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By Anthony Karr,motor1
With the launch of the revived 8 Series, BMW is very close to having a true supercar in its lineup. However, as awesome as it is, the beautiful coupe isn’t exactly a supercar, so fans around the world have been asking the same question over and over again. Would BMW consider a supercar in the same vein as the legendary M1?
"That's a hard question for me, because I am a car guy," Klaus Frolich, board member for BMW development, commented to Australian journalists in a recent interview. "Personally, once in my life, I would like to make a supercar. I am very looking forward and positive, and I have not given up."
While that’s definitely not a firm confirmation, Frolich leaves the door open for something more extreme from the automaker. In fact, he is the second high-ranked official from the brand to express his desire for a modern-day M1. Earlier this year, we heard Jozef Kaban, who moved from Volkswagen Group to BMW’s design team back in 2017, saying a BMW supercar would be a great idea.
With the launch of the revived 8 Series, BMW is very close to having a true supercar in its lineup. However, as awesome as it is, the beautiful coupe isn’t exactly a supercar, so fans around the world have been asking the same question over and over again. Would BMW consider a supercar in the same vein as the legendary M1?
"That's a hard question for me, because I am a car guy," Klaus Frolich, board member for BMW development, commented to Australian journalists in a recent interview. "Personally, once in my life, I would like to make a supercar. I am very looking forward and positive, and I have not given up."
While that’s definitely not a firm confirmation, Frolich leaves the door open for something more extreme from the automaker. In fact, he is the second high-ranked official from the brand to express his desire for a modern-day M1. Earlier this year, we heard Jozef Kaban, who moved from Volkswagen Group to BMW’s design team back in 2017, saying a BMW supercar would be a great idea.
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"I have a wonderful carbon-fiber chassis for a sports car in my portfolio, and currently it is used in an i8. I would like to use something like that with much more performance, then it will be very soon in the 600 hp region and it will not have a weight of two tons."
Don’t get your hopes up too high yet, as there’s always the business case that needs to be successful for a new model. And, in this case, this won’t be an easy job given the supercar market segment’s size. "This market segment is so small, but there is always discussion. Yes, a supercar is my personal wish, but I have to persuade my CFO,” Frolich concluded.
Don’t get your hopes up too high yet, as there’s always the business case that needs to be successful for a new model. And, in this case, this won’t be an easy job given the supercar market segment’s size. "This market segment is so small, but there is always discussion. Yes, a supercar is my personal wish, but I have to persuade my CFO,” Frolich concluded.
