BMW M1: The Forgotten Supercar XCAR

To see our latest film before it s on YouTube: Subscribe for more XCAR videos: BMW only ever made one proper supercar: The M1. It s a slice of rare automotive legend and one that we had to have a deeper look at. Caution: features porno music and velvet. When you think of 70 s supercars you tend to think of Lamborghinis and Ferraris big, wedgy things that make a lovely noise and go very quickly indeed. You don t tend to think of BMW, do you We can t blame you for that. It s a brand that isn t really synonymous with supercars. Fast saloons, yes, but a supercar Well, in the late 70 s BMW did indeed produce a supercar, the M1. Very few were made and its development is fraught with delays, financial troubles and moving goal posts. It s such a shame that the M1 didn t do as well as it could and should have. It lasted from 1978 1981, not a huge amount of time in anyone s book, and while