BMW M Supercar Concept: A Stunning Proposal for an Audi R8 Rival

It's been three decades since BMW produced its first and last mid-engined supercar, the M1, and even though the Bavarian firm raised expectations with the introduction of the M1 Homage Concept at last year's Concorso d'Eleganza, the company has no official plans to resurrect the famous nameplate. But for those that continue to hope that BMW will produce a thoroughbred sports car in the near future, South African designer Idres Noah has created a striking concept proposal for an Audi R8-rivaling bimmer.

Despite the fact that we see some styling influences from the M1 Homage Concept, Idries' concept study has its own character. By far the best parts of the design are the supercar's kinky profile and especially the rear end which is hotter than Eva Mendez in a Brazilian bikini holding her hands between her thighs... The front-end design on the other hand could do with some work, but overall, we lift our hat to Idries Noah and hope we see more design proposals in the future.

Via: Motorpasion , Source: Idries Noah

Lamborghini, Ferrari and BMW Sportscar Concept Studies by Iranian Designer Emil Baddal

Remember the collective Iranian concept studies that we showed you back in April? Well, we found yet another designer with potential from the Middle Eastern country. His name is Emil Baddal and we picked out three illustrations from his portfolio that caught our attention. The designs proposals are for a Lamborghini, a Ferrari and a BMW supercar. We reckon that all three studies could benefit from some tweaks here and there, but overall not a bad attempt at all.

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CGIs: Emil Baddal , Via: Designerspace

VIDEO: Tour of BMW Roadsters at Concorso d'Eleganza

BMW's roadster models had a prominent place at this year's Concorso d'Eleganza show that took place at the Grand Hotel Villa dEste at Lake Como in Italy, this past April. Aside from the modern Z4 hardtop roadster and Z3, there were many classic production models such as the 3218, 315-1 and 319-1 as well as concept cars like the futuristic the GINA Light Visionary Model and Bertone's 1969 BMW 2800 Spicup that was only recently discovered somewhere in the Netherlands and restored to its former glory. Follow the jump to watch the film.

Iranian Car Designers Exhibit their Conceptual Proposals

Car designers from Iran? Why not, we ask? No one ever said that automotive designing is restricted to Italians, British, French, Americans, Koreans - you get the point. These conceptual proposals are the work of young Iranian graduates in Industrial and Transportation Design and they were displayed at an exhibition titled "From Dream to Reality" that took place from 18 to 23 April 2009 at the Kamal Aldin Behzad Gallery in Teheran, Iran. As with any exhibition of the sort, some projects were more interesting than others, but we'll let you judge for yourselves.

Images: Barkhordary , Via: Carbodydesign