It is one of the models of the “Homage” series created by BMW, between 2008 and 2016. It was presented at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, in 2011, and won as “best of show” in the category “Concept Cars and Prototypes”, but it was never mass-produced. Meet this incredible model below.
All brands have a glorious past attributed to a model of a certain era. BMW, which this year celebrates the 50th anniversary of its sports division M, is one of them and in 2011 it created a sports car that was never produced in series. The reason for its design was to pay tribute to the 75th anniversary of the legendary 1936 roadster.
The model to pay homage to this convertible car was part of a series of models created between 2008 and 2016, called “homage“(Tribute). It was a concept presented at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. In that same event, he won the title of “best of show” in the “Concept Cars and Prototypes” category.
This incredible car, which more than one speed lover would have liked to see produced, was created to celebrate the original model, the BMW 328, a sports standout. In its Touring Coupé version, it set one of the records for the highest average speed in the legendary Mille Miglia and was considered one of the most successful racing cars of the time.
“With the BMW 328 Homagewe wish to pay tribute to the passion and inventiveness of the fathers of the BMW 328. They created an icon, which is considered a milestone in the history of the automobile”, Karl Bäumer, CEO of BMW Group Classic, had expressed in 2011. Although it is known little about its mechanical configuration, except that it was powered by a 3-liter engine, a description of its body follows.
How was it BMW 328 Hommage?
The exterior of this sports car was governed on its front by a traditional grill carried by the BMW of the ’30s. Large air intakes and striking optics with ribbon crosses stood out. Its front-end look was complete with a narrow asymmetrical windshield, faired wheels, and four leather straps replicating those used by the original 328 that secured the front hood.
This sports car, which did not feature doors, had a carbon fiber interior that was combined with leather upholstery and matt brushed aluminum or piano black-style trim, gloss black. It was a two-seater that included four-point harnesses and a flattened steering wheel. The instrument panel consisted of a single sphere for the rev counter, and with information only on water and oil temperatures, and pressure. Do you think the authorities of BMW were they wrong not to produce this roadster in series?