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.

Bringing the racing icon to life, BMW has realized the virtual car with a game-inspired version of the original BMW M3 GTR (2001), a racing car based on the BMW M3 E46. Made by BMW M Motorsport ...

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. To celebrate the gaming franchise’s ...

For its real-life tribute to the Most Wanted hero car, BMW used an actual M3 GTR from its racing program. Beneath its wrap, the vehicle retains its original paint. Its power comes from the same ...

The car you’re looking at here is the #42 Team BMW Motorsport E46 M3 GTR driven by Jörg Müller and J.J. Lehto to ALMS GT Series victory in the 2001 season, and which Müller also won the ...

Unlike the road-going E46 M3 that uses a straight-six, the GTR racer is powered ... This 2001 BMW E46 M3 GTR Race Car Is A Real ... a stroked 3.4-liter version of the street-legal M3’s ...

BMW revealed a custom M3 GTR race car built to match the halo car from the 2005 release of Need for Speed: Most Wanted.; The E46-era M3 has a stripped interior with a single racing seat and a full ...

I don’t think it’s hard to argue that the Need For Speed: Most Wanted BMW M3 GTR, with its distinctive blue-on-silver slashy stripe livery, is among the most iconic video game cars of all time.