翻译一下Speedhunters原文：
Since 1994, the Need for Speed series has captivated gamers worldwide, unearthing hundreds of car makes, models and customs in every title.
But if you could choose just one vehicle that perfectly sums up Need for Speed – regardless of its cost, rarity and age – what model comes to mind, and why is it the BMW M3 GTR from Most Wanted back in 2005…?
自1994年以来，《极品飞车》系列便吸引了全球玩家的目光，每一部作品都展现了数百种汽车品牌、车型和改装风格。
但如果你只能选择一辆车来完美概括《极品飞车》的精髓——无论它的价格、稀有度或年代如何——你会想到哪款车型？为什么答案会是2005年《最高通缉》中的BMW M3 GTR呢？

Alright, we’re jumping the gun here. Some of our more established gamers might be drawn to the Lamborghini Diablo from Hot Pursuit or Eddie’s R34 Skyline made famous in Underground. But whether you’re a newbie or a veteran of this series, the BMW M3 GTR ’05, in its iconic blue and silver livery, will always scream Need for Speed.
This particular car first appeared in Most Wanted nearly two decades ago; it is arguably one of the best racing games of all time and a true pioneer back in 2005. Such was its success and appeal that the now iconic M3 GTR has made appearances in the likes of NFS Carbon, No Limits and Heat, among others.
Such is its association with Need for Speed that it’s estimated nearly 75% of all Google ‘M3 GTR’ searches now take you to NFS-related content. But before we get into the NFS x BMW collab above, we first need to give you a quick run-down on what makes the M3 GTR so special outside of Need for Speed…
好吧，也许我们有些操之过急了。一些资深玩家可能会被《热力追踪》中的兰博基尼Diablo，或是因《地下狂飙》而成名的Eddie的R34 Skyline所吸引。但无论你是该系列的新手还是老玩家，2005款BMW M3 GTR，配上那标志性的蓝银涂装，始终是《极品飞车》的代名词。
这辆车首次亮相于将近二十年前的《最高通缉》，而这款游戏无疑是有史以来最优秀的赛车游戏之一，也是2005年的真正先驱。凭借巨大的成功与吸引力，这款标志性的M3 GTR还出现在《极品飞车：卡本峡谷》、《无限狂飙》和《热度》等多部作品中。
它与《极品飞车》的联系如此紧密，以至于据估算，所有关于“M3 GTR”的谷歌搜索中，近75%都会指向与《极品飞车》相关的内容。不过，在深入探讨《极品飞车》与BMW合作背后的故事之前，我们需要先了解一下M3 GTR在《极品飞车》之外为何如此特别……

The story begins back in 2000 with the launch of BMW’s E46 M3. BMW and racing go hand-in-hand, so naturally, the E46 M3 featured heavily within the various European racing series, yielding immediate success.
At the same time, the M3 was also launched in the USA, and given this market being one of their largest, the plan was to embark on racing in the States, too. However, the American GT and Le Mans series were fiercely competitive, and the M3’s straight-six S54 motor was thought to be less formidable compared to those rivals from the likes of Porsche, Chevrolet and more.
The solution? Whip it out in favour of a super compact, super lightweight V8 instead. The problem? This would classify it as a prototype rather than a production car because the P60B40 V8 engine wasn’t available in any E46 M3 at the time. So, to meet homologation needs, a small series of street-legal M3 GTRs were produced (albeit with a slightly detuned version of the P60B40).
Fun fact: This engine has only ever been in the BMW M3 GTR street version; it’s never appeared in anything else since.
We’ve got a full deep-dive history lesson on the M3 GTR hitting Speedhunters very soon, but it’s safe to say the now V8-powered M3 GTR dominated. Over the 10 races in 2001, it competed, it finished either first or third in seven of them. Naturally, that led to some unhappy rivals, so, for the 2002 season, the number of cars required for homologation rose from 10 up to 100, meaning the M3 GTR would be withdrawn from racing… within the US at least.
故事的起点可以追溯到2000年，当时宝马推出了E46 M3。宝马与赛车总是紧密相连，因此E46 M3很快便活跃于多个欧洲赛车系列中，并取得了显著的成功。
与此同时，M3也在美国市场推出。由于美国是宝马最大的市场之一，宝马计划将赛车运动扩展到美国。然而，美国GT和勒芒系列赛的竞争异常激烈，而M3搭载的直列六缸S54发动机相较于保时捷、雪佛兰等对手的动力总成，显得不够强悍。
解决办法？舍弃直六，换上一款超紧凑、超轻量化的V8发动机。问题是，这会将M3归类为原型车而非量产车，因为当时P60B40 V8发动机并未应用于任何一款E46 M3上。为满足赛事的认证要求（即“认证规则”），宝马生产了一小批合法上路的M3 GTR（虽然搭载的是略微降调版本的P60B40）。
有趣的是，这台发动机仅在M3 GTR的街道版中使用过，之后再未出现在任何其他车型上。故事的起点可以追溯到2000年，当时宝马推出了E46 M3。宝马与赛车总是紧密相连，因此E46 M3很快便活跃于多个欧洲赛车系列中，并取得了显著的成功。

