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Some believe that German automakers could make a better supercar than the Italians. The only problem is Audi will give up on the R8 before BMW ever joints two pieces of the M1 puzzle.
The world is going crazy for mid-engined American Corvettes. We're low remembering every model that ever had a crazy layout like that. Sadly, the German company that did make a supercar 40 years ago is conspicuously uninterested in competing with Lamborghinis and Ferraris.
There aren't that many M1s in the world, but the ones we can find are all worth at least $600,000. That right there tells you it's a cool car, a lot cooler than the current BMW flagship, which is the M8 Competition.
We're of the opinion that the M8 should have been a mid-engined supercar. In the context of Teslas and hyper hatchbacks with 400+ horsepower, there really isn't much of a need for a traditional GT. This is reflected in relatively bad sales for the 8 Series family of models.
Putting the 4.4-liter twin-turbo would have brought obvious performance advantages. The McLaren 720S has taught us that you might not even need AWD to make a fast supercar. Unfortunately, BMW doesn't seem interested in bringing back the M1. In any case, we've got you covered with this mid-engined M8 supercar idea from superrenderscars.
For as long as our website existed, there have been rumors about a possible M1 successor. The latest ones, dating back to January 2019, said they'd use a new set of electric motors that to 700 hp replacement for the i8. But if BMW really was interested in making such a car, we'd have seen prototypes by now. And with all the SUVs, hybrids and EVs, it's not like they have leftover money to develop a supercar whenever they want.
There aren't that many M1s in the world, but the ones we can find are all worth at least $600,000. That right there tells you it's a cool car, a lot cooler than the current BMW flagship, which is the M8 Competition.
We're of the opinion that the M8 should have been a mid-engined supercar. In the context of Teslas and hyper hatchbacks with 400+ horsepower, there really isn't much of a need for a traditional GT. This is reflected in relatively bad sales for the 8 Series family of models.
Putting the 4.4-liter twin-turbo would have brought obvious performance advantages. The McLaren 720S has taught us that you might not even need AWD to make a fast supercar. Unfortunately, BMW doesn't seem interested in bringing back the M1. In any case, we've got you covered with this mid-engined M8 supercar idea from superrenderscars.
For as long as our website existed, there have been rumors about a possible M1 successor. The latest ones, dating back to January 2019, said they'd use a new set of electric motors that to 700 hp replacement for the i8. But if BMW really was interested in making such a car, we'd have seen prototypes by now. And with all the SUVs, hybrids and EVs, it's not like they have leftover money to develop a supercar whenever they want.
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