The BMW Turbo may, at first glance, be visually very similar to the M1, but there are a number of key differences between the two, both in mechanical terms and in terms of design.

In the early 1970s BMW's chief designer was a frenchman. 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 ...

The Turbo contained several design elements that would later end up in the M1, but it was also different in many aspects. Let’s explore the history of these two very special BMWs. BMW ...

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 ...

Gifted with a limited-slip rear differential from ZF, the Turbo runs the same 6.8:1 compression ratio as the 2002 Turbo. BMW quotes 280 ps (276 hp) in this application versus 170 ps (168 ...

The BMW M1 is an odd duck in BMW’s history: a stand-alone supercar, built with a racing career in mind. Initiated by BMW Motorsport director Jochen Neerpasch, it was green-lit in the mid-1970s ...

The BMW M1 Hommage was first penned in 2008 by then BMW designer Chris Bangle. As the name implies, it was mean to pay homage to not only BMW concept cars of the past like the 1972 BMW Turbo, but ...

Arguably, the M1 is BMW's one and only true supercar, with its closest successor, the i8, never quite offering the same level of performance. As such, ... BMW 2002 Turbo. BMW.

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 ...

Read More about the 1980 BMW M1 from the automotive experts at Motor Trend Classic. Some things happen only once in the automotive world, ... The 1972 BMW Turbo Concept.