Roll Bar in U.S. Cars Confirmed?

[Nate@IND]

Originally Posted by M4_GTS

They are not legal for road use, so the seats will be sold the handful of authorized BMW Motorsport dealers in the United States as off-road use parts. This is the info I was told by the ppl at BMW M during our delivery trip.

I'm hoping this is the case for the US market.

[VCP]

You being in that handful..

Originally Posted by Nate@IND

I'm hoping this is the case for the US market.

[Powaup]

Originally Posted by PeterKBMW

No, can only be purchased through after sales (parts department). All US cars need airbags in the seats which is why they could not offer them from the factory.

I did find out today that you can get the carbon wheels for the car; $15,000 option.

Originally Posted by Nate@IND

I still think this is a rumor. BMW can't offer the Euro spec seats in the US since they do not pass DOT.

But Porsche can sell LWBS in their GT cars?

[M4_GTS]

Originally Posted by Powaup

But Porsche can sell LWBS in their GT cars?

Been discussed many times. The side airbag is in the door on the porsche and built into the seats on the bmw 4 series.

[Powaup]

Originally Posted by M4_GTS

Been discussed many times. The side airbag is in the door on the porsche and built into the seats on the bmw 4 series.

Thanks for answering ! I can sleep in peace now. But just one more question: how come the M4 gets a cage in the US but the GT cars can't be sold with one here?

[M4_GTS]

Originally Posted by Powaup

Thanks for answering ! I can sleep in peace now. But just one more question: how come the M4 gets a cage in the US but the GT cars can't be sold with one here?

This is a question I forgot to ask them when I was at the M Studio and also during the M delivery day of the 45 GTS at the Welt when most of the engineers was in attendance.

To my knowledge, the M4 GTS is the first ever car model in China and North America to come with a roll cage. I don't know how they got around to making it legal, but I would assume some sort of crash testing was required for it to pass. Also North American cars comes with the added padding on the roll cage.

[M3tallicar]

Originally Posted by M4_GTS

This is a question I forgot to ask them when I was at the M Studio and also during the M delivery day of the 45 GTS at the Welt when most of the engineers was in attendance.

To my knowledge, the M4 GTS is the first ever car model in China and North America to come with a roll cage. I don't know how they got around to making it legal, but I would assume some sort of crash testing was required for it to pass. Also North American cars comes with the added padding on the roll cage.

I'm guessing since the cage is standard, it was crash-tested with it versus Porsche GT cars where cages are optional.

[M4_GTS]

Originally Posted by M3tallicar

I'm guessing since the cage is standard, it was crash-tested with it versus Porsche GT cars where cages are optional.

I will try to get an answer when a friend visits in September.

[Sergm3]

Just seen new gts at my California dealership it had roll cage. Customers car had carbon wheels frozen grey looked Sick as Hell. Any one here if so Congrats.

[schnell325]

I bloody well hope there's a roll cage in a USDM GTS .....

[goj]

Saw one at Sonic MS in San Jose CA. Roll cage is there you can see it in this pic...barely but still

[GreenLantern]

Originally Posted by M3tallicar

I'm guessing since the cage is standard, it was crash-tested with it versus Porsche GT cars where cages are optional.

That's correct.

Porsche never DOT certified them with the roll bars. Same goes for my McLaren 675LT
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Can't get their lovely Titanium roll bar.