• BMW honors the 328 with an Hommage design concept

                    
      		   
      Published on 05-20-2011 06:41 PM
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      Last week we reported it was the 75 year anniversary of the BMW 328. BMW decided to honor the milestone with a modern concept based on the original 328. Obviously the modern design take has a lot of the Vision concept in it but that is fine, it looks great. Yes, that is a carbon fiber body and yes those are leather straps on the bonnet an obvious throwback to the original. Well done BMW, well done indeed.



















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      1. DBFIU's Avatar
        DBFIU - 05-20-2011, 07:09 PM
        umm i dont know what to say about the headlights, the Xs on the eyes make it look, well; dead.
      1. susan28's Avatar
        susan28 - 05-20-2011, 07:10 PM
        That looks... exhilarating...
      1. Sticky's Avatar
        Sticky - 05-20-2011, 07:11 PM
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by DBFIU Click here to enlarge
        umm i dont know what to say about the headlights, the Xs on the eyes make it look, well; dead.
        The X's on the headlights don't make sense to me either.
      1. susan28's Avatar
        susan28 - 05-20-2011, 07:14 PM
        Do we know what kind of engine it has?
      1. Sticky's Avatar
        Sticky - 05-20-2011, 07:18 PM
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by susan28 Click here to enlarge
        Do we know what kind of engine it has?
        Unfortunately, the press release doesn't delve into that topic.
      1. dOpEdUpM3's Avatar
        dOpEdUpM3 - 05-20-2011, 07:26 PM
        Looks sick, rims are strange though. Just another reminder that I should have got brown interior, Dohhh! Click here to enlarge
      1. deemo319's Avatar
        deemo319 - 05-20-2011, 10:24 PM
        This is so cool. I love it, well done BMW! There are more pictures and renderings and this is my favorite. I like this Hommage more than the M1 from two years ago. Click here to enlarge

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      1. Sticky's Avatar
        Sticky - 05-20-2011, 11:32 PM
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by deemo319 Click here to enlarge
        This is so cool. I love it, well done BMW! There are more pictures and renderings and this is my favorite. I like this Hommage more than the M1 from two years ago. Click here to enlarge

        http://www.bimmerboost.com/images/im...13059237-1.jpg
        More than the M1? That's tough...
      1. WallyX5's Avatar
        WallyX5 - 05-21-2011, 01:21 AM
        That looks like the ultimate roadster. Pretty cool.
      1. Sorena's Avatar
        Sorena - 05-21-2011, 01:54 AM
        wow, so sexy it hurts.
      1. Yukohama's Avatar
        Yukohama - 05-21-2011, 02:49 AM
        i kinda want one.
      1. Sticky's Avatar
        Sticky - 05-21-2011, 02:54 AM
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Yukohama Click here to enlarge
        i kinda want one.
      1. alq80's Avatar
        alq80 - 05-21-2011, 12:10 PM
        I like it quite a bit; it pays tribute to the old one quite well... except for being deceased. The Xs should be replaced.
      1. DBFIU's Avatar
        DBFIU - 05-21-2011, 08:56 PM
        rims are cool but those headlights, ok what the $#@!?
      1. Sticky's Avatar
        Sticky - 05-21-2011, 09:06 PM
        The more I look at this concept and study it the more I am trying to figure out the X's over the headlights. Why do you guys think they included them? Someone thought about it, and put them there, what do they signify?

        This is a dead car?
      1. DBFIU's Avatar
        DBFIU - 05-22-2011, 01:50 AM
        its not a dead car at all?? i dont understand that $#@!, i think one of their designers smoked too much plantlife then he came up with this $#@!. There is a fine line between new and fresh designs that push limit and just plain retarded, this is plain retarded...
      1. Sorena's Avatar
        Sorena - 05-22-2011, 03:17 AM
        the X on the head light is kind of traditional, in original Mille Miglia race teams used to cover the head light which gave the cars a sporty look, BMW's style was a black strip on white cover not the X but I'm sure I've seen a photo of BMW 328 on original Mile Miglia with X style.

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      1. Sticky's Avatar
        Sticky - 05-22-2011, 12:12 PM
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Sorena Click here to enlarge
        the X on the head light is kind of traditional, in original Mille Miglia race teams used to cover the head light which gave the cars a sporty look, BMW's style was a black strip on white cover not the X but I'm sure I've seen a photo of BMW 328 on original Mile Miglia with X style.

        http://www.bimmerboost.com/images/im...600x1200-1.jpg
        Good stuff, that might be it. Doesn't make sense for them to do an X though?
      1. Remonster's Avatar
        Remonster - 05-22-2011, 05:43 PM
        Lots of old race cars used to have the tape on the headlights, the X is the most common one I've seen but putting it next to an original 328 without Xs on its lights just makes it more obvious that they dropped the ball on that particular part of the design.

        Other than that this thing is truly awesome, I wish they would produce a small number of them it's a shame there's only one.
      1. Sticky's Avatar
        Sticky - 05-22-2011, 07:07 PM
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Remonster Click here to enlarge
        Other than that this thing is truly awesome, I wish they would produce a small number of them it's a shame there's only one.
        Absolutely.

        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by DBFIU Click here to enlarge
        It's a shame this concept is probably a hybrid, being powered by an 82 hp 3 cylinder engine and 4 electric motors that run off of peoples smiles.
        This is likely what would happen if they did put into production.
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