BMW super-sports car to get twin-turbo V10

[PanterroR]

BMW prides itself on having some of the most dynamic and involving vehicles on the market today, but its fleet is still lacking a genuine sports car. Some may argue that BMW already offers the 507hp V10-powered M6 Coupe, but to the purists the M6 is an overweight four-seater GT that compromises performance for comfort.

Last year there were rumors BMW was developing a new super-sports car to rival Audi’s R8 and Mercedes’ upcoming SL Black Series, and now German magazine Auto Zeitung is once again reporting that a successor to the original M1 supercar is coming in 2012.

Latest news is that the car will feature a full carbon-fiber chassis plus a number of other weight saving technologies including carbon-ceramic brakes, forged magnesium wheels, Kevlar bucket seats and a carbon-fiber bodykit.

According to the source, the new car will feature a front-mounted V10 engine with a pair of turbochargers bolted on. The motor will be built from a completely new design and include an Infineon ECU developed by BMW’s F1 team. Engineers are hoping for an output of 625hp and a top speed of close to 400km/h.

An entry-level version of the car will be offered with BMW’s new twin-turbo V8 engine and is rumored to cost around €150,000. Expect to pay up to €300,000 for the range topping force-fed V10 version.


Source: Motor Authority >> BMW super-sports car to get twin-turbo V10

 

[PanterroR]

400 km/h?? 300,000 €??

 

[Merc1]

I'll just be glad to see something that isn't a GT from BMW.

M

 

[Centurion]

Hoping for an output of 625hp???? In 2012 625hp will be a thing of the past, heck the 599 GTB priced at €275 000 comes with 620hp. Not only that but I can't see how that power output will be able to propel the car close to 400km/h when the LP640 rocking 640hp can only reach 340km/h.

Motor authority need to buy themselves a bag of salt.

 

[PanterroR]

Original article from Autozeitung: Neue Supersportwagen bis 2012 - neuheiten - Autozeitung.de

 

[PanterroR]

Hoping for an output of 625hp???? In 2012 625hp will be a thing of the past, heck the 599 GTB priced at €275 000 comes with 620hp. Not only that but I can't see how that power output will be able to propel the car close to 400km/h when the LP640 rocking 640hp can only reach 340km/h.

Motor authority need to buy themselves a bag of salt.

Latest news is that the car will feature a full carbon-fiber chassis plus a number of other weight saving technologies including carbon-ceramic brakes, forged magnesium wheels, Kevlar bucket seats and a carbon-fiber bodykit.

Doesn't sound impossible, but i'll believe when i see it.

Btw, that's not MA's article, but Autozeitung's and i consider MA one credible source for automotive world. Unlike some other sites.

 

[Mr Robert]

...and then they all woke up, pleased, but still a bit sad it olny was a dream.

 

[Merc1]

Your Avatar is hilarious.

M

 

[PanterroR]

Your Avatar is hilarious.

M

So is his post.

 

[Zafiro]

Turbo and 9000 rpm redline.

 

[H50]

...and then they all woke up, pleased, but still a bit sad it olny was a dream.

Thats the quote of the year 2008...lol

 

[EnI]

... we just keep on dreaming ...
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Dreaming is free

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[Tarek]

I'll believe it when i see it.

 

[EnI]

As I said many times before: M-exclusive super-coupe based on new Z8 roadster CC. Yes. Mid-engined exotic - NO!

Timing: most probably as a celebration of BMW Champinship victory in F1. So, sometimes after 2010.

Yes, I can confirm some facts: things like all-magnesium components, CF-body frame, alu-mag chassis & suspension, super-foam fillings, ceramic components etc are in the testing or even pre-production phases. Note Technik's Z29 Concept.

Infenion ECU, ceramic-brakes, all-mag components, alu-mag parts are already a reality.

Also: BMW are indeed working on high-rev bi-turbo engine. And it wont be super-coupe exclusive.

 

[LaArtist]

I'll believe it when i see it.

second that

 

[bmer]

Infenion ECU

Infineon

 

[EnI]

Infineon

Of course.

Even I can be allowed to make a mistake now and then, can't I?

 

[bmer]

Even I can be allowed to make a mistake now and then, can't I?

When it's about a BMW product, absolutely not!

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

Ahhh remember all that nonsense...'BMW will not build a supercar...blah blah blah.."

 

[S'Pimp]

Even I can be allowed to make a mistake now and then, can't I?

but don't say, its creativ marketing