续前文：
我们即将在Speedhunters发布一篇全面剖析M3 GTR历史的文章，但可以肯定的是，这款换装V8的M3 GTR在赛场上表现得极为强势。在2001年的10场比赛中，它有7次取得了第一或第三的成绩。然而，这也引来了竞争对手的不满。因此，在2002赛季，认证规则的要求从10辆增加到100辆，这使得M3 GTR无法继续参赛……至少在美国是这样。

Despite its relatively short racing career in the US, the M3 GTR left a huge impression globally and is still regularly celebrated over 20 years later. Even on BMW’s website dedicated to this iconic racer, its (later) appearance within Need for Speed is acknowledged as part of its continued acclaim. And that got us all thinking…
With 2024 being the 30th anniversary of Need for Speed – and the latest Volume 9 update adopting a Most Wanted-style game mode – isn’t it about time we made the most iconic NFS car an actual reality?
Now, over the years, we’ve seen many awesome M3 GTR tribute builds from all around the world, so this particular one needed to be a little bit different. It couldn’t just look like an M3 GTR… it actually had to be one. And that’s no easy task given the limited numbers that existed back in 2001, let alone 23 years later.
Thankfully, our good friends over at BMW had a little ace up their sleeve…
尽管M3 GTR在美国的赛车生涯相对短暂，但它在全球范围内留下了深远的印象，20多年后仍被广泛传颂。甚至在宝马专门为这款标志性赛车设计的官方网站上，也承认其（后来）出现在《极品飞车》系列中的表现是其声誉持续上升的一部分。这让我们不禁开始思考……
2024年将是《极品飞车》系列诞生30周年，而最新的Volume 9更新还加入了类似《最高通缉》风格的游戏模式——难道不是时候将这辆最具代表性的《极品飞车》座驾变成现实了吗？
多年来，世界各地出现了许多令人惊叹的M3 GTR致敬改装作品，但这次，我们的目标需要有所不同。它不能只是“看起来像”M3 GTR，它必须是真正的M3 GTR。然而，这并非易事，毕竟2001年该车的产量极为有限，更别提23年后的今天。
幸运的是，我们的好朋友——宝马方面，早已准备好了一张王牌……
（配图为民间大神还原的M3GTR）

