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BMW M-Series celebrates the 50th anniversary of these legendary German performance cars, detailing both its production and motorsport stories with expert commentary and fascinating photography.
BMW launched the Motorsport, or “M”, division in 1972 to formally support its growing and successful racing program. Wisely, BMW leveraged that racing credibility to create limited-edition, high-performance production cars, the first being the M1 supercar of 1978. Tested and tuned at a dedicated facility located at the legendary Nürburgring, BMW’s M cars are true “driver’s cars” focused first and foremost on handling and performance. Still, they are docile enough when not driven aggressively to serve as comfortable high-end daily drivers.
Since the late 1980s, the range of M models has broadened considerably and now includes coupes, convertibles, and sedans in M2, M3, M4, M5, and M8 flavors along with high-performance X-series M SUVs. Early M cars like the M1 and late 1980s M3 and M6 are now desirable collector cars welcomed at top collector auctions and commanding premium prices.
With decades of racing and production success and, literally, no signs of slowing down, BMW’s M cars hurtle full speed to their 50th anniversary in 2022. BMW M offers the history no Bimmer fan will want to be without.
BMW launched the Motorsport, or “M”, division in 1972 to formally support its growing and successful racing program. Wisely, BMW leveraged that racing credibility to create limited-edition, high-performance production cars, the first being the M1 supercar of 1978. Tested and tuned at a dedicated facility located at the legendary Nürburgring, BMW’s M cars are true “driver’s cars” focused first and foremost on handling and performance. Still, they are docile enough when not driven aggressively to serve as comfortable high-end daily drivers.
Since the late 1980s, the range of M models has broadened considerably and now includes coupes, convertibles, and sedans in M2, M3, M4, M5, and M8 flavors along with high-performance X-series M SUVs. Early M cars like the M1 and late 1980s M3 and M6 are now desirable collector cars welcomed at top collector auctions and commanding premium prices.
With decades of racing and production success and, literally, no signs of slowing down, BMW’s M cars hurtle full speed to their 50th anniversary in 2022. BMW M offers the history no Bimmer fan will want to be without.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- 1 The Power to Win: Inside the performance culture of BMWâs M Division
- 2 Motorsport Is in BMWâs Blood: A century of success on two wheels and four, in F1, Touring Cars, Le Mansâand in the air
- 3 From Racetrack to Road: The heat of competition breeds brilliant cars for BMW customers
- 4 M1: The Elegant Inspiration: The BMW supercar that became an iconâand how it nearly didnât make it into production
- 5 The 1980s: M3, M5, M6âthe Gen-1 Favorites: First generation M-Division customer cars deliver dazzling performance
- 6 The 1990s: Hitting the Big Time: Six-cylinder M3 and V-8 M5 raise the dynamic benchmark ever higher
- 7 The 2000s: Peak Performance, Peak Complexity: More cylinders, more revs, more power and speedâand arguably the best M3 of all
- 8 Excursion Off-Road: The M SUVs Contentious at first, the hotshot X5M and X6M soon won the world over
- 9 The 2010s: First-Generation TurbosâM Takes a Chance