BMW M1 Hommage to become green supercar

A purported insider from the BMW ranks has revealed details about a green supercar that will be based on the M1 Hommage. The BMW eco-friendly supercar could even be on the market by 2012.

The car is set to show off all of BMW’s environmental qualifications, perhaps giving this segment the luxurious touch it needs. Technology used on this vehicle could include stop-start systems, direct injection and recharge braking.

The source is strangely silent though, on the engine range to be utilised, citing a number of models that could be employed, and even including the possibility of a hybrid model. We could take this as an evolutionary moment in the supercar sector, which to stay alive, is going to need some new, environmentally-friendly life. A supercar model will also help BMW compete with the likes of the Audi R8 and the Mercedes Slr.

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BMW M1 ProCar on eBay

One of the rarest of (relatively) modern BMWs is the M1. Back in the mid-1970s, the gang in Munich were tired of Porsche getting all the glory in sports car racing with its 911-based 934 and 935. BMW decided to design a car specifically to compete in Group 4 and 5 racing against those Porsches, and because Group 4 required that a minimum of 400 road going cars be built for homologation, BMW designed the race car and then changed only what was necessary to make the car acceptable for the street. Unfortunately, by the time they got the 400 cars built, competition was already moving on and few M1s were ever raced.

BMW did build a small run of cars based on the Group 4 spec car for an all-steer all-star series called ProCar that was ran in conjunction with some F1 races, and the 3.5L twin-cam 24-valve inline-six eventually found a home in the first generation M5 and M6. Some of the 456 road cars were later converted to replicas of the ProCar machines, including one that has popped up on eBay this week. As of this writing, the bidding is at $140,000 and the Buy it Now price is a mere $189,000.

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BMW M1 spotted

Last week we saw photos of the BMW M1 concept, a tribute to mark the 30th Anniversary of BMW’s only mid-engined sports car, but it may be coming back! The photo below is currently doing the rounds online with the photographer claiming its the M1.

It is still uncertain whether or not this is a real photo or a photoshopped rendering, either way, we love it.

The photographer says the photo was taken in a hangar in Spain. Apparently it’s based on the same platform as the all-new M3 but to keep with tradition, it will be mid-engined.

If this is indeed the new M1, should BMW build it?

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BMW M1 Homage officially revealed

BMW's supercar icon, the M1, blew out the candles at the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este this weekend. In honor of the car's thirtieth birthday, BMW rolled out the new BMW M1 Homage, a concept/design study that pays tribute to the original M1 and shows what could be possible if BMW were to produce a new mid-engined sports car.


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