Designed specifically for endurance racing, this racing car is powered by a hybrid drive system producing around 640 hp and consisting of a 4.0-liter V8 engine and an electric motor. BMW M GmbH is providing the latest member of the BMW Art Car Collection (➜ Read more: BMW M legend Neerpasch). Namely, the biggest and most famous of them all: the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Naturally, and true to tradition, before it goes on show in exhibitions around the globe, the sports car will roll across the starting line at a top-class racing event. The BMW M Hybrid V8 is designed by Ethiopian-born artist Julie Mehretu. The colorful racer then retired to a museum.Īlmost 50 years after the first BMW Art Car, now is the time: number 20 will be presented in 2024. After all, it posted a creditable sixth place finish in the overall standings. Credit where it’s due, the mid-engined racing car was also fast in its only race – in Le Mans in 1979.
Warhol literally exemplified this speed, applying over 13 pounds (six kilogram) of paint in just 28 minutes. When an automobile is really traveling fast, all the lines and colors are transformed into a blur,” the artist said in explanation of his work.
“I attempted to show speed as a visual image. Yet instead of designing a scale model like his fellow artists and having the car painted, the American did it himself. Warhol had one thing in common with his predecessors: he too received no fee for his work as a car artist. Thanks to the design by probably the most famous pop artist of all, the racing version of the BMW M1 became putatively one of the most valuable automobiles in history. This Bavarian super sports car is a legend in itself. Probably the best known example of the BMW Art Car series is the BMW M1 painted by Andy Warhol himself.
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