BMW M1
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Sports car that was produced by German automaker BMW from 1978 to 1981.
Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Karosserie Baur , BMW M GmbH
- Model code
- E26
- Production
- 1978–1981, 453 produced
- Assembly
- Italy: Turin (initial assembly) Germany: Munich (final assembly and inspection)
- Designer
- Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign
- Class
- Sports car ( S )
- Body style
- 2-door coupé
- Layout
- Mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Engine
- 3.5 L M88 I6
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 2,600 mm (102.4 in)
- Length
- 4,361 mm (171.7 in)
- Width
- 1,824 mm (71.8 in)
- Height
- 1,140 mm (44.9 in)
- Curb weight
- 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
- Predecessor
- BMW Turbo
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 1290
- Image
- 1979 BMW M1 Procar.jpg
- Height
- 1138
- Width
- 1824
- Length
- 4359
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- BMW M1
- wheelbase
- 2560
- inception
- 1974-00-00
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The BMW M1 (model code E26) is a mid-engined sports car produced by German automotive manufacturer BMW from 1978 until 1981.
In the late 1970s, Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini entered into an agreement with BMW to build a production racing car in sufficient quantity for homologation, but conflicts arose that prompted BMW to produce the car themselves. The resulting car was sold to the public, from 1978 until 1981, as the BMW M1.
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