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BMW to Make its Presence Known at the 2021 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este

The 2021 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is back, following last year’s hiatus, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On the stunning shores of Lake Como, Italy, the BMW Group will be in attendance with some of its latest vehicles, as well as some of BMW’s classics.

Among the new vehicles in attendance will be the BMW i Vision Circular Concept, which is the brand’s idea of the future of urban mobility. Its goal was to make manufacturing more circular, using both recycled materials and materials that can be recycled again. While its design is controversial, its methods are very clever.

There will also be a closed room viewing of THE 8X JEFF KOONS, which is the Jeff Koons-styled BMW M850i Gran Coupe. Jeff Koons will be in attendance, along with head of BMW Group design, Adrian van Hooydonk. Unfortunately, it’s a closed room, so only those in attendance will be able to see it and we won’t be able to take any photos or videos of it.

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Also making its in-person debut at Villa d’Este will be the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, at the Mosaic Garden of Villa d’Este. Considering Lake Como is one of the most beautiful places in the world and obviously on a massive body of water, it’s the perfect place to debut the hyper-expensive, yacht-inspired Boat Tail.

Of course, being that the event is mostly for BMW Group Classic, instead of the larger BMW Group, there will be many classic Bimmers in attendance. We don’t know which ones but it wouldn’t surprise us to see cars like the original BMW 328 Mille Miglia, given the Italian connection and its incredible history.

Our own Horatiu will be in attendance and will bring you all live photos and videos from the incredibly exclusive, ultra extravagant event. It’s a tough job but someone’s gotta do it.

VIDEO: Listen to the E31 BMW M8 Prototype Start and Rev

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If you’re a massive BMW enthusiast, you know the story of the BMW M8 Prototype (if not, click these blue words). It’s a great story but one with a sad ending because the original M8 never made it to production, despite being impossibly cool. Instead, the prototype sat in BMW’s collection for over thirty years and only saw the light of day a few years ago. So the fact that BMW Classic displayed it in this video and actually started it up is incredible.

In this video, we get to learn about the BMW M8 Prototype’s incredible naturally-aspirated V12 engine. Not only is it beautiful to look at, with its carbon fiber intake manifold (!) but it’s also a technically fascinating engine as well. Modifying the 850CSi’s V12 for more power and performance as a challenge but not as much of a challenge as getting the entire package to work properly.

However, once it starts up, you realize it was all worth it. This video lets you actually hear the M8 Prototype start and rev, which is likely the first time you’ve ever heard it. BMW hasn’t really showed it off much, never mind actually start it up.

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I’m fortunate to have had the chance to actually get up close and personal with the E31 BMW M8 Prototype. During a BMW even in Palm Springs, California, BMW had a closed-door room filled with all sorts of special cars at the time and one of them was the E31 M8. I was positively giddy just being in its space, as I had loved it ever since I learned about it. Thankfully, someone at BMW was gracious enough to actually let me sit in it and it was wonderful.

I can still remember sitting in the seat, thinking about how few people had actually done so and trying to capture just how truly rare and special it was. After hearing the V12 bark to life in this video, those feelings came back.

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