The E26-chassis BMW M1 — the first car ever from a new subsidiary of BMW, creatively called “BMW Motorsport” — is one of few cars ever produced that started out as a race car and then was developed ...

The fusion of pop art and performance engineering is racing into the UAE as BMW Group Middle East announces an exclusive showcase of Andy Warhol’s iconic BMW M1 Art Car at this year’s edition ...

BMW came stunningly close to releasing an i8-based, M1-inspired supercar about two years ago. Known as the i16, the electrified coupe was at an advanced stage of its development process when it ...

From track-ready sports cars to mass-produced superminis, BMW's back catalog has more than its fair share of icons, and these are among the very best. The BMW M1 occupies an unusual space in ...

The defining wedge is the Lamborghini Countach, but the M1 isn’t far behind. The car would be in production from 1978 to 1981, during which time 453 examples rolled off the line. 1980 BMW M1 ...

But did you know they also built one of the most unique and memorable sports cars ever? The BMW M1 is a car so rare that, even to this day, its futuristic design and history leave many wondering what ...

BMW built its first Motorsport division car (the M1) to race in the Group 4 series of the Manufactur­ers Championship. Homologation rules stated that BMW needed to make 400 road-legal vehicles to ...

The BMW M1 is almost universally admired today for its good looks and surprising performance. But in almost every other way, it was, in its day, a failure for BMW and the reasons why help explain ...