Back in the ’30s BMW unveiled the 328 - the most successful and best-looking sports car of the moment. The car’s success was given by its impressive design parameters: systematic lightweight construction, aerodynamic lines, opti-mum engine types and outstanding suspension technology. And as a celebration of the car’s 75th anniversary BMW will unveil at this year’s Mille Miglia the 328 Hommage, a model that translates the principles and the character of the vehicle of that time into present times and offers a possible interpretation of how the designers of that time, Fritz Fiedler and Rudolf Schleicher, might have built the BMW 328 in the present day using current technology.
"With the BMW 328 Hommage, we wish to pay homage to the passion and inventiveness of the fathers of the BMW 328", explains Karl B�umer, CEO of BMW Group Classic. "They created an icon, which is consid-ered a milestone in the history of the automobile."
Updated 05/23/2011: After BMW has revealed the first details on the 328 Hommage earlier this week-end, now is time to see the concept in action at the Concorso d?Eleganza Villa d?Este. At the same event the concept won the title of "best of show" in the "Concept Cars and Prototypes" category. Hit the jump for the video.
Updated 05/31/2011: BMW has revealed a pretty cool video of the 328 Hommage that captures the brand new concept car in action. The movies was filmed around BMW Design.
Hit the jump to read more about the BMW 328 Hommage.
BMW 328 Hommage originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 23 May 2011 17:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/bmw/2011-bmw-328-hommage-ar110000.html
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