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BMW has commemorated the annual Mille Miglia race not with a press release, nor with a special trim package on its most popular model -- it's actually built an entire concept car with a theme alluding to the famous Italian road race. Based on the M Z4 Coupe, the MM Concept is an homage to BMW's 1940 M328 Touring Coupe -- which took the 1940 Mille by more than 15 minutes ahead of the 2nd-place car, BMW reminds us. The two-seat Concept Coupe blends "traditional heritage and modern technology," BMW adds, as it stretches the Z4 M Coupe by about 9 inches and slightly boosts the output of its 343-hp engine. There's no plan to produce the concept, but it will undoubtedly make the tour of the world's auto shows, including the Paris auto show this fall.