Benjamin M. Monroe Blog: Alpine White BMW M3 ZCP – Suspension and Carbon Fiber Upgrade

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Alpine White BMW M3 ZCP – Suspension and Carbon Fiber Upgrade

Even though the BMW M3 ZCP Package might not actually give the M3 that much power or more aggressive looks, it’s clearly a nice upgrade. The BMW F80 M3 with a ZCP Package is a gorgeous looking beast right off the factory floor, but to some individuals, that clearly isn’t enough. This is why the owner of this Alpine White BMW M3 took his ZCP Package equipped high-performance sedan to European Auto Source to receive some rather fetching aftermarket modifications.

The BMW M3 Competition Package doesn’t improve its performance on a large scale, but it does give the sporty sedan a nice performance boost. The performance boost results in a rather small, but interesting, power upgrade which brings the total power to 444 horsepower (450 hp in Europe). It also comes along with an Adaptive M Suspension – which has been extensively tuned to the enhanced performance and handling – new springs, dampers and anti-roll bars. You also receive the reconfigured driving modes (Comfort, Sport and Sport+). To finish it off, BMW also retuned the electronic differential and the Dynamic Stability Control to match the upgraded hardware.

For this Alpine White BMW M3, the owner went with a suspension and visual upgrade. The former one comes in shape of KW – HAS Height Adjustable Lowering Spring Sleeve-Over Kit and Macht Schnell Competition wheel spacer kit. The KW Height Adjustable Lowering Spring Sleeve-Over kit is a perfect suspension upgrade for this vehicle, as it allows improved handling performance, albeit not impacting comfort levels as much as one would think. On the other hand, the spacers – coming in 12mm in the front and 10mm in the rear – push the wheels flush with the fenders, giving the BMW M3 a more aggressive stance overall.