New BMW M1 announced

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glastoveteran

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Based on the Vision Dynamics concept - looks stunning!! :thumbsup:

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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/242167/hitech_m1_leads_bmws_green_drive.html

Got to wait 3 years for it though! :o
 
You would have good reason to pull over to the left if that hove into view in your mirrors on the motorway.....agree ?
 
Doesn't do it for me I'm afraid...... :thumbsdown:

I remember seeing the original at the 1980 British GP at Brands Hatch (the one Alan Jones won!) not long after it came out - beautiful car..... :roll:

PS. LMFAO! Just got down to the bit about the '1.5 litre hybrid engine'......is it April 1st or something? Plenty of street cred there i don't think...you wouldn't exactly be lifting the bonnet show your mates now would you - jeezuz! :poke:
 
lacroupade said:
PS. LMFAO! Just got down to the bit about the '1.5 litre hybrid engine'......is it April 1st or something? Plenty of street cred there i don't think...you wouldn't exactly be lifting the bonnet show your mates now would you - jeezuz! :poke:
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But if they deliver the performance they're stating it's going to have then who cares how big the engine is?? in fact it's amazing... a 1.5 litre hybrid doing 0-60 in sub 5 sec!!
 
peddy said:
lacroupade said:
PS. LMFAO! Just got down to the bit about the '1.5 litre hybrid engine'......is it April 1st or something? Plenty of street cred there i don't think...you wouldn't exactly be lifting the bonnet show your mates now would you - jeezuz! :poke:
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But if they deliver the performance they're stating it's going to have then who cares how big the engine is?? in fact it's amazing... a 1.5 litre hybrid doing 0-60 in sub 5 sec!!
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but its like having a moped engine under yer bonnet, not exactly inspiring is it! and can you see it being as smooth as a 6-pot??? I bet it goes nying-nying-nying-nying-nying like a scooter LOL :rofl:
 
lacroupade said:
PS. LMFAO! Just got down to the bit about the '1.5 litre hybrid engine'......is it April 1st or something? Plenty of street cred there i don't think...you wouldn't exactly be lifting the bonnet show your mates now would you - jeezuz! :poke:
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Get used to it - that's the way it's going to be pretty soon! :poke:
 
Think about it-our inline 6s have the performance of V8s of 20 years ago. If I can get better performance, reliably, from a smaller engine, I'm for it. Just how big do you think F1 engines are?
 
Why wait for 2012 when the world's fastest eco-friendly car was built in 1972... well, sorta. :lol:

http://gas2.org/2009/03/25/worlds-fastest-electric-car-is-a-1972-datsun/
 
Small engines with turbo's seem to be the way its heading, i was shocked when i recently found out that the new corsa with its 1.6 engine has 193bhp and with a simple flash remap its putting out nearly 220bhp...crazy times :driving:
 
lacroupade said:
Doesn't do it for me I'm afraid...... :thumbsdown:

I remember seeing the original at the 1980 British GP at Brands Hatch (the one Alan Jones won!) not long after it came out - beautiful car..... :roll:

PS. LMFAO! Just got down to the bit about the '1.5 litre hybrid engine'......is it April 1st or something? Plenty of street cred there i don't think...you wouldn't exactly be lifting the bonnet show your mates now would you - jeezuz! :poke:
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Size doesn't always matter OR so I'm told...... :oops:
 
Well I for one would be much, much more impressed looking under the bonnet of a car 1.5 litre engine and hybrid drive train that could get to 60 in under 5 seconds than I would the same car with a 3 - 4 litre number.

Brains vs brawn.
 
I don't know why people get worked up everytime Autoexpress photoshops a new BMW and screams "new M1!" on the cover, they seem to do one every 6 months.
 
epbrown said:
I don't know why people get worked up everytime Autoexpress photoshops a new BMW and screams "new M1!" on the cover, they seem to do one every 6 months.
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Me neither, Auto Express are forever producing photshops of cars without having a clue what they're going to actually look like. What bugs me is that unless you read closely, they try to pass off the photoshops as actual car models...
 
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