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The BMW M1's Engine Was So Good, BMW Put It in Four Different Cars

Summary by BMW BLOG
BMW built the M1 for one reason: to go racing. The regulations required a road-going version, so BMW built one — a mid-engine supercar developed with Lamborghini, clothed in a body by Giugiaro, and powered by a twin-cam inline-six that had no business being in anything other than a race car. Around 450 road cars were made between 1978 and 1981. Then production stopped, and that was that. Except the engine didn’t disappear with it. Meet The Heart…
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BMW BLOG broke the news in on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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