What you’re looking at here is the #42 Team BMW Motorsport E46 M3 GTR as raced by Jörg Müller and J.J. Lehto back in 2001. The very car that actually won the ALMS GT Series that season with Müller taking the drivers’ championship and BMW Motorsport first in the team standings.
A car already steeped in history, ready to make a little bit more in 2024. But before you start twitching with outrage over legacy and heritage, don’t worry; its original identity (in paint) still lives underneath – something you can see when peering closely at the new livery.
Why this particular M3 GTR? Well, this is the actual M3 GTR that would’ve inspired the artwork for Most Wanted back in 2005. When BMW withdrew from the ALMS series, the M3 GTR continued racing in Europe up to 2005, but these particular cars – although P60 powered – featured revisions to the bodywork, aero and wheels.
Extra fun fact: In the Most Wanted box art, the M3 GTR sits on ADR M Sport wheels rather than the BBS RE594 wheels fitted to the race car. However, in the actual game, it’s back on the BBS race wheels.
All of this couldn’t have been possible without the support from BMW and BMW Group Classic. Asking to transform such an iconic race car – even with just vinyl – seemed like the kind of request that should’ve been met with shouting and despair. But BMW accepted and embraced Need for Speed as part of the M3 GTR’s legacy and was honoured to wheel out the #42 car from storage for its makeover.
你眼前看到的是#42号宝马赛车运动队的E46 M3 GTR，曾由Jörg Müller和J.J. Lehto在2001年驾驶。这辆车在那个赛季赢得了ALMS GT系列赛的冠军，穆勒摘得车手总冠军，而宝马赛车运动队则位列车队积分榜首位。
这台已经载入史册的传奇赛车，将在2024年书写新的篇章。不过，在你因传承和遗产问题而感到愤怒之前，请放心：它原有的身份（包括涂装）仍然保留在表面之下——仔细观察新的涂装，你还能发现原始的痕迹。
为什么选择这台M3 GTR？
这是2005年《极品飞车：最高通缉》中艺术设计的灵感之源。当宝马退出ALMS赛事后，这台M3 GTR继续在欧洲赛场征战至2005年，不过当时的车身外观、空气动力学设计和轮毂都经过了一定的改动，尽管依旧搭载P60发动机。
额外趣闻：在《最高通缉》的游戏封面上，这台M3 GTR使用的是ADR M Sport轮毂，而非赛车原装的BBS RE594轮毂。但在游戏内，这台车又换回了BBS赛车轮毂。

续前文：
这一切的实现都离不开宝马和宝马集团经典部门的支持。请求改装这样一台标志性的赛车——哪怕只是贴膜——听起来像是会被愤怒拒绝的提议。然而，宝马不仅接受了这一请求，还以此为荣，欣然将#42号赛车从仓库中推出，为它换上新的装束，庆祝《极品飞车》成为M3 GTR传奇的一部分。

Why unveil it now? Apart from being the 30th anniversary of Need for Speed, today also marks the launch of Unbound: Volume 9 – nicknamed Lockdown – which draws inspiration from Most Wanted and even features the Custom M3 GTR ’05 along with 14 other iconic cars inspired by Most Wanted’s Blacklist.
This is a real M3 GTR, but what’s the point in doing all of this if it’s only to end up being pushed back into storage again? Well, from today until early January 2025, this very car will be on display in all its Need for Speed glory at the BMW Welt in Munich, Germany. For the first time ever, you can live out that 2005 nostalgia in real life.
It’s a properly special thing, and it’s been hugely exciting to see it come together just in time for the Volume 9 launch. Let us know what you think about the BMW M3 GTR and the Lockdown update in the comments below.
为什么选择现在揭幕？
除了庆祝《极品飞车》系列30周年，今天还是《Unbound: Volume 9》更新的上线日。这次更新被昵称为“Lockdown”，灵感源自《最高通缉》，其中不仅包含定制版2005款M3 GTR，还新增了14辆由《最高通缉》黑名单赛车启发的经典座驾。
这是一辆真正的M3 GTR，但如果只是让它换装后又被推回仓库，这一切的意义又在哪里？好消息是，从今天开始到2025年1月初，这辆车将在德国慕尼黑的宝马世界（BMW Welt）展出，尽显它的《极品飞车》魅力。这也是首次让玩家能在现实生活中亲眼目睹2005年的那份怀旧情怀。
这一项目的意义非凡，能在Volume 9更新上线的关键时刻成功呈现，确实令人振奋。欢迎在评论区告诉我们你对BMW M3 GTR以及“Lockdown”更新的看法！

烤完了，是真想去看看这台实车啊可惜没有机会了，看一看图片睡觉就当在梦里看看了
lz甚至还有这台42号ALMS的车模，还想着哪天找个靠谱的代工给他改一下涂装，真没想到官方的动作比我还快啊

与此同时：

不知道拥有M3 GTR街版的都是什么大佬
只造了10辆怕是有钱也买不到吧
从来没有看过这车在街上行驶的视频

已转载最高通缉吧，谢谢楼主

这是最还原的一辆，因为真的是一辆M3 GTR

字数太长了，被折叠了，建议还是只发翻译过的就行了。