How do you make a BMW with the wheelbase of a 7 Series the size of a 3 Series—while also getting nearly 40 mpg? We're not entirely sure, but lucky for us, BMW already figured that out with its Z22 concept from 1999.
As unusual as the car looked from the outside, it got even more interesting on the inside. …
That is the ugliest BMW I've ever seen, although the current X7 and 7 Series come close with their grills.
You could consider this a spiritual ancestor to the i8, in which case this is a rare case of the production version being far more bonkers than the concept car. Or if you consider it the i3's ancestor, there's actually a bit more family resemblance.
Did the Pontiac designers go to BMW or did the BMW designers go to Pontiac?
I find it odd that they only got 40mpg out of the M44 (I assume it is the M44). My old 318ti could do 30mpg all day with it's short gearing and being far less aerodyamic as that
All but certain the pictured track is not the 'Ring. Such an experiment would not be permitted access, there.
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