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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.
Jochen Neerpasch, the head of BMW's Motorsports division, was the first to propose the idea of a one-make championship. [2] The division had started construction of the first sports car for BMW in 1978, the M1, and had planned from the start to enter the new sports car in the World Sportscar Championship in 1979, as well as offering the cars to customers for other series.
BMW XM. Two models, the M1 (1978–1981) and XM (2022–present), are not pinnacle versions of an existing BMW model, but rather, are ground-up performance models produced and sold exclusively in their M variant. Sometimes labelled as "M Original" cars, these models represent flagship performance and design for the M brand.
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1972–1981: Mid-size luxury car 3 Series (E21) 1975–1983: Compact executive car 6 Series (E24) 1976–1989: Grand tourer 7 Series (E23) 1977–1987: Full-size luxury car M1: 1978–1981: Sports car 5 Series (E28) 1981–1988: Mid-size luxury car 3 Series (E30) 1982–1994: Compact executive car 7 Series (E32) 1986–1994: Full-size luxury ...
Starting with a 1981 BMW M1 E26, Fieg's first order of business was focusing the build on the color of Techno Violet, the revered purple first introduced on BMW's E36-generation M3.
The 1980 BMW M1 Procar Championship was the second and final season of the BMW M1 Procar Championship. The series once again supported Formula One at various European rounds but also branched out to hosting its own standalone events.