BMW Turbo
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BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
as a celebration for the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich. It was designed by Paul Bracq
Paul Bracq
Paul Bracq is an automotive designer noted for his work at Citroën, Peugeot, and Mercedes-Benz.Bracq's career began in the design studio of Philippe Charbonneaux, where he served as Charbonneaux' assistant in 1953 and 1954...
, with gullwing doors
Gull-wing door
Gull-wing door is an automotive industry term describing car doors that are hinged at the roof rather than the side, as pioneered by the 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300SL race car and its road-legal version introduced in 1954....
and a futuristic cockpit. Only two were ever built. BMW later used the Turbo's design themes on the M1
BMW M1
The BMW M1 is a sports car that was produced by German automaker BMW from 1978 to 1981.In the late 1970s, Italian manufacturer Lamborghini entered into an agreement with BMW to build a production racing car in sufficient quantity for homologation. The result was sold to the public, from 1978 to...
, the 8-Series, the Z1
BMW Z1
The BMW Z1 was a two-seat roadster developed by BMW and produced from March 1989 to June 1991. The Z1 featured doors which dropped down into the door sills. A total of 8,000 cars were produced.-History:...
and the 2008 M1 Homage Concept.
Technical Data
- Motor: Four cylinder Mid-engine
- Displacement: 1990 cm³
- Power: 206 kW/280 PS (Turbocharged) at 7100 rpm
- Transmission: Four speed manual
- Vmax: 250 km/h
- 0-100 km/h: in 6.6 Seconds
- Weight: 1272 kg
- Length: 4155 mm
- Width: 1880 mm
- Height: 1100 mm
- Wheelbase: 2400 mm
- Examples built: 2