BMW Motorsport Unveils an Outrageous Looking Hybrid V8 Powered Racing Car Set to Battle in North America

• The M V8 Hybrid V8 is a celebration as BMW's motorsport arm turns 50 years old in 2022 and has already shown special road-going models
• The M Hybrid V8 will be eligible to race in the IMSA race series as well as 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans
• The carmaker is getting ready for the testing phase for the LMDh prototype for the 2023 season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

BMW M Motorsport has announced the name, the design, and an exciting camouflage livery for the car that we've all been waiting for: a standalone prototype racing car that doesn't need to be homologated for the road.

Although it doesn't have a very sexy name, the M Hybrid V8 breaks cover in the motorsport arm's 50th year and provides insight into the company'd hybrid electric future.

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The car will be ready for the 2023 hypercar series in the United States, although it can also compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the world endurance championship, Road and Track reports.

Let's get to the styling, the team behind it are from BMW Group Designworks and it features everything you'd expect a BMW racing car to have. The front is dominated by a wide kidney grille, there's a 50th-anniversary logo on the bonnet and iconic Hofmeister kink, BMW Press reports.

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South African car lovers, and particularly those with an affinity for BMW, shared their favourite M cars on social media in celebration of the performance arm's 50th anniversary, Briefly News reports.

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BMW is one of the most popular brands in South Africa with the first car imported in 1952 and in 1968 the German carmaker began producing vehicles at Plant Rosslyn. On 24 May 1972, the partnership agreement for BMW Motorsport GmbH was signed and now 50 years later the company is celebrating by showing off a new M4 CSL and an M 50 Jahre edition of the M4 Competition Coupe.

Earlier this year BMW produced its most powerful car yet, the M5 CS that's powered by the S63 M TwinPower twin-turbo 4,4-litre V8 engine that produces 468kW and 750N.m.

Source: Briefly News