Another possible ‘M1’ prototype has been spotted in testing, this time at the Nürburgring. Devlopment of the widebody 1 Series seems well underway and this sighting follows last week’s ‘M1’ appearance.
The prototype captured in the images here were taken during an industry testing session at the Ring, so we can be fairly certain this is a BMW test mule, and not some crazy guy who has stuck a few bits of plastic on his car to be cool.
The fact the widebody kit only appears on the rear of the car tends to indicate BMW’s M engineers are developing the rear axle components, which are expected to be sourced from the current M3.
Apparently the test driver was pushing pretty hard and with thanks to Bridge to Gantry you can see another pic and brief video after the break.
[Source: Bridge to Gantry]
4 replies on “BMW ‘M1’ spotted during Nürburgring testing”
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nice can’t wait for it to come out…
Way, you put the wide body on the wrong end!
Spotted some more clearer pictures of the mule http://www.pistonspy.com/spyshots/bmw-m1-test-mule-clearest-shots-yet-nurburgring-bmw