BMW M1 350 horsepower gets the go-ahead
British magazine Autocar reports that BMW greentlights the development of an M version of the 1 Series Coupe.
British magazine Autocar reports that BMW greentlights the development of an M version of the 1 Series Coupe.
It was the BMW M1 - the very first BMW to be produced as an official M GmbH(then M Division) vehicle. On July 10, 1978 with that first crank of the massive M88 engine of the first M1 to roll out of the M Division workshop started a tradition that spanned another three decades - naturally aspirated, high revving, high horsepower engines to power the best BMW's made.
As BMW is preparing to enter the 2009 American LeMans Series with it’s race-prepped E92, I thought it fitting to...
///M. It’s a letter that invokes fear in its rivals. It is a mark that has made in house performance cars a must by every major automaker.
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