BMW: ‘we’re not going to anniversary supercar’

Posted on 08-12-2015 at 10:28 by sir_smokalot – 44 Comments”

Next year blows BMW 100 candles, but who had hoped for a modern version of the M1 will be disappointed.

The wish is the father of the thought, and therefore going for the last 10 years have been continuous rumors about a possible new sports car from BMW. Logical in itself: Audi made the R8, Mercedes SLS and AMG GT, and BMW…BMW put full in on people movers. That’s a choice, and that must be BMW for yourself to know, but purists may be the fact that BMW had in the last years mainly on elektrificering and downsizing is going to focus but not let go, and forget this almost that BMW also models like the M4 GTS in the range.

The rumors about a additional extreme i8 swelled to a run-up of ‘100 years of BMW a lot, but ontwikkelingschef Klaus Fröhlich (not to be confused with Klaus Wunderlich) prints all hope of a conventional sports car with a horsepower-to-weight ratio of 1: 3 in an interview with AMS in the head: “Einen Supersportler, ganz traditionell mit schwerem V8 – or V10-Motor wird es von BMW nicht geben.“

Nevertheless, we will guess that BMW’s eeuwfeestje what more to the body than that of Alfa Romeo at the time, but that is not so difficult. Who knows, there comes a opgepepte i8, because about hybrids says Fröhlich nothing. John Cleese is not invited, you know he goes in his Basil Fawlty role and you will have hell to pay, in terms of oorlogsverledenreferenties.

Good news: the 3 Series GT (you see ‘m ever drive?) shines on the schopstoel to sit, and when BMW are party celebrates the i8 Spyder also likely be revealed. The open i8, we may by the end of 2016 or shortly thereafter on the market expect.

Photo: BMW 3.0 CSL Tribute R