BMW M3 (E46) 2005 - Inaccurate car model

[MNPurple_V]

This issue has persisted since Forza Motorsport 2. Identical issues are found on the 2002 M3 GTR Strassenversione. The E46 M3 was probably supposed to first appear in the original Forza Motorsport considering its body deformation. Every single dimension and shape is wrong.

The entire body line is disproportional and shapeless at times. The car is too rounded on the body ends. The wheels aren’t centered in the wheelarches, and the rims are one size too big and poorly modeled as well. The side skirts are too small.

The entire front is too small, too short, too narrow and too round. Lights and grille take up less space than they should, causing the deformed and too short front bumper to appear too big. Once again, the wheels are disproportionately big compared to the body, and here the front end looks much smaller because of that.

The rear end is too big and too round, especially the rear bumper. The rear lights lack any kind of detail.
Rear wheels are not concave at all, which they should be.

[Rustic3851]

When I keep looking at this BMW’s model while playing FH5, I could easily detect that something doesn’t look right with its model. Good work with highlighting all of its model inaccuracy details, making sure the details are clear.

Gran Turismo 7 had the E46 M3 in a perfect model accuracy since GT Sport, yet they even nailed the wheels too, as the rear wheels are concave in reality. Difference is they have it as a 2003 model year.

Even the PS2 model of the M3 looks better than Forza’s model too. That’s the 2004 model year.