BMW reveals retro racer


We're becoming accustomed to BMW shocking us with the new styles, but now those crazy Bavarians have turned their attention to the past with their latest concept car.

Celebrating the firm's long association with the Mille Miglia endurance race, BMW's new Concept Coupe Mille Miglia draws heavily for inspiration on the 1930s 328 racers.

Underneath the Concept Coupe's flowing lines is the modified drivetrain of a Z4 M coupe, complete with 343bhp, 3.2-litre six-cylinder engine.

The bodywork is made from carbon fibre and there are no normal doors, which helps to reduce weight.

In place of doors, the entire roof section hinges up as a canopy to allow access to an interior that mixes stainless steel, untreated cowhides and Lycra to further reduce weight.

Other details that hark back to the original racers are a side exit exhaust and headlights that sit proud of the bodywork but incorporate the latest LED technology.

The Concept Coupe was unveiled at the start of the classic Mille Miglia race in Italy and is expected to make a surprise appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July.

Thanks to www.Topgear.com

 

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/11/b...concept-coupe/

As the 2006 edition of the Mille Miglia historic auto race prepares to kick off, BMW has unveiled this stunning concept car to commemorate its involvement with the classic road races.
The BMW Concept Coupe Mille Miglia 2006 evokes the lines of the classic BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe, which won the Mille Miglia in 1940. The Touring Coupe reasserted its mastery of the classic road race in 2004, when it claimed victory in the Mille Miglia storica - the reincarnation of the event for historic racing cars.
The carbon fiber bodywork of the Concept Coupe is a modern aerodynamic interpretation of the aluminum-bodied Touring Coupe, and wraps around the capable chassis and drivetrain of the BMW Z4 M Coupe.
The Mille Miglia Concept Coupe is a pure styling exercise - BMW has no plans for a production version.
The BMW press release follows the jump, with lots of pictures of this unique car.

 

it's HOT! looks like a mad sperm.

 

Sweet. Got Gotham?

 

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thats awesome.

Mad Swami, I hope you dont mind, I copied and pasted your post to another board (Bimmerforums) but dont worry, I didnt take credit for it

 

no problem dude. all about sharing info

 

NO...that's not a car I like...better...Is ugly in my opinion

 

Wow. I like it! Did they fire Bangle?

 

Doubt we'll see that on the road.