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REPORT: BMW debuting sustainable sports car concept in Frankfurt

Jonny Lieberman — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:01:00 EST

Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Coupe, Europe, Technology, BMW

BMW M1 Hommage - Click above for high-res image gallery

Busy, busy. BMW starts the day by leaving F1. And it looks like for lunch they're bringing a green sports car to the Frankfurt Auto Show. Maybe. According to Autotelegraf.nl, the new sustainable sports car concept will be inspired by the BMW M1 Hommage concept and will feature all the latest and greatest BMW EfficientDynamics (auto stop/start, regenerative brakes, electric powersteering, etc). But the hits don't stop there -- look for the concept to be built from sustainable materials, too. Big question: will this car be just a concept, or will a sustainable sports car actually make its way to dealers? Dunno. But the Dutch word is that BMW is studying the viability of said project and is planning on a limited release two-door showcasing their best environmental kung fu by 2012. Again, we just don't know, and we're not quite willing to hold our breath yet.

Gallery: BMW M1 Hommage

[Source: Autotelegraf.nl via Motor Authority]

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Pics aplenty: BMW M1 Hommage Concept

Drew Phillips — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:58:00 EST

Filed under: Concept Cars, BMW

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We were completely taken with the BMW M1 Hommage concept car that was introduced at the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este earlier this year. It's blend of modern and retro design is a fitting tribute to the original M1 road car, and we'd have no objection to BMW putting a production version on the road. There were only a handful of photos available when the car was officially introduced, but since then BMW has released several more for us to drool over including some of the original design sketches. We felt no need to keep them to ourselves and have put them in a high resolution gallery below for your viewing pleasure.

Gallery: BMW M1 Hommage

[Source: BMW]

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VIDEO: BMW Design Director on M1 Hommage Concept

John Neff — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:28:00 EST

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Videos, Supercars, BMW, Misc. Auto Shows

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Truth be told, the Autoblog team is split on whether or not we like the M1 Hommage Concept that was unveiled at the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este this past weekend. Some of us claim that it's genius baked in a car-shaped pan, while the rest would rather stare at flame surfacing, Chris Bangle's ignominious contribution to automotive design, until their eyes start bleeding. Regardless, it creates discussion, and to facilitate the talk we have BMW Design Director Adrian van Hooydonk on camera after the jump talking about the car and its inspiration, the original M1.

Though the video after the jump is over eight minutes long, you'll want to watch it all the way through to catch footage of the original M1 that was used for the photo shoot being thrashed on-track.

Gallery: BMW M1 Hommage

[Source: BMW]

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