Aftermarket shop Kies Motorsports invested five years and a whopping $175,000 to build this wicked BMW M3 (F80) project car.

2020 BMW M3 G80 Specifications Engine 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-six Power 473 hp The standard car retained ... used on previous M3s. The 2015 F80 M3 picked up the advancement torch ...

From the fine-handling E30 original to the sensational V8-powered E90, there wasn’t a generation of M3 that didn’t hit the spot. And then along came this, the no-E-numbers-please F80.

Over the years, tweaks to the BMW’s chassis and drivetrain calibration helped, but it wasn’t until the M3 Competition version arrived that the F80 M3’s potential was finally realised.