The silver and blue BMW M3 GTR from Need For Speed: Most Wanted might be the most iconic video game car ever. Now it's back in the franchise, and BMW made it for real.

As 'Need for Speed: Most Wanted' approaches its 20th anniversary, BMW marks the occasion with a real-life M3 GTR based on the video game.

A rare and extremely desirable 2001 BMW E46 M3 GTR has just appeared for sale in Australia. This car was brought to life through a collaboration with BMW North America and Tom Milner’s Prototype ...

BMW has recently unveiled a special edition of its M3 E46 GTR sports car that was prominently featured in the 2005 video game Need For Speed: Most Wanted.

We recently scratched a nostalgic itch and listed Need For Speed ’s most iconic cars. Top of the list? You already know. Obviously it’s that 2005 M3 GTR from NFS: Most Wanted.

Real Racing 3 also adds one of the most legendary BMWs ever made. I'm talking about the M3 GTR, the beefed-up E46 the Germans introduced in 2001 as a homologation special.

BMW has brought to life one of the most famous digital cars in history: the E46 BMW M3 GTR from Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

BMW introduced a new E46 M3-based race car for 2001. Instead of a version of the S54B32 straight-six, this M3 GTR ran a different engine, the P60B40, a 4.0 liter V8 with a flat-plane crank.

A few real-life tributes and recreations have been made since that game’s 2005 release, but now, BMW has done up an official Most Wanted -style E46 using a real V8-powered M3 GTR race car.

EA has created a real-life version of the iconic Most Wanted M3, now on display at BMW Welt in Munich.