{"id":1023,"date":"2025-05-30T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chasethefootprint.com\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2025-05-30T15:01:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:01:49","slug":"bad-news-bmw-wont-build-a-new-supercar-anytime-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chasethefootprint.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/30\/bad-news-bmw-wont-build-a-new-supercar-anytime-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad News: BMW Won’t Build a New Supercar Anytime Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BMW was very close to having a new version of the iconic M1. However, the automaker pulled the plug on that project at the last minute, and it’s unlikely BMW will build a new supercar anytime soon.<\/p>\n

BMW M Boss Frank van Meel told BMW Blog<\/em><\/a> that the company doesn’t “want to lose focus” on its high-performance models right now, even if “we are always dreaming about” a new M1-like supercar. However, the company has to “find the right window of opportunity where we have the capacity to work on a car like that.”<\/p>\n

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BMW is preparing the launch of its Neue Klasse architecture that will support both electric and gas-powered versions of the highly anticipated M3. It’s not expected to go on sale until late 2026 or early 2027, and it’s likely consuming a vast amount of engineering resources leading up to the launch. The new combustion-powered M3 will have a gas engine that’s unique<\/a> from the S58 twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six that powers the current model.<\/p>\n

The new M1 that BMW was supposedly working on would have been a 600-horsepower plug-in hybrid<\/a> with a four-cylinder engine. BMW worked on the project throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but the powers-that-be decided to greenlight the XM instead.<\/p>\n

It’s likely not a question of if, but when BMW decides to build a new supercar\u2014it just has to happen at the right time. One reason the company greenlit the XM over a new M1 was that it believed today’s customers wanted SUVs instead of sports cars<\/a>. However, the XM isn’t selling well<\/a>, and a new BMW supercar is now sitting on the back burner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here’s More BMW News to Check Out:<\/h2>\n

BMWs Will Look Very Different Very Soon<\/a>
BMW Has a ‘Higher Demand’ for the M5 Wagon in the US <\/a><\/p>\n

Source: BMW Blog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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