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The BMW M1 is a sports car that was produced by German automaker BMW from 1978 to 1981. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any A sports car is a term used to describe a class of Automobile. Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production while others are of historical interest only In Automotive design layout specifies where on the car the Engine and Drive wheels are found In Automotive design, a RMR or Rear Mid-engine, Rear-wheel drive layout is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an engine placed just The BMW M88/3 is an in line 6 cylinder (I6 Piston engine. It was based on the M88/1 that was used in the BMW M1's street version with double Giorgetto Giugiaro (born August 7, 1938) is an Italian Automobile designer He was born in Garessio, Province of Cuneo A sports car is a term used to describe a class of Automobile. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916
In the late 1970s, Italian manufacturer Lamborghini entered into an agreement with BMW to build a production racing car in sufficient quantity for homologation. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Automobili Lamborghini SpA, commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of Sports cars based in the small Italian Village ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Homologation is a technical term derived from the Greek homologeo (ὁμολογέω for "to agree" which is generally used in English to signify [1][2] The result was sold to the public, from 1978 to 1981, as the BMW M1. It was the first and only mid-engined BMW to be mass produced. A mid-engine layout describes the placement of an Automobile engine between the rear and front axles It employed a twin-cam M88/1 3. Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the The BMW M88/3 is an in line 6 cylinder (I6 Piston engine. It was based on the M88/1 that was used in the BMW M1's street version with double 5 L 6-cylinder gasoline engine with Kugelfischer injection. A Petrol engine or Gasoline engine is an Internal combustion engine with spark-ignition designed to run on petrol ( Gasoline) and similar volatile A version of this motor was later used in the South African version of the BMW 745i, of which 209 examples were built between 1984 and 1986, as well as the E24 BMW M6/M635CSi and E28 BMW M5. The BMW M6 is a high-performance version of the 6-Series automobile designed by the motorsport division of the German manufacturer The BMW M5 is an ultra performance version of the BMW 5-Series Automobile made by BMW Motorsport The engine had six separate throttle butterflies, four valves per cylinder and produced 277 PS (273 hp/204 kW) in the street version, giving a top speed of 260 km/h (162 mph). A throttle is the mechanism by which the flow of a fluid is managed by constriction or obstruction Turbocharged racing versions were capable of producing around 850 hp (634 kW). A turbocharger, or turbo, is an air Compressor used for forced-induction of an Internal combustion engine.
The M1 coupe was hand-built between 1978 and 1981 under the Motorsport division of BMW as a homologation special for sports car racing. Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (born August 17, 1952) more commonly known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian former racing driver who was Formula The Nürburgring, known as simply " The Ring " by enthusiasts is a Motorsport Race track in Nürburg, Germany. BMW Motorsport is the division of BMW responsible for motorsport-related activities including works-run competition programmes in Touring car racing Sportscar Homologation is a technical term derived from the Greek homologeo (ὁμολογέω for "to agree" which is generally used in English to signify A sports car is a term used to describe a class of Automobile. The body was designed by Giugiaro, taking inspiration from the 1972 BMW Turbo show car. Giorgetto Giugiaro (born August 7, 1938) is an Italian Automobile designer He was born in Garessio, Province of Cuneo The E25 BMW Turbo prototype was built as a celebration for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Originally, BMW commissioned Lamborghini to work out the details of the car's chassis, assemble prototypes and manufacture the vehicles, but Lamborghini's financial position meant that BMW reassumed control over the project in April 1978, after seven prototypes were built. Automobili Lamborghini SpA, commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of Sports cars based in the small Italian Village Only 456 production M1s were built, making it one of BMW's rarest models. The spirit of the M1 lived on in the first-generation M5, as both models shared the same (though slightly modified) engines. [3]
Though the car never saw a great deal of racing success, the M1 is remembered as a refined and civilized supercar in the true BMW tradition, with great handling and stellar build quality. Car handling and vehicle handling is a description of the way wheeled vehicles perform transverse to their direction of motion particularly during cornering and swerving In 2004, Sports Car International named the car number ten on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 1970s. Sports Car International is an Automobile Magazine in the United States focused on Sports cars It is unabashedly enthusiast-oriented Sports Car International magazine compiled a list of the Top Sports Cars of the last few decades
2008 BMW M1 Hommage Concept
In April 2008, BMW unveiled the Hommage Concept to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the M1. The concept vehicle uses a mid-engine layout and borrows styling cues from both the original M1 and the Turbo show car. [4]
References
- ^ BMW M1 (1978-1981) CAR HISTORY
- ^ BMW (E26) M1
- ^ bmw.de
- ^ David Gluckman (April 2008). 2008 BMW M1 Homage Concept. Automobile Magazine. Source Interlink Media, LLC. . Retrieved on 2008-04-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
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