Monday 23rd May 2011

BMW 328 Hommage Is BMW's 328 Homage

Carbonfibre 75th anniversary concept mixes retro and modern

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"The BMW 328 is considered the most successful and best-looking sports car of the 1930s," says BMW in the press release introducing its own 75th anniversary homage to the car.

75 years on, the less than imaginatively named 328 Hommage concept revealed over the weekend at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este seems likely to leave less of a mark on the history books than its illustrious ancestor.

From this desk, it looks like a mish-mash of design cues from the 1930s 328 and the recent Vision ConnectedDrive roadster - leaving us challenged by the sight of leather bonnet straps across exposed carbonfibre weave bodypanels, amongst other things. (Can you see what they're doing there, etc?)

That said, we all know what happens when you ask motoring hacks to design a sports car (*cough* Sutters!), so perish the thought that we might have scribbled anything more appropriate during our own lunch break.

Anyway, you might like it, and if nothing else it's got great legs. (Can we say that?Ed.)

[BBS-LM]

Is it me, or does that just look like a modified Z4.

[M3John]

I rather like it !

[Jw Vw]

BBS-LM said:

Is it me, or does that just look like a modified Z4.

A bloody ugly Z4 at that!

[The Wookie]

Have they put Bangle back in the design department again?

[BBS-LM]

Watch Out.

[cragswinter]

what was that daft thing tat was on top gear? veritas or something?

it was sat in the ring works for ages as well,

it looks like that anyway,
crap

[BarnatosGhost]

[m444ttb]

Usually i like it when BMW churns out this sort of thing. But not this time. A Morgan Aeromax/8/whatever is more of a homage to a 328 than that.

[aeropilot]

Shockingly awful.

[Fetchez la vache]

lord give me strength...

[LuS1fer]

As Harry Enfield would say "There's two words for that. Sh*te"
"What's the other word?"
"Sh*te!"

[goron59]

She, sorry, it certainly has got great legs :-)

[johnpeat]

I sort-of like it - it probably looks a LOT better in the flesh too.

It's nothing even REMOTELY like the thing it's supposed to be a homage to tho - even side-by-side there's no connection, let alone expecting someone to get it without that...

[Pistachio]

Its just a way for the BMW guys to get into the Concours at Villa D'Este with a concept that is kinda classic looking
Personally I think it is awful.

[OlberJ]

With some nicer wheels that will look great!

[AlpinaB5s]

Darth Vader will be pi55ed - someone has nicked his helmet.

BTW I'll take one in Brilliant Red with the leggy blond.

[MiniMadMike]

Love it. Always love a modern take on a classic. Bit like the new stratos, theres just something really cool about modernising an old design.

[J B L]

BarnatosGhost said:

there's something missing







It's the eyes...

[square-eyes]

Well there is another BMW I wouldn't be seen dead in ..... not that I'm qualified to say that when I own an Avantime!

[gforceg]

Sweet zombie jesus...

If they ever decide to "pay homage" like this to the 507 I'll finally snap.