Brabham BMW M3 Unveiled at Essen Motor Show

BMW M3 by Brabham Racing at 2008 Essen Motor Show

By Thami Masemola
November 30, 2008 1:00 AM
Filed Under: BMW, German, Tuners

Brabham Racing from Germany is making its return to the upper ground, after going underground back in 1992. ‘Underground' means bankrupt for our purposes. At Essen, Brabham aims to show the world that it's still alive and well, kicking even, starting with this combative-looking M3 which is dubbed BT 92, '92 referencing that fateful year.

Not much has come our way in the sense of performance or engine details, safe to say that Brabham's Formula One experience, long in the tooth as it is, has come to assist it in tuning this car.

Do we detect a bit of BMW fanaticism here? Does Brabham want to take the fish straight out of Alpina and AC Schnitzer's mouths? It's ok we reckon, there's room for one more to join the tuning pack.

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Comments

Xanavi23

November 30, 2008 1:35 AM

I like it, a very nice gradual evolution of the OEM bodywork. The rear diffuser is a very nice change from the standard equipment.

350Zed

November 30, 2008 2:04 AM

*Urp*

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

effington

November 30, 2008 3:52 AM

please get a new line... funny and clever the first time... maybe even the second time, but my god is it embarrassing for you when every article that doesnt quite tickle your fancy has that stupid "I think I just threw up in my mouth a little."

350Zed

November 30, 2008 2:06 AM

And Brabham's never heard of tire-dressing? Nice dull-grey sidewalls, boys.

Xanavi23

November 30, 2008 3:32 AM

Ohh, but one thing. I hate the rims, they're really bad.

shaahinmt

November 30, 2008 8:04 PM

they look like american muscle car rims form 80s and 90s...really disgusting. but mind u that those CF flaps are very functional for cooling the brakes.

michelin901

November 30, 2008 3:46 AM

looks good at a glance. white paintjob would have been better to see the details more clearly

dmanero

November 30, 2008 5:25 AM

not bad, good a very mean look to the design, though I don't like the rear spoiler and the center dual exhaust, but other than that the car very nice.

khlbt

November 30, 2008 7:56 AM

sorry, why spoil the look of such a beautiful machine in the first place, the upgrade/mods by brabham is absolutely horendous....

plasma_cluster

November 30, 2008 9:59 AM

This is a german drivin machine all u haters hide in ur subways let germans do there thing this is siiiiikkkkkk

remus

November 30, 2008 11:25 AM

I've seen it on my very eyes...It's gorgeous and those who say it look horid and so on schould see it too...or they'll sh*t their pants while this monster pass them by...

IKA

November 30, 2008 1:04 PM

I expect some luxury tuner not at much sport.will be great if Brabham will be for BMW like lorinser for Mercedes.Would be more interesting and more various.

lucifa

November 30, 2008 2:04 PM

mercs are about luxury, bmws are about driveability. it only makes sense that most merc tuners would concentrate on luxury and most bmw tuners would concentrate on driving. though, you're right, it'd be nice to see (say) a lorinser kit on a bimmer for a change

IKA

November 30, 2008 3:52 PM

yeah!most people who visit this site knows about Mercedes and Bmw what and for what they are producting.my word is that luxury,driveability with exterior like that at Bmw will be dangerous for other tuners.

brabhamfraud

November 30, 2008 6:20 PM

http://www.streetdrift.net/2008/11/jack-brabham-didnt-know-he-was-back-in.html

Sir Jack Brabham, the Australian Formula One legend, has announced he is taking legal action against a German company that he has neither association with nor does it have permission to use his name.

Bristol411S3

December 1, 2008 12:15 AM

Quite. At what point was Brabham ever German?

brabhamfraud

December 1, 2008 2:36 AM

It gets even worse:

The site features the famous BMW logo and the report appears under the title: 'Brabham returns as BMW tuner after 16 years'.

The Brabham Formula One outfit folded in 1992 under the ownership of Japanese engineering firm Middlebridge Group, after which, said David Brabham, his father bought back the rights to the company.

BMW's Munich office has called on the website's creators to stop using the logo or shut the site down. "We have absolutely no link with them at all," said a spokesman.

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/11/26/25851_gold-coast-top-story.html

deliverinsanity

December 1, 2008 7:24 PM

Pure evil. Love it!

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