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BMW to showcase green sports car in Frankfurt

July 30, 2009 by Matt Brogan  




BMW has today confirmed earlier reports that it will use Frankfurt Motor Show to unveil its high-efficiency sports car concept.

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Though very few details are known, with BMW managing to keep things well under wraps, there is sufficient rumour to suggest the car could be based on the now defunct M1 Homage concept car that was on show at Italy’s Villa d’Este Concours last year.

“Sustainability is becoming increasingly important,” said BMW board member Klaus Draeger. “You will see a product of sustainable development at the IAA (International Auto Show) in Frankfurt in a few weeks in the form of a concept car. The BMW EfficientDynamics Vision will demonstrate how efficient a sports car can be. It will also prove that sustainability does not apply to the drivetrain alone, but to design and materials as well.”

What we expect is a two seat, mid-engined coupe featuring highlights from BMW’s EfficientDynamics engineering program though at this stage we do not know if the car will be diesel, hybrid or electric. CarAdvice will keep you posted.

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Comments

7 Responses to “BMW to showcase green sports car in Frankfurt”
  1. Alan says:

    Can’t wait for BMW to build a dedicated sportscar to take on R8 and SLS. Just hope that they will actually build it and offer a petrol only power plant for the petrol heads.

  2. Bavarian Missile®™ says:

    Make sure it comes in manual form …………….

  3. Bavarian Missile®™ says:

    I take it that this car is the same Z10 Supercar they have been discussing for a while but now decided to make it more ECO friendly ?

  4. Yanzo says:

    it doesn’t really look like a bimmer

  5. Bavarian Missile®™ says:

    Thats not it Yanzo,thats the M1

    http://www.topspeed.com/cars/c.....69826.html

  6. Baddass says:

    Is it just me or does that picture look CGI’d? Oh and those wheels are shocking!

  7. Flying High says:

    This is green with style. Thank you BMW. The rest of you manufacturers….try and keep up. And stop hiring students from the School of Fugly to design your ‘green’ cars.

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