Beside beingness a very charismatic person, Dr. Kay Segler is also a huge auto enthusiast. Coming from the MINI brand where he oversaw the Coopers and Cooper S Works development, Segler took the reign at the Motorsport division in May 2009 and during this short period, two product M cars were launched, X5 Grand and X6 M, and also the one-off M5 "CSL". While these projects started prior to his involvement at the M partitioning, several new products under his command will be launched in the near time to come.

The fellows over at M-Power sat down with Dr. Segler for an interview on the new BMW M3 GTS and the future of his division.

Only one-half a year has passed since he took upward his position equally CEO in May 2009, and the BMW X5 M and BMW X6 One thousand accept been launched as new models during this period. And so it'south fourth dimension to enquire Dr. Kay Segler where BMW 1000 is heading.

MPW: Dr. Segler, BMW X5 M and BMW X6 M deviate from a number of dogmas. Turbo, all-wheel bulldoze, automatic manual – is this the new M?

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Segler: We take to exist free of dogmas, I enquire this of every staff fellow member. It has always been a forcefulness of M to question everything in a positive fashion.

MPW: Does that mean BMW One thousand will exist taking go out of longstanding behavior?

Segler: Cars are created differently now. We clearly define our goals, derive the production properties from these and and so determine which technology appears to exist the best suited to the purpose.

MPW: Nonetheless, there are lots of customers who are very fastened to tradition. What do you take to say to these fans?

Segler: I will say that they will continue to get fascinating products from BMW M. And I am sure that this applies more than always before. We don't just listen to our customers: we also deed on what they say.

MPW: What does that mean in practical terms?

Segler: The BMW M3 GTS which we are currently preparing in our BMW M production workshop  is a response to ofttimes expressed customer wishes. This M3 is fifty-fifty hotter: lower weight, more power – including an increase in capacity – and lots of technical details which were only previously available on the tuning marketplace, if at all. Complex and highly individual offers are bachelor ex works.

MPW: What other features does the BMW M3 GTS offer?

Segler: We take a chassis which tin be adjusted in pinch and rebound, the car is fitted with a stock-still caliper restriction with 6 pistons at the front and iv at the rear, and the rear silencer is made of titanium. The aerodynamics can be adjusted at the forepart and rear. Nosotros provide 6-point seatbelts for the racing bucket seats, a bolted curl-over protection structure is installed as is a fire extinguisher.

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