While most car enthusiasts will be aware of the M1 and its history, one of the cars that inspired it is far less known: the BMW Turbo concept, which was released six years before the M1.

His name was Paul Braque and he created a series of innovative cars including the one that provided the basis for BMW's M1, the only supercar in its history. Named Braque Turbo. and unveiled in ...

it lacked the Turbo’s explosive punch. The racing series in which the M1 was intended to compete never panned out, so BMW created its own, M1-only series called Procar. Alas, it failed to ...

Hans-Joachim Stuck's Personal 3.0 CSL Is for Sale The BMW M1 Is An Exotic Free of Compromises First Drive: BMW 2002 Turbo A piece with the Vierzylinder was the Turbo concept, a bold answer to the ...

The predecessor of the M1 uses Bosch Kugelfischer mechanical ... 8:1 compression ratio as the 2002 Turbo. BMW quotes 280 ps (276 hp) in this application versus 170 ps (168 horsepower) and 240 ...

The BMW M1 occupies an unusual space in automotive ... BMW was busy churning out pioneering sports coupes. The BMW 2002 Turbo was the top-spec variant of the 02, featuring a 170 horsepower four ...

The BMW M1 Hommage blends a wide, aggressive stance with intentionally retro/modern twists on the key visual elements that defined Paul Bracq’s original BMW Turbo concept and the Giugiaro ...

and yet anxious to develop the turbo four-cylinder for Formula 1, Neerpasch left BMW Motorsports. Everyone understood that the M1 had failed as a race car because its development proved too costly ...

It is thought that the twin-turbo S68 V8 in the BMW X7 M60i could ... This isn't the only way that the BMW M1 could be ...