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BMW M1

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BMW M1 is a sport coupe built between 1978 and 1981.

Designed by Giorgio Giugiaro, the car was built by the motorsport division of BMW. The street version models were built to satisfy the race homologation requirements.

BMW was planning to let Lamborghini to work out the details of the car's chassis, assemble prototypes and manufacture the vehicles. Due to Lamborghini's financial crisis, BMW finally insourced production. A total of 455 production cars were built.

Specification

Car
BrandBMW
ModelZ1
Chassis
Body styleCoupe
Engine arrangementRear-mid engine
Drive arrangementRear-wheel drive
Doors2
Seats2
Engine
TypeOtto
ArrangementInline 6
Capacity3453 cc
Valves4 valves/cylinder
Performance
Power204 kW (277 bhp)
Top speed260 km/h (162 mph)

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