BMW M1
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The BMW M1 is a rare late-1970s mid-engined sports car and homologation special, renowned as BMW’s first true supercar and a design icon of its era.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
homologation special
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sports car ⓘ supercar ⓘ |
| assembly |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyMaterial | fibreglass body panels ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 2-door coupé ⓘ |
| category |
classic car
ⓘ
collector car ⓘ |
| chassis | tubular spaceframe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| curbWeight | approximately 1300 kg ⓘ |
| designCompany | Italdesign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Giorgetto Giugiaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivetrain | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineCode | BMW M88 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-6 engine ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement | 3.5 L ⓘ |
| era |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| firstBMWSupercar | true ⓘ |
| firstProductionMidEngineBMW | true ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | mechanical fuel injection ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1140 mm ⓘ |
| homologationSeries | Group 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| induction | naturally aspirated ⓘ |
| layout | rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4360 mm ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
BMW
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BMW M GmbH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition | high-performance sports car ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
BMW roundels on C-pillars
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distinctive wedge-shaped design ⓘ pop-up headlights ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 277 hp ⓘ |
| predecessor | BMW Turbo concept NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1981 ⓘ |
| productionNumber | approximately 453 units ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1978 ⓘ |
| racingSeries | Procar Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| racingVariant | BMW M1 Procar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | BMW i8 (spiritual successor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 260 km/h ⓘ |
| torqueOutput | approximately 330 N·m ⓘ |
| transmission | 5-speed manual transmission ⓘ |
| valvetrain | DOHC ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 2560 mm ⓘ |
| width | approximately 1820 mm ⓘ |
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