"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy)
07/03/2015 at 00:07 • Filed to: None
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"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy)
07/03/2015 at 00:07 • Filed to: None | 5
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No more Porsche-like rear end! YAY!!!
Let’s have a toast!
Just imagine BMW’s legendary inline-six or an ex-F1 V10 in there.
I’m getting a 3.0 CSL or 2002 vibe here... with a mix of classic Mustang at the back.
That front overhang...
HUGE SPEED HOLES ON THE HOOD, BABY!!!
Now if only they resize the headlights to be like the kidneys, but reversed, like when you cut a rectangle diagonally. And they’re circles inside.
You know what? Keep this body, though pump the fenders a bit. I want this to be the Mi8, with a naturally-aspirated inline-six (from the 1M or the M2), V8 or V10 being helped by a meatier version of the electric system, a quick yet swank manual as standard (dual-clutch paddles will be an option) and, please BMW, a bigger fuel tank and, most importantly, no electronic steering interference (an E-diff would be neat, though). Remember when Clarkson said: “To save the world, drive fast” in his review of the i8? Well, it’s time BMW save the world some more. I’m guessing 700+ hp, same number of torques and 210 mph tops, with a 0-60 in 2.7 seconds.
Hell, if the M division smokes enough dope, they can make the M8. 5er underpinnings like the i8, V12, chance for a separate hybrid version.
Justin T. Westbrook
> Wheelerguy
07/03/2015 at 00:37 |
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I’m still confused as to what this car actually is and whether or not BMW plans on making it.
qbeezy
> Wheelerguy
07/03/2015 at 00:41 |
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Kinda looks like someone forgot to finish designing it...
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Wheelerguy
> qbeezy
07/03/2015 at 01:12 |
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Oh, me? I’d keep it like that. Looks cleaner, meaner, more classical.
GhostZ
> Wheelerguy
07/03/2015 at 01:29 |
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Is this body available on the regular car?
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Wheelerguy
> GhostZ
07/03/2015 at 02:47 |
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Nnnn-nope. No it doesn’t.
Fred Smith
> Wheelerguy
07/03/2015 at 03:02 |
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Everything from the nose on back gives me a great 8-Series vibe here, and that’s the best of all things.
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Wheelerguy
> Fred Smith
07/03/2015 at 03:04 |
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It’s like an 8-series CSL. Mm-mmm.
mr2gud2u
> Wheelerguy
07/03/2015 at 11:14 |
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Much better! I always felt like the i8 looked like a hot mess.
Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
> Wheelerguy
07/03/2015 at 13:25 |
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I LOVE THIS!!!! It’s a modern E9. Which, I feel, is what this car should have aimed for in the beginning. Kind of a modern 8 series, but less power than a 6 series. Still wish it was a hybrid TT I6, but obviously that’s not the right direction (insert sarcasm).
D
> Fred Smith
07/03/2015 at 13:51 |
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Even better than a Volvo 740 vibe?
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Fred Smith
> D
07/03/2015 at 14:01 |
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Amazingly, yes. It’s a shark car. How can you not love a shark car?