BMW E26 M1 roadcar at Spa Classic 2013

Engine: M88 Straight 6 / 3453 cc / 210.7 cu in Power: 277 bhp / 207 KW @ 6,500 rpm Torque: 330 Nm / 243 ft lbs @ 5,000 rpm Weight 1297 kg / 2,859 lbs Top Speed: 260 km/h (162 mph) 0-60 mph: 5.9 s 0-100 mph: 13.3 s Produced from: 1978 - 1981 Numbers built: 457 Date: 2013-09-21 Event: Spa 6 hours [quote=Wikipedia]The M1 coupe was hand-built between 1978 and 1981 under the Motorsport division of BMW as a homologation special for sports car racing. The body was designed by Giugiaro, taking inspiration from the 1972 BMW Turbo show car. Originally, BMW commissioned Lamborghini to work out the details of the car's chassis, assemble prototypes and manufacture the vehicles, but Lamborghini's financial position meant that BMW reassumed control over the project in April 1978, after seven prototypes were built. Only 453 production M1s were built, making it one of BMW's rarest models.[4] Of the 453 produced, 20 were race versions created for the BMW M1 Procar Championship. The spirit of the M1 lived on in the M635Csi and the first-generation M5, which use a modified version of the M88/1 engine, the M88/3[/quote]

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