Pure sound: judd v8 powered bmw 1-series

Mitchell Jones - 28/04/2017

Built a few years ago, the E87 1 Series coupe is adorned with weapons grade aerodynamics and vents, with a serious ground-hugging underbody.

The engine was bored out to 3.4 litres, resulting in 410kW and one of the most spine-tingling sounds you’ll hear from a full-bodied race car.

By contrast, the best engine available in the production-spec E87 was in the 1M, which consisted of a 250kW and 450Nm turbo inline six.

Unfortunately, the car’s owner and racer, Georg Plasa, died from a terrible accident in the 2011 Coppa Carotti race in Italy. Have a look at the video below and listen to its crazy sound as we remember one of the most insane race car ideas of the past decade.

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