BMW M1
BMW M1 is a sport coupe built between 1978 and 1981.
Designed by Giorgio Giugiaro, the car was built by the motorsport division of BMW. The street version models were built to satisfy the race homologation requirements.
BMW was planning to let Lamborghini to work out the details of the car's chassis, assemble prototypes and manufacture the vehicles. Due to Lamborghini's financial crisis, BMW finally insourced production. A total of 455 production cars were built.
Specification
| Car | |
| Brand | BMW |
| Model | Z1 |
| Chassis | |
| Body style | Coupe |
| Engine arrangement | Rear-mid engine |
| Drive arrangement | Rear-wheel drive |
| Doors | 2 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Engine | |
| Type | Otto |
| Arrangement | Inline 6 |
| Capacity | 3453 cc |
| Valves | 4 valves/cylinder |
| Performance | |
| Power | 204 kW (277 bhp) |
| Top speed | 260 km/h (162 mph) |
Notes:
- Up to 850 bhp was possible by turbocharging
Model years
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981