True motorcycle enthusiasts usually don’t pay much attention to cars because they get their kicks riding on two wheels. But there are still some four-wheel performance machines that make every head turn at the MotoGP stands: the BMW M-cars, which began using Akrapovič exhaust systems at the start of the last season. When the Bavarian auto giant was working on this year’s official MotoGP safety car, the outstanding BMW 1 Series M Coupé, it expected the usual from the experts in Ivančna Gorica: an exhaust system that was light and loud. Wonderfully loud, of course. Akrapovič meets these kinds of demands on a daily basis and they tackled the 1 Series M Coupé safety car the same as any other project. With all the seriousness and determination to produce an exhaust system for the new M that would provide additional horsepower and torque to the already sufficiently powerful engine, a system that would be lighter and use its deep sporty sound to make Lorenzo, Spies, Bautista, Stoner, Rossi, and the other two-wheel aces marvel at its carbon fiber tail pipes. The titanium system with carbon fiber tail pipes is one of a kind, just like its “driver,” the BMW 1 Series M Coupé Safety Car. The safety car and its exhaust system have another thing in common: they’re the conceptual brothers of the following two stock products: The BMW 1 Series M Coupé, which has been on the market
Varnostni avtomobil MotoGP Safety BMW serije 1 M Coupé Edini, ki dirka pred samimi svetovnimi zvezdami MotoGP-ja in le te ves čas zrejo v njegove zaključke izpušnega sistema iz ogljikovih vlaken. Eden redkih avtomobilov, za katerim s spoštovanjem pogledujejo vsi ljubitelji motociklov. Dame in gospodje, uradni varnostni avtomobil MotoGP Safety BMW serije 1 M Coupé.
since this spring, and the Akrapovič Evolution exhaust system, which has been dazzling buyers of aftermarket exhaust systems since last fall. What makes the Safety Car different from the production 1 Series M Coupé? The 250-kW (340 HP) straight-six M TwinPower Turbo engine and the entire drivetrain were taken over unchanged from the production model. In the interests of optimizing weight, the BMW Safety Car comes with a carbon fiber-reinforced hood featuring additional large air vents, as well as polycarbonate side and rear windows. The exhaust system is different too. An adjustable rear wing provides the requisite downforce. On the Safety Car the aerodynamically honed front apron with its precisely defined air ducting, including air curtains, features an additional splitter integrated on the underside of the apron. Many differences can also be noticed in the interior, where you can sense a touch of uncompromising purism. No rear seats, a bolted rollover cage, two racing bucket seats with six-point safety belts, an M steering wheel in Alcantara, and a fire extinguisher—this is the Safety Car. The sports-tuned chassis, high-performance suspension technology, the brakes (six-piston fixed-caliper), and 19-inch mixed tires measuring 255/35 in the front and 285/30 in the rear of the BMW 1 Series M Coupé were specially adapted for the Safety Car.
Srčni ljubitelji motociklov običajno ne dajo dosti na avtomobile, saj svoj užitek najdejo v vožnji po dveh kolesih. Pa vendarle obstajajo štirikolesni športniki, za katerim s tribun dirk MotoGp-ja pogleda vsaka glava. Gre za BMW-jeve M avtomobile, ki so od začetka lanske sezone opremljeni z izpušnimi sistemi znamke Akrapovič. Ko je Bavarski gigant pripravljal uradni varnostni avtomobil MotoGp-ja letošnje sezone, gre za odličnega BMW-ja serije 1 M Coupé, so imeli od mojstrov iz Ivančne Gorice klasična pričakovanja: pripraviti izpušni sistem, ki bo lahek in glasen. Seveda čudovito glasen.
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