Live To Offend – LTO for short – has attended this year’s SEMA show with a 27-year-old BMW M3 redesigned from the ground up to resemble the concepts sketched up by famous independent designer Kyzyl Saleem (the_kyza).
According to Mush Karkhi, the leader of the tuning team behind the project, he found the donor vehicle parked in his friend’s garage, sitting there idle for four years since someone removed its engine. The company then undertook a complete restoration that spanned the entire body and aero kit, the chassis and the drivetrain.
Powered by a new S52 six-pot, the car produces up to 450 PS (444 hp / 331 kW) on regular gasoline and up to 600 PS (592 hp / 441 kW) on E85. It rides on air-ride suspension and has an air compressor in the trunk area that resembles the BMW M suitcase.
On the outside, the car was partly styled after the M3 GTR, given an original paint job and equipped with centerlock wheels.
Karkhi says the coupe will remain in his possession for the time being, as he has no intention to sell it.