BMW Supercar Coming in 2012?

BMW M1 Concept

A Green M1?

By Michael Gauthier
October 29, 2008 4:30 PM
Filed Under: BMW, German, Rumours

According to recent reports BMW is planning to build a new green supercar by 2012. Meant to rival the successful Audi R8 and the upcoming Mercedes SLC, the new supercar will be a pure sports car which will draw heavily on the latest advances in technology and lightweight construction.

The car is expected to a mid-engine design and could potentially be powered by a reworked version of the company’s 3.0 liter engine, instead of the big V8s and V10s of today's BMW M cars. Being a green car means that it would be equipped with fuel saving technologies such as direct injection, brake regeneration and a stop / start system. According to one source the new supercar would have the fuel economy and CO2 emissions of a mid-range 5 series.

The source also indicated that the early design studies were the equivalent of a modern M1, which the company recently paid homage to with the pictured concept.

Source: AutoCar.co.uk

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Comments

Roger

October 29, 2008 5:00 PM

Start/Stop technology on a supercar.... lol!

stillthewhizz

October 29, 2008 5:33 PM

What's funny about trying to reduce emissions in a supercar? It's a great idea and if they can be the first, it becomes the cars USP. For anyone worried about loss of engine sound at traffic lights, start/stop technology only kicks in when the car is put into neutral. How they'll implement it into an auto or the SMG box that I expect the car to have, I don't know.

Peamousse

October 29, 2008 5:13 PM

this system is available only on the BMW 4 cylinders engines

engel.ac

October 29, 2008 5:14 PM

This is really intresting. I was in Munich last weekend at the BMW World & Museum and wondered why there was no M1 Homage Concept car. I asked the BMW museum folks about it, they said it was closed away, but eventually goes into production as a hybrid car in 2013 because of the high interest. BTW watch my photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/aixess

mmr66

October 29, 2008 6:09 PM

but 2012 is the end of the world:-)

Decypha

October 29, 2008 6:21 PM

Yes indeed if you are referring to the 2012 EU legislation :'(...

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEASE DO NOT EVER CONTEMPLATE MAKING THE BMW SUPERCAR LOOK LIKE THE M1 HOMAGE THINGUM PLEEEEEAAASE!!!!!

Dragos_DreS

October 29, 2008 6:53 PM

so far it looks like shiet

alessandro

October 29, 2008 7:34 PM

Will be probably a good one. Somewhere in time around 2012 the M1 will be compared with resurrected Renault Alpine with same fan attitude we know as a R8-idealism. So this car will be much like R8.

Audi_lover

October 29, 2008 11:22 PM

BMW M 'fugly' 1 that's what it is... back to the drawing board!!!

Motor_Yakuza

October 29, 2008 11:31 PM

Kinda ugly this retro design, it worked 4 the US brands, but not for BMW, I think they should draw a futuristic for this supercar.

Motor_Yakuza

October 29, 2008 11:34 PM

futuristic design*, ware is the edit button??

_M7_

October 29, 2008 11:46 PM

super car??? green car JAJAJAJA ....gays

Wickedated

October 30, 2008 1:37 AM

That's the future of supercars. F-1 technology is already making smaller displacements engines with less comsuption. The era of the V12s is closing to the same end as the manual trasmission. Electric cars have 100% torque on tap at any given rev range (lookup: tesla roadster). Slowly but surely, it'll start sticking. I remember back as early as 10 years ago people mocked and frowned upon DSG or Tiptronic. Now, as few as 10% of cars come out as manual. I think only Porsche still have a 60-40 ratio (manual/tiptronic).

Decypha

October 30, 2008 7:01 AM

Where are you from? 10% of cars come out as manual?

Where I'm from manual cars are still the staple and if you're buying anything smaller than a 5-series, you lose respect if it's not manual...

Motor_Yakuza

October 30, 2008 12:51 PM

LoL , ware it's that in poser-land, ppl should drive any trasmission they want, and what's easy for 'em, and not to give a damn about what other think.