{"id":75982,"date":"2024-08-21T20:12:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T00:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=75982"},"modified":"2024-08-21T20:12:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T00:12:30","slug":"bmw-turbo-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=75982","title":{"rendered":"BMW Turbo Concept: The Gullwing Visionary That Paved the Way for Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"

What could the BMW M1, BMW 8 Series, and BMW Z1 possibly have in common? Surprisingly, it\u2019s inspiration from a concept vehicle. Specifically, the BMW Turbo, a concept car penned by Paul Bracq<\/a> who you may know from the 230SL \u201cPagoda\u201d Mercedes, E12 5 Series, and others. The BMW Turbo Concept was largely built as a \u201cvision of the future.\u201d That meant showcasing technology nowhere else in the existing lineup and a glimpse at the brand\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

Two concepts were built. The first car debuted at the Paris Autosalon in 1972. After a separate showing at the 1973 IAA in Frankfurt, BMW built another with slight adjustments. Since then, the cars bounced around from show to show for special occasions. Today, one BMW Turbo Concept lives in South Carolina, and the other is in Munich. Dubbed chassis code E25, we were lucky enough to get a closer look this year at Pebble Beach.<\/p>\n

Paul Bracq\u2019s Artwork<\/h3>\n

There are a lot of other exterior details to soak in, too, so peruse the pictures carefully. You\u2019ll note quad exhaust tips, which now show up all over the place in the BMW lineup. Dual roundels show up in the back, another design element copied and pasted over to the M1. Neat hood vents in the front add visual flair.<\/p>\n

Looking Into The Future<\/h3>\n

All over the cockpit, you\u2019ll find dials and gauges tilted toward the driver. BMW says it was designed to allow a belted driver to be able to reach all the necessary controls without needing to lean forward. BMW also notes this general design principle trickled into the first BMW 3 Series generation in 1975.<\/p>\n

Performance and Powertrain<\/h3>\n

The Turbo Concept weighs in at around 2,160 pounds and can scoot from zero to 60 mph in just 6.6 seconds. The four-speed manual transmission definitely dates the car a bit, but we bet it\u2019s still a riot to drive. Revving to 7,100 rpm and achieving speeds of up to 155 mph, the BMW Turbo Concept is nearly as inspiring today as it was over 50 years ago. [Photos: Dan Levins\u00a0@klapped.media<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What could the BMW M1, BMW 8 Series, and BMW Z1 possibly have in common? Surprisingly, it\u2019s inspiration from a concept vehicle. Specifically, the BMW Turbo, a concept car penned by Paul Bracq who you may know from the 230SL \u201cPagoda\u201d Mercedes, E12 5 Series, and others. The BMW Turbo Concept was largely built as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/75983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}