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Test BMW M1 - Racing car for the road (ZQ)

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Created on August 7, 1980

Reading time 13min

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“AR”-Test-Team

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BMW M1 (1980) - Giugiaro-Design im Profil

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BMW M1 (1980) - Vorderansicht

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BMW M1 (1980) - Heckansicht

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BMW M1 (1980) - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett

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BMW M1 (1980) - Fahrer- und Beifahrersitz

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BMW M1 (1980) - Kofferraum und Ersatzrad

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BMW M1 (1980) - Sechszylinderreihen-Mittelmotor

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Summary

The BMW M1 marked the Bavarian Motor Works' debut in the super sports car segment. The detailed test in AR 33/1980 showed that even a 100,000 franc car does not only have positive aspects. The testers' summary reads as follows: "Outstanding features of the BMW M1 are its superior driving performance with reasonable fuel consumption, the sporty functionality of the equipment and the good manufacturing; on the other hand, it requires a knowledgeable driver, especially if the available power reserves are to be exploited. What is certain is that the M1 has made it into the small group of elite sports cars. The class of "dream" cars has been enriched by a significant attraction."

This article contains the following chapters

Pride of the "BMW Motorsport GmbH"
Like twelve-cylinder music
Amazingly smooth
Racing car on the road
Good comfort
BMW M1 - Assessment
Test results, maintenance and technical data

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The signs have changed. Manufacturers who want to establish themselves in such a high-caliber and noble car category as the Ferrari BB, the Lamborghini Countach, the Maserati Bora and the Aston Martin V8 have a far more thorny path ahead of them than just a few years ago. Whereas back then it was easier to sell expensive automotive delicacies of this kind, today the circle of potential buyers has shrunk quite noticeably, unsettled by environmental changes, annoyed by speed limits and alarmed by higher fuel prices. Of course, those responsible at Bayerische Motoren Werke AG also knew this when they realized their sensational "M1" project, a two-seater high-performance sports car that is far more unusual, far more powerful and also far more expensive than anything the blue and white brand from Munich has produced to date. The clever Bavarians therefore launched the so-called Procar series as an effective advertising aid, a self-contained, extremely spectacular racing championship in which Formula 1 stars and other well-known cracks compete fiercely for points and prize money in identical BMW M1 cars, usually as a supporting event to Grand Prix events with a large number of spectators.

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