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Follow me through this two-part introduction. Gordon Murray (McLaren F1 designer), Ron Dennis (McLaren Formula 1 boss), Bernie Ecclestone (umm... Formula 1) all worked for a company that has beneficially altered the BMW M3. Damon Hill, Niki Lauda, Nelson Piquet, and Dan Gurney all drove for this company. The owner of this company drove for this company, for goodness sake. The name of Brabham is evocative, with history squarely on its side.
- Reborn Brabham Team Turns To Crowdfunding
Aussie Jack Brabham was the first (and so far only) driver to win an F1 championship in a self-built car. The feat seems unimaginable to beat nowadays, but at least the Brabham racing team has been reborn, with a fresh twist on the old formula and Jack’s...
- Dark Knight Rises At Monterey: One-off Mclaren X-1 Concept In The Flesh And On Film
Ron Dennis is dead serious about everything he does. This is what has made McLaren a front-runner in Formula 1, filling its cabinets with countless trophies, and this is what has made him build a new car company from scratch. If you already own a McLaren...
- Alpha-n Reveals 404hp Bmw 1-series M Coupe Rs
Picking up from where the short-lived Brabham Racing tuning brand left after a legal battle with three-time Formula One champion Jack Brabham, Alpha-N has presented a new tuning package for the BMW 1-Series M Coupe. Read more »...
- Gordon Murray Unveils Radical T.27 Electric City Car
Gordon Murray is best known as the mastermind behind the creation of McLaren’s F1, which at its time was the fastest supercar of the world – and, before that, for his work and revolutionary ideas in Formula 1 teams such as Brabham. However,...
- Brabham Bt92 Debuts At Essen, Jack Brabham Says He Has Nothing To Do With The Brand
The Essen Motorshow saw the debut of the Brabham Racing BT 92, a souped-up BMW M3 Coupe sporting a carbon-fiber bodykit, 20-inch alloy wheels with carbon inlays, a sport exhaust system, various interior applications and high-performance brakes. As you...
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THE BMW M3 SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS
Follow me through this two-part introduction. Gordon Murray (McLaren F1 designer), Ron Dennis (McLaren Formula 1 boss), Bernie Ecclestone (umm... Formula 1) all worked for a company that has beneficially altered the BMW M3. Damon Hill, Niki Lauda, Nelson Piquet, and Dan Gurney all drove for this company. The owner of this company drove for this company, for goodness sake. The name of Brabham is evocative, with history squarely on its side.Now for the car. I love the BMW M3. It's hard to justifiably dislike the BMW M3, really. It is fast, handsome, and handles like a dream. M3s are technologically advanced but inherently connected to their drivers' senses. Â BMW has built such a franchise with the M3 that it has become a performance enthusiast's choice almost as obvious as the Porsche 911.Â
Alas, with the current - and still much-loved - M3, BMW fell into a bit of a trap. Perhaps the German masters over-thought the process. I dare say, the M3 looks almost as if its styling went through focus groups, as it doth appear a bit of an amalgam of new ideas, M3 connotations, and performance addenda.Â
The reborn Brabham Racing appears to have fixed all of that. And worthy though Brabham Racing is and will become as its own self, wouldn't it be lovely if the BMW factory gave way to Brabham and let the little-bit-too-soft M3 become the car you see pictured here. Continue with the 414-bhp V8, perfect balance, wonderful transmissions, and the carbon fiber roof. But please oh please BMW, make it look like this.
- Reborn Brabham Team Turns To Crowdfunding
Aussie Jack Brabham was the first (and so far only) driver to win an F1 championship in a self-built car. The feat seems unimaginable to beat nowadays, but at least the Brabham racing team has been reborn, with a fresh twist on the old formula and Jack’s...
- Dark Knight Rises At Monterey: One-off Mclaren X-1 Concept In The Flesh And On Film
Ron Dennis is dead serious about everything he does. This is what has made McLaren a front-runner in Formula 1, filling its cabinets with countless trophies, and this is what has made him build a new car company from scratch. If you already own a McLaren...
- Alpha-n Reveals 404hp Bmw 1-series M Coupe Rs
Picking up from where the short-lived Brabham Racing tuning brand left after a legal battle with three-time Formula One champion Jack Brabham, Alpha-N has presented a new tuning package for the BMW 1-Series M Coupe. Read more »...
- Gordon Murray Unveils Radical T.27 Electric City Car
Gordon Murray is best known as the mastermind behind the creation of McLaren’s F1, which at its time was the fastest supercar of the world – and, before that, for his work and revolutionary ideas in Formula 1 teams such as Brabham. However,...
- Brabham Bt92 Debuts At Essen, Jack Brabham Says He Has Nothing To Do With The Brand
The Essen Motorshow saw the debut of the Brabham Racing BT 92, a souped-up BMW M3 Coupe sporting a carbon-fiber bodykit, 20-inch alloy wheels with carbon inlays, a sport exhaust system, various interior applications and high-performance brakes. As you...