The only mild criticism of the Z1 had been that its chassis was capable of handling far more power than the stock 2.5-litre straight six engine could muster. However, just a fraction of the 8000 buyers…
Read MoreHaving used straight six engines for all prior versions of its hot Motorsport 5-series, the E39 M5 launched in 1998 came with an enlarged and suitably uprated version of the V8 found in the 540i.
Read MoreWhen in 1986 BMW unveiled the first V12 from a German manufacturer since Word War 2, it was obvious the firm’s Motorsport department would be keen to apply their magic touch. Immensely…
Read MoreBMW Motorsport created the original E30 M3 as a Group A homologation special for Touring Car racing and Rallying. Between 1986 and 1992, the M3 proved extremely effective and claimed a huge…
Read MoreAt the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1999, BMW unveiled a flagship Roadster inspired by the car that nearly drove the company to bankruptcy 40 years beforehand: the legendary late fifties 507.
Read MoreAlthough BMW’s Formula 1 programme of 2000 to 2009 did not deliver on championship-winning potential, it did pave the way for an F1-inspired V10 to find itself in the 2004-2010 M5 and the 2005…
Read MoreDuring the mid-to-late 1980s, arguably the most elegant sporting Coupes offered by Europe’s high end manufacturers were the Aston Martin V8 and BMW’s E26 M635 CSi. While in Vantage trim the…
Read MoreOwing to tighter emissions legislation, E36 M3s bound for North America had to be fitted with lower compression engines that did not feature the same radical cylinder head, variable valve timing…
Read MoreAfter a five-year spell campaigning the E36 M3 GTR, BMW’s North American competition partner, Prototype Technology Group (PTG), switched focus to the new E46-based Motorsport 3-series.
Read MoreTo promote its highly anticipated M1, the first mid-engined road car in BMW’s history, a fleet of three early examples were retained for promotional use. Of these, just one was finished in Blue, chassis…
Read MoreProduced for just 16 months between March 2011 and June 2012, BMW shifted a little over 6000 copies of its E82-based 1M Coupe. By contrast, the contemporary M3, manufactured from 2007 until…
Read MoreAlthough it never wore the familiar ‘M’ moniker that graced most of BMW Motorsport’s road cars, the E31-based 850 CSi featured even more performance enhancements than many M-badged…
Read MoreDespite having been up against much newer and more highly developed opposition, BMW’s iconic E30 M3 still proved itself a winning platform during the car’s sixth and final season in the Deutsche…
Read MorePerhaps the least well known BMW Motorsport product to emerge during the 1990s was the E31 850 CSi built in limited numbers between 1992 and 1996. Despite its lack of an “M” moniker, practically…
Read MoreAlthough BMW’s Group 4 M1 is best remembered for the Procar series from which it took its name, once a much-delayed homologation process had been rubber stamped, the model did go on to…
Read MoreHaving commissioned the first two instalments of its burgeoning Art Car theme in time for the 1975 and ‘76 Le Mans 24 Hour races, BMW went on to order a third machine that would appear at the…
Read MorePerhaps counter-intuitively, the lightest body style from BMW’s V8-powered M3 line produced between 2007 and 2013 was the four-door E90 Sedan which tipped the scales at 50kg less than a…
Read MoreAlthough France was among the last major European nations to organise a national Touring Car championship, the Gallic series saw an explosion of interest during the mid-to-late 1970s when it…
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