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Well, few people earlier said everything. BMW just doesnt need a Halo/show car, all of their M cars are top of its respective segments. Engeneering wise, M doesnt need to show off more. Only thing people may be wanting is a dramatic supercar looking masterpiece, well I certainly do too but I think it wont happen (or actually wil with the i8).
In a way I really admire Mercedes-Benz, they do EVERYTHING. Halo cars, they innovate (even though F-Cell not doing so well I think), make seriously good performance cars (Black Series) and fun cars (AMG with V8 burning lotta tireees). Just the design in some could be better kkkkkkkkkk |
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I think M should make a car. Cost no more than $130-160k and slap the crap out of Porsche 911, Audi R8 and even the GT-R herself. BMW would sell a grip load of those if the price was right and the performance would be there. Honestly. I'm not wealthy but I would certainly save and buy a BMW Mcar of they could do that.
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Also. Audi's success is its daily driver ability. I'd vote using a twin turbo set up on the current m3 V8 and make it daily drivable. That's why people just don't buy certain higher end cars... Cause they break down all the time. That's why Audi wins in sales cause people have said many times they are good to live with daily.
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Of course they would love to do it.
They have an idea on paper on how it can work and what it should be , unfortunately what they want to do is not entirely feasible at this point. Right now everything is on Project-i , once the CFRP becomes mass volume and very cost effective than it is just now. Then you will see the sharing of technology especially material technology . But BMWi is the highest priority just now if anything will happen it will be after 2015. * Please do not show that M3 mixed with an R8 render again , I fail to understand why anyone reckons it looks good when it is disjointed and ugly...
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Where in my post did I say that is all that matters? Check the end of my post I even stated - just wondering - if that was all that DID matter then I wouldn't be going American, I'd be going Japanese. GT-R R35
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I don't think the M3 competes quite competes with the base R8. I can see your logic as both have about the same hp and similar performance limits, but the R8 is mildly exotic and mid engined, whereas the 3 series isn't. So, I guess performance wise, they're comparable, but desirability wise, the M3 fails to capture the same clientele, and I think that's where a M1, priced appropriately, comes in.
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I like the racing heritage of BMW, but I just don't see how a supercar fits in to their overall image. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see the Hommage become a reality, etc. But when I think of the brand v. Porsche, Ferrari, and supercar territory, it doesn't jibe. The beauty of a BMW is that is can tear it up on a track, and yet be worthy of daily driver use/basic comforts. You can be pretty damned fast with an E30M3 on the track, but at the end of the day, there's a trunk for groceries. Just like my 1M. The other day my wife and I took the 1M out for a cruise and, not that I wanted to, but we wound up making a pitstop at CostCo and snagging some early Christmas gifts for cousins and family. Few others design cars like that.
Porsche/Lotus/Ferrari etc. make great cars. But these aren't designed with any pragmatic application in mind. They also cost significantly more. As much as I would love to see a BMW supercar, I don't see how it really fits their niche. It would be quite a departure.
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It's not an actual car or concept, just an M3 photoshoped to look like an R8 competitor.
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I've been there. It's an e36 M3 with S65...with a supercharger....
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Like I said and Scott said- It is not happening. I have ambitions of winning the 24 hours of the 'Ring in an E30 M3; that isn't happening EVER. They have had a car drawn up since the early 1980's in one form or another. It is not happening.
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