BMW M Supercar.
In April 2008 BMW unveiled the M1 Homage Concept to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the M1. The concept vehicle uses a mid-engine layout and borrows styling cues from both the original M1 and the Turbo show car.
The BMW Homage concept was released at the event Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d'Este 2008. The design was created by Giorgio Giugiaro who got his idea from the BMW Turbo concept which was designed by Paul Bracq. The BMW Turbo boasted many technical and advance innovations from BMW. The front of the car differs the most than the other parts of the car. The front sports double head lights are not the pop up light that are on the original M1, but the usual trademark of the kidney grills made it onto the design of the car. The Homage also incorporated the double badge in the back of the car as the original M1. There are no photos of the interior of the car or the car in action. The specifications of the car have not been released to the public. BMW has not confirmed if these will be released, although the upcoming i8 model which is based on the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics concept draws influence from the M1 Homage.
For the M8, however, the three-cylinder would be replaced by a twin-turbocharged V8, producing around 600bhp. That would slash the 0-62mph sprint time to around 3.0sec, and give the M8 a 200mph v-max – assuming BMW does the decent thing and derestricts its supercar. The M8 could end up being considerably lighter than mid-engined V8 rivals like the 1485kg Ferrari 458 and 1560kg Audi R8. The i8 donor car weighs 1480kg, and that’s with a 200kg penalty due to the batteries and motor.
As of now, BMW M8 engineers admit there’s still a lot of work to be done in order to conceive a well thought out, high-performing BMW M8 that would convince BMW execs to green light the project. But their hope is to be able to get the car in the public eye, assuming public demand would lead to production, even if it were in extremely limited numbers (less than 100).
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