BMW 1-Series M Coupe Safety Car for MotoGP

Here’s an idea for owners of 1-Series Coupes who want to dress up their car. This is a one-off BMW 1 Series M Coupe built specifically to serve as the Official Safety Car for the MotoGP series this year.

The entire drivetrain is claimed to be the same as the production car though – a 340 horsepower inline-six M TwinPower Turbo engine mated to a 6-speed manual transmission, the only available gearbox option for the M Coupe.

Even though the engine may be the same, this car will go faster than a production model due to weight reduction techniques. The safety car comes with a carbon fiber bonnet with integrated air vents, polycarbonate side and rear windows, and a lightweight titanium race exhaust system. There’s also an adjustable rear wing.

In the interior, the rear seats are missing, while the front seats have been replaced by two racing bucket seats with six-point belts. There’s also a rollover cage bolted behind the B-pillar.

Look after the jump for the full image gallery.

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Comments

  • another way to do the publicity in F1???

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  • ayoyayi on Mar 23, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    wah,ni bole masuk wtcc ni,bukan jadi safety car racing motor.hahaha.btw its a nice pocket rocket car i have to say.meleleh….

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  • ayoyayi on Mar 23, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    wah,ni bole buat masuk racing wtcc ni,bukan buat safety car racing motor.hahaha
    btw it is such a nice pocket rocket car i must say.meleleh…

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  • gangully on Mar 23, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    akrapovic exhaust lah weiii!!

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  • 4g63tdsm on Mar 23, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    I always said that the 1 series M coupe is the true spiritual successor to the legendary E30 and E36 M3………

    Now with standard BMW warpaint it looks even more the part

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  • J@Ck LIM on Mar 23, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    Yeah… no more merds… =)

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  • kokopai on Mar 24, 2011 at 8:29 am

    imagine if that little monsters are in PDRM’s fleet ;)

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  • kaka1407 on Mar 24, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    perggghhh…really nice…

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