BMW M Concept Envisions Audi R8 Rival
Artist's rendering of a BMW M competitor to the Audi R8 is bold...and completely speculative
By Alex Ricciuti
June 16, 2009 9:45 PM
Filed Under: Artist Renderings, BMW, German, Supercars
A '3D automotive artist' has rendered his own imagining of what a BMW M competitor to the Audi R8 would look like. Of course, this is an entirely speculative rendering that has nothing to do with BMW itself.
The artist is Idries Noah, formerly employed by GM Holden's design team in Australia. Noah says he grew tired of waiting for BMW to develop a competing model to the R8 and so came up with one his own.
His main influence, other than the R8, he says came from water. According to Noah, design details were "inspired by what's called in surfing terms 'a Barrel or Tube'. It's where the wave is hollow when it breaks." This concept of rushing water is evident in the curves that round over the wheels and the styling cues on the doors which flow into the side air intakes. Those intakes sitting boldly on the protruding rear wheelbase.
Noah writes that the design for such a model has to be "Aggressive, Sleek, Agile and totally different from anything on the road today." Consistency with BMW's design paradigm is maintained by the "the trademark grille and hockey stick pillar."
Under the hood Noah envisions an amped-up version of the 5.0 liter V10 currently found in the M6.
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Comments
Fishes,
Narco.
Fishes,
Narco.
Edited by user on June 17, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Right.
Pathetic hackery, don't quit your day job "3D automotive artist". No wonder you wanted anonymity, I wouldn't want to be associated with that abortion either.
nonetheless....very well put bristol, you couldnt have xplained it better.
Edited by user on June 17, 2009 at 9:38 AM
Fishes,
Narco.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/billboards-003.jpg
I'm actually thinking the M1 Hommage, which I do hope they produce, would be the R8 competitor.
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