BMW M1

The BMW M1 was a sports car that was produced by German automaker BMW from 1978 to 1981.In the late 1970s, Italian manufacturer Lamborghini entered into an agreement with BMW to build a production racing car. The result was sold to the public, from 1978 to 1981, as the BMW M1. It was the only mid-engined BMW to be mass produced. It had a twin-cam 3.5 L 6-cylinder engine with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection. A version of this motor was later used in the BMW M6 / 635 CSI and BMW M5. The engine had six separate throttle butterflies, four valves per cylinder and produced 273 hp in the street version, giving a top speed of 160 mph. Turbocharged racing versions were capable of producing around 850 hp.after seven prototypes were built. Only 456 production M1s were built, making it one of BMW's rarest models. The spirit of the M1 lived on in the first-generation M5. The M1 had various successes in motorsports, including winning the Group B championship in 1984. In 2004, Sports Car International named the car number ten on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 70's.