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"With the BMW 328 Hommage, we wish to pay homage to the passion and
inventiveness of the fathers of the BMW 328", explains Karl Bäumer, CEO of BMW
Group Classic. "They created an icon, which is considered a milestone in the
history of the automobile." The BMW 328 Hommage translates the principles and
the character of the vehicle of that time into present times and offers a
possible interpretation of how the designers of that time, Fritz Fiedler and
Rudolf Schleicher, might have built the BMW 328 in the present day using current
technology.
Dynamics and Lightness in the Exterior
The
expressive exterior design of the BMW 328 Hommage depicts the modern
interpretation of a highly emotional and dynamic two-seater Roadster - just like
the BMW 328 75 years ago. In keeping with its role model, the BMW 328 Hommage
has a streamlined design and is clearly recognizable as a sports car. Precise
lines run across all of the car body's taut surfaces. As a result, a subtle
contrast between the tense surfaces and the sharp edges is created within the
flat, dynamic silhouette. The strong wedge shape accelerates the vehicle even
when it is at a standstill, the scoops behind the seats take up the lines coming
from the bonnet, guiding them dynamically into the rear end.
The
structure of the CFRP mats gives the vehicle an appearance of depth, the
diagonal lines of the woven CFRP additionally underscoring the dynamic design
vocabulary of the roadster. Thanks to concise weaving, the carbon structure is
clearly visible, optically emphasizing the lightweight construction principle.
Like the first BMW 328 test vehicles, with which the model celebrated its
triumphant debut on the racetrack in 1938, then going on to gain a number of
further successes, the BMW 328 Hommage has no doors. Then as now, deep recesses
allow access to the inside of the car. The extremely wide and flat front end is
strongly three-dimensional, generous surfaces and concise lines give the front
end a powerful appearance.
Viewed from the front, the CFRP bonnet appears
to encompass the vehicle from above. It embraces the vehicle, framing the
slightly set back front end in a very distinctive downward sweep. Due to the
almost vertical, low-reaching sidewalls, it simultaneously emphasizes the BMW
328 Hommage's excellent stability on the road. As a result, the vehicle appears
to be even flatter and more dynamic as a whole. Under the bonnet, further
surfaces rise to embed the top and bottom of the distinctive kidney grille,
whilst folding themselves around it to shape the adjacent air intakes. Openings
and large air intakes create visual lightness at the front, simultaneously
demonstrating the high air requirement of the powerful three-liter, six-cylinder
engine. Three-dimensionally designed lattices inside the front vents form a
connection between the headlamps and the kidney grille, with the
three-dimensional lattice structure acting as an accentuating feature.
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