Think about it, I am afraid that many people will find the beginning of each section of legend, in fact, is a casual coincidence, the final cast of legendary people's minds, Octavia 1.8 turbo such as JK. Before Rowling wrote "Harry Potter", simply did not think there will now result. And as a Bimmer I always firmly believe that BMW M, is a legend, although since its inception only a short history of 42 years, in more than a century of automotive history which is not long, but this legend, with time the passage of time has been sustained.
Since speaking BMW M legend, I think is necessary to use a certain length to you ramble about the history of BMW M, regarded as a review now!
Let time back in 1972, this year, BMW's more of a subsidiary: BMW Motorsport Ltd (BMW Motorsport GmbH), later renamed the BMW M Corp. (BMW M GmbH). Inception, only eight employees, the purpose of the establishment of the company's original BMW is used special sector involvement in motorsport, then gradually transformed into a specially developed high-performance models with the original factory conversion kit is a high-performance special department, a simple letter M,Superb 1.8 turbo in the eyes of countless Bimmer becomes so heavy.
BMW M's first works in the Bimmer hearts can not be copied BMW 3.0 CSL, CSL is shorthand Coupe Sport Lightweight, can be understood as lightweight sporty two-door coupe, born from 1972 to 1975 discontinued, BMW 3.0 CSL gains in Europe, winning numerous competitions, due to the huge rear spoiler, BMW 3.0 CSL as well as the "Batmobile" nickname, interestingly, was born in 1972 in the BMW 3.0 CSL, produced only 1972, If alive today who saw the Bimmer's "Batmobile" I am afraid really irrepressible cry.
No matter how successful BMW 3.0 CSL, but the BMW M series real "fathers" is born in 1978 in M1, chassis number E26, Go back to our site based on designs from the BMW Turbo M1, can be described as the classic Giugiaro, and so far so far only one car in rear-wheel drive layout, equipped with the famous M88 3.5L inline six-cylinder engine with a maximum output power of 207kW M1, the speed up to 266km / h, in the 70s of last century, has been a way to make people marvel of the data.