{"id":84085,"date":"2025-11-02T04:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84085"},"modified":"2025-11-02T04:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:17:04","slug":"bmw-revisits-m1-supercar-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84085","title":{"rendered":"BMW Revisits The M1 Supercar In New Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We never miss a chance to talk about the M1, given its importance in BMW\u2019s legacy. The company\u2019s own E26 stars in a new video that briefly recounts how the mid-engine supercar came to be. Its story was tumultuous from the start, as Lamborghini\u2019s financial troubles delayed the launch beyond the original 1977 target.<\/p>\n<p>The M1 was originally intended to race in Group 4, but extended development time and regulatory changes forced BMW to rethink its plans. Lamborghini dropped out of the project in 1978 after failing to honor its contract to build 400 cars for BMW Motorsport. German coachbuilder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/10\/30\/bmw-3-series-four-door-convertible\/\">Baur<\/a> ultimately handled final assembly of the Giugiaro-designed wedge in Stuttgart. Italian company Marchesi supplied the tubular frame, TIR produced the fiberglass body, and Italdesign was responsible for marrying the two.<\/p>\n<p>Only 460 cars were ever made for road and track use. The M1 eventually found its place in the dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/08\/15\/1980-bmw-m1-procar-monterey-sale\/\">Procar Series<\/a>, which supported Formula 1 races in Europe during the 1979 and 1980 seasons. However, the program was short-lived and met with mixed reviews, partly due to early engine issues.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Legend \u2013\u00a0The BMW M1 | Neue Klasse Origins.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yIEGPxV5TSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, nothing quite like the M1 has followed. The 2008 Hommage remained a concept, while the 2013 i8 wasn\u2019t a true supercar despite its mid-engine layout. The 2019 Vision M Next came close to production but was ultimately canceled. Speaking with <em>BMWBLOG<\/em> earlier this year, M boss Frank van Meel admitted that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/05\/29\/bmw-m-boss-explains-why-supercar-not-priority\/\">supercar is not currently a priority<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there\u2019s room for optimism. BMW is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/08\/16\/bmw-supercar-always-under-consideration-says-m-boss\/\">\u201calways looking into\u201d<\/a> developing a standalone M model to crown the lineup. The mayor of M Town hasn\u2019t ruled out a supercar entirely, saying: \u201cMaybe someday we\u2019ll find the right window of opportunity where we have the capacity to work on a car like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ideally, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/07\/25\/bmw-m1-and-m1-hommage-pose-bmw-museum\/\">M1<\/a>-inspired flagship would follow its predecessor\u2019s formula with a pure combustion engine. Yet time is running out, as the M division accelerates electrification to meet increasingly strict emissions standards. Hopefully, there\u2019s still a window for one last ICE range-topper before plug-in hybrids and EVs take over completely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We never miss a chance to talk about the M1, given its importance in BMW\u2019s legacy. The company\u2019s own E26 stars in a new video that briefly recounts how the mid-engine supercar came to be. Its story was tumultuous from the start, as Lamborghini\u2019s financial troubles delayed the launch beyond the original 1977 target. 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