Now you guys know that I’m not the biggest fan of BMW’s. I got much respect for what they build but they are just not my cup of tea. A bit to techy for my tastes. And the designs tend to be pretty beige. But then I found this over at BMWBlog.com… and I fell in love. If BMW can design something like the M1 Homage pictured to the left then what to we keep getting the boring drivel they call the 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10 series? They may be decent looking super nice, super quick cars, but they just blend in with everything else on the road.

This M1 on the other hand, now that is a beauty. It’s just too bad it’s only a design exercise.

The purpose of the new M1 project is uncertain and the M1 Hommage is strictly a design exercise meant to celebrate the past of its supercar. The car displayed at the Villa d’Este Concours was  a non-functional prototype, with no engine and interior, but with working lights and steering. Of course, the speculations will start flowing now and many people will probably look forward to a future design similar to the M1 Hommage, but there are no clues on whether BMW will ever manufacture an M1.

- BMWBlog.com

This week BMW is leaving F1, just in time for Shumacher to come back (at the time this show was recorded Shumacher had yet to renounce his come back). In the super car world Porche’s dream job just got a bit better, Ferrari anounces the 458 Italia. Aston Martin and Elite team up on the LMV/R , Jalopnik says we might have a new Bugatti, and Audi is tinkering with an all electric R8. On the American side of the pond, Ford plans for Mustang to join NASCAR, and Cash for Clunkers is already out of cash (and has since received $2 Billion in additional funding). Then across the Pacific Toyota and Subaru have united to build the Toyobaru, but now it’s leaner and not any meaner.

Can you believe this is going up two weeks after we recorded it? Anyway, we sat down with the guys from Gear Head Haven and put together almost 2 hours of gear head goodness. This week we’ve got loads of good stuff out of F1:  Jensen Button gets win number 6, Lotus may come back to F1, and FIA and FOTA go head to head. And when the powers of Chrysler and  Fiat unite it’s enough to make bond holders cry themselves to sleep at night . Then we’ve got a few tasty tidbits about an all wheel drive Ferrari, and a possible BMW Y series. The car god himself has spoken on Saturn’s new focus on electric cars. And from our friends from across the pond, we’ve got a Bugatti Veryon for only $25K,  the world famous Top Gear Test Track is now on the endangered species, and the Aston Martin Rapied has been spied. And in the realm of new and uber cool we’ve got the one the only Ferrari Enzo II and the return of the CobraJet! And ofcourse we’ve got our weekly Fiesta Update.

More super lateness. Guess what! Saturn’s for sale, the Fiesta outsells the Golf, Oboma’s Building a highspeed rail, and Big cars are safer! No crap. And as for stuff you might actually care about Top Gear gets a museum. the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is announced, and we look at the BMW 760Li and the Cadillac Converj. And let’s not forgets that Bill Gates is plotting to take over your soul, er… I mean car.

BMW aims the new z4 at chicks? Vauxhall gets a new pair of shoes. Ikea may be making the first flat pack car (some assembly required). Audi goes on a diet! Yup Audi is looking to loose over 800 pounds of the next gen A5. Then V W get’s a bit confused about it’s Rabbit, and then they bult a 250 mpg car, all in a days work for those zaney Germans.

We also talk a little bit about the Fiesta Movement,  our impending trip to Hot Import Nights, the launch of our new video cast, and a new series of articles we are writting called Public Service Announcments! Then we introduce, dum dum duuuuum! The Tech Segment! We swore we’d never do it, but we went and did it anyway. As usual I blame Nick.

And all apologies for the bad recording quality on Jini’s voice over, for some reason it came out all sparkley when I was editing it.

This week, AT&T ordered an ass load of green vehicles from Ford. The Barcelona Auto Show is back on. The 2007 Playmate of the Year is selling her Mini Cooper on eBay. Then we’ll bore the hell out of you with some really freaking cool new engines. Chevy’s new desiel and Ecomotors has the first new development in internal combustion engines since the wankel rotory, with their new 300+ horse power 4 cylinder.  Check them out at www.ecomotors.com becuase you just have to see it to believe it. Oh and Mercedes and BMW unite to RULE THE WORLD!!!! *insert evil laughter here*