be equipped with KW Solid Piston shocks ex-works
The car industry already uses KW automotive Groups innovative suspension and damper technologies in many customer sports projects. A couple of days ago BMW introduce
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....will be equipped with KW Solid Piston shocks ex-works
The car industry already uses KW automotive Group’s innovative suspension and damper technologies in many customer sports projects. A couple of days ago BMW introduced the new BMW M4 GT4 for the 2023 motorsports season. The M4 GT4 racecar will be delivered to all global BMW Motorsport customers equipped with two-way adjustable KW Solid Piston shocks from the BMW Motorsport department.
Alongside the new BMW M4 GT4 and BMW M240i Racing Cup, the BMW M4 GT3 is homologated with KW motorsports products. In the upcoming weekend, 9 - 10 July, the BMW M4 GT4 Concept (#482) will start as a pre-production racecar under the BMW M Motorsport banner at the 24-hour race in Portimão (Portugal). More at www.kwsuspensions.net
For years there has been a close partnership between the Bavarian car manufacturer BMW and the KW automotive Group. KW, the suspension manufacturer, produces BMW M Performance Parts for select BMW production cars and equips limited series models like BMW M3 CTR, BMW M3 GTS, and BMW M4 GTS with its coilover suspension kits from the factory. There is also a successful partnership between BMW and KW automotive in motorsports.
KW Racing suspension kits are used in customer cup cars like BMW M235i Racing and BMW M240i Racing. In the last couple of years, the BMW Motorsport customer teams celebrated their biggest victories in endurance races with KW Racing suspension equipped racecars like BMW Z4 GT3 at the 24h Race Spa-Francorchamps 2015 or BMW M6 GT3 at the 24h Race Nürburgring 2020.
Also, the new BMW M4 GT3 with its five-way damping adjustable KW V6 Racing dampers is very successful in its 2022 premiere motorsports season in various championships like DTM, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Nürburgring Langstreckenserie and many more.
KW automotive equips all BMW M4 GT with its KW Solid Piston dampers
In comparison to racecars in the GT3 class, a GT4 car is closer to a standard mass production vehicle. Depending on regulations and Balance-of-Performance the turbocharged 3.0 liter BMW straight-six M4 GT4 engine has a power output of 550 hp. via a seven-speed automatic gearbox, Drexler limited-slip-differential and motorsport transmission software, the power is delivered to the rear axle.
Parts like the rear wing concept or the carbon fiber roof originate from its big motorsports brother BMW M4 GT3. BMW Motorsport department focused on maintainability for the customer teams and that the new GT4 is more cost-efficient than its predecessor. Many vehicle settings and checks are directly accessible via the cockpit. Complete in line with GT4 regulations, the BMW M4 GT4 features two-way adjustable KW Racing dampers.
With the KW Solid Piston Technology, the hydraulic fluid no longer permeates the working piston. The solid piston damper design enables much greater use of hydraulic forces than other systems. As a result, solid piston dampers generate different damping forces and characteristics than previous racing applications.
Even with low suspension travel, the KW suspension damps harmoniously, providing support to the car body, tire grip and direct handling. The ergonomically shaped adjustment dials directly on the damper can be used to set the low-speed compression stage and low-speed rebound stage.
In addition, the vehicle's center of gravity and ground clearance can be adjusted via the adjustable KW spring perches. In the fall of 2022, KW will deliver the first batch of GT4 Racing dampers to BMW's motorsport department, who will then start manufacturing the first BMW M4 GT4s for the 2023 motorsport season in October.
The BMW M4 GT4 Concept (#482) will start as a pre-production racecar under the BMW M Motorsport banner at the 24-hour race in Portimão (Portugal). More at www.kwsuspensions.net
Christian Schmidt photos BMW
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