BMW M1 Homage Concept Revealed!

inventorspot.com ^ | 04/27/2008 | Staff

[ejonesie22]

I find it hard to improve on the original...

But I am not a fan of BMWs efforts over the past few years, see I have a thing for classic BMWs from the company's prime...

[Charles Martel]

Certainly looks cool but over the last couple of years I’ve seen way too many BMW owners with broken cars to ever buy one.

Seems like 1 of every 2 BMWs I see on the highway is blowing smoke out the tail pipe.

I know of a few catastrophic engine failures in BMWs, but those were more due to owner neglect than to design. I rarely see a smoky BMW - but the ones I do notice are typically *old*, which speaks well for the brand's reliability (overall).

The majority of newer cars that I see blowing blue oil smoke are Mitsubishis.

[cricket]

Looks like a ‘WOW’ car to me! /BMW = the best driving experience;^)/

[mnehring]

Ditto to everyone on the rims, they look like early eighties Lamborghini wheels. Also, the back window louvers don’t look right. Other than that, sweet.

[BubbaBasher]

If you want a German engineered mid-engined sports car you don't have to wait.

If you don't want to spend that kind of money and still want one, do what I did.

[HardStarboard]

>>>Seems like 1 of every 2 BMWs I see on the highway is blowing smoke out the tail pipe.<<<

I've owned 7 BMW's (+ 3 of their motorbikes) over the years and not one has left me by the side of the road. Or blown smoke...

Problems, yes - occasionally (particularly with my independent mechanic). But the two times I had major engine problems, BMW fixed them( including once replacing the entire short block) on warranty even though I was over the mileage limit of the warranty in both cases.

In that case, I had bought the car used with 47K on it and had almost 60K on it when the problem showed up with the rings. It's a retty impressive company that stands behind their porducts to that extent.

I now have an '04 X5 (no problems, runs fine, don't drive it much so its not a good example) and a BMW built '03 Mini CooperS. It is a solid, totally reliable little hot rod.

You must have bad gas in your area....lol!

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Liar Liar...Pants on Fire

[Vaduz]

BMW = Bubba Makes Wheels?.

[HardStarboard]

>>>One could assume however, that it would be either a cleaner diesel or a turbocharged small displacement V-6. <<<

This writer either lacks imagination or has been co-opted by the "green revoloution"

BMW is a Performance car company - I'll bet the car has somethinng closer to their 720 HP F1 V8 engine under the hood.

Probably not their 925 HP V10 - a bit too tall for that hood line.

On the other hand, it may have a Toyota Prius power plant.... but it's unlikely.

[Jack Black]

BMW is really good in their niche, which is sophpisticated sedans that drive well. As a sports car company they seem to miss a lot more than hit.

The ultimate BMW will always be a big car with lots of leather. More a GT than a sports car if it’s a two seater, or probably just the full 7 series.

[HardStarboard]

>>>BMW = Bubba Makes Wheels?. <<<

LOTUS....Lots of Trouble, Ususally Serious

[rintense]

Looks like a cockroach.

[HardStarboard]

I pretty much agree with your "GT" comment. But a few of them have been very quick GT's.

I once owned a 1985 M6 - a gray market car before they detuned it for US gasoline. A true 163 mph car off the showroom floor.

The M6 won the cross-Mexico race in the mid-eighties a couple of times...against factory Porsches. They held together better over the primitive Mexican roads.

The M6 was a GT...but a visceral GT - snarly, asswiggleing, tire-screeching visceral. Fun car. Kick myself for selling it every time I think of it.