Bmw M10 future competitor for Audi R8?

There is no doubt tha BMW needs an R8 competitor. If this photochop is really a BMW concept with those sexy lines and it goes into production then the R8 will simply become nothing but a rebadged VW. Now, I think the R8 is sexy, but the aggressiveness of this M10 will tear the Audi in pieces on looks alone, and on the track, of course.

— GTR35 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2007 2:33:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

that's a nice photochop, but it's nothing more than a body kit on a Z4. I would hope they would design an entirely new vehicle. The photochop looks nice, but I'd be very pissed at BMW if they just bodykitted the Z4 and sold it as an M10.

— WickedRabbit (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2007 2:45:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

That just looks stupid....and Im a Bimmerfan. Someone gets a hair up the bum to morph an M Coupe with ??? and call it R8 Competition. Just plain stupid looking and nothing more than someones imagination.

— BimmerFan (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2007 3:00:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7   

GTR35, you need to get over the fact that VM owns Audi because you sound like a brainwashed hater. I suppose that Lambo, Bugatti, & Bentley are just nothing more than rebadged VW's if you're premise holds true.

— hitec (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2007 3:15:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Repost:

http://www.autospies.com/news/More-info-on-BMW-s-upcoming-Audi-R8-fighter-15611/

— omarrana (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2007 3:16:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Why don't they just drop the M5 engine into a 6xx?

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2007 3:17:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

This is a very sweet design.

— Designer1 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2007 3:32:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Very nice I love it, it look like it has design of the BMW 3 Series and MB SLK put together.

— Lexus (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2007 3:33:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

What is the source that published the image. If it is from the German magazine Auto Zeitung, I wouldn't take it too seriously since they are an unreliable source.

— richardp996 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2007 3:35:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

interesting photoshop. but still a photoshop.

a mid-engined bmw is long overdue

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2007 4:19:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

And again, BMW will be late to the game. Seems to be an emerging pattern with Audi wiping their ass with BMW. First BMW had to put a V8 into the new M3 to keep up with the RS4 and now they realize they have to come up with something to match the R8. Not to mentioned that the S6 with signifiacnlty less hp only lost by .1 seconds to the M5 around the track. It was posted here a while ago if you missed it. The upcoming RS6 will leave the M5 in the dust. It's just sad that all you BMW lemmings hang on to your status symbols not realzing that competitors like Audi do more with less. I call that beautiful engineering. BTW, I did own BMWs before and they are sweet cars, but let's just keep it real!

— superswiss (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2007 6:00:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

as bmw and mercedes say that audi isnt even possible to match with them. however, who is trying now 2 catch up to audi by producing an m10???

— Audi4Life (View Profile)

Posted on 5/29/2007 4:01:12 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

There's a lot of ignorance and brand bias on here, so much so it borders on ridiculous sometimes. You'll notice neither BMW nor Mercedes have an R8 competitor right now. Do you know why that is? It has nothing to do with the R8, it has to do with the 911. Many years ago the "big" German brands came up with a gentlemans agreement not to come out with a car to rival the 911 due to Porsche's "boutique" size as a manufacturer and the iconic status of the 911 (similar to the agreement they made to limit the top speeds of their cars to 155mph to keep Autobahn speeds under control). Now that Audi, which is owned by VW which is controlled by Porsche, has breached that agreement, BMW and Mercedes are coming out with their own. That's all, plain and simple.

— JRobUSC (View Profile)

Posted on 5/29/2007 10:06:58 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

This Photoshop obviously was done without the "help" of Adrian Van HooyDORK, or Christof Bangle.

I can only pray that someone with these Photoshop skills would replace those guys and bring BMW back from design hell.

— Hantra (View Profile)

Posted on 5/29/2007 10:42:17 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

HA! This car seriously dosent look unique. the R8 looks like nothing else. Its design is amazing. BMW needs to design something unique aswell, not just throw a few agressive lines on an M3 look alike and a huge engine.

— candywhite (View Profile)

Posted on 5/29/2007 12:07:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

I hope BMW will make it! Competition is always good! It causes manufacturers to make better cars!

— AUTO_UNION (View Profile)

Posted on 5/29/2007 1:07:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Bangle should design a razor for himself and lop off that molesterstache.

— cdhzhp (View Profile)

Posted on 5/29/2007 5:10:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

There have been some photoshops of the next Z10 (blue colour). I like that photoshop more. So what will they call it... Z10 or M10? Or perhaps Z10 and Z10M? Either way I cant wait to see BMW's answer for the SLR and the R8 (knowing the SLR is freaking expensive).

Competition is good, and I think the R8 is one of those cars that look special. BMW will have a hard time trying to beat it.

The engine maybe the same engine the CS concept it assumed to have, a 650hp V12 or something similar. They may also put the S60 V10 in there.

— M53R (View Profile)

Posted on 5/30/2007 10:13:41 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Oh Please stop the compare. If you can not afford and SLR, then R8, or if they do it, M10 could be a good alternative. R8 is a wonderful car for the price. If BMW do something like M10, I think that will not attempt to beat the SLR but the R8, (and Remember With the money of an SLR I can buy 4 R8 and SLR have lamost 200 extra HP). BMW have no models against R8 or SLR right now but the are looking for money. I love Mrecedes But If I am the Lead at BMW, I do not care If You want to beat the SLR, I would order to beat the R8 because there is more money in that sector of the market. Also BMW is good doing comercial sport cars (M3 and M5) and most of the time fail when try Superexclusive cars , i.e. BMW M8 and Z8.

— Yonder7 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/30/2007 2:45:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1