Celebrating both its 100th birthday as a brand and the 2002 Turbo’s 50th anniversary, BMW created the 2002 Hommage Concept for this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este that runs from May 20 to 22. It’s a retro-futuristic study that brings together BMW’s past – the 2002 Turbo – with its future – the M2 Coupe, upon which the 2002 Hommage Concept is based. The low slung concept with the widened hips encapsulates some of the more notable styling traits of the original 2002, such as the single headlamps with ‘eyebrow’ turning signals positioned right above and the angled shark face.
“Exactly 50 years ago, the 02 range kick-started an era of success for BMW. This compact coupe is one of the vehicles which made the brand what it is today,” explains Adrian van Hooydonk, Senior Vice President BMW Group Design.“The 2002 sat at the top of the range and was the first series-produced car anywhere in Europe to come with turbo technology. That set the seal on the coupe as a genuine sports car. At the same time, the 2002 turbo was at the technological vanguard of engine development at BMW. The BMW 2002 Hommage is our way of raising a glass to all these achievements.”
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