🤯 Bugatti Rimac CEO Mate Rimac’s dream project isn’t another multimillion-dollar hypercar, it’s a properly built BMW E30 restomod with a V10 stuffed under the hood.
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Rimac first revealed the idea in 2025, saying he wants to create a “proper” E30 restomod that goes beyond the powertrain and rethinks the design as well.
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Now he has come face-to-face with a real-world version of that formula, an E30 powered by BMW’s naturally aspirated 5.0-liter S85 V10 from the E60-generation M5.
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The swap packages one of BMW M’s most iconic high-revving engines into the compact, lightweight E30 chassis, complete with a custom intake and roll cage.
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There is some history behind the obsession too, because Rimac’s own automotive story began with an E30 that he eventually converted to electric power after its original engine failed.
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Despite building cutting-edge electric hypercars and overseeing Bugatti, his ultimate personal E30 idea goes in almost the opposite direction: old-school chassis, natural...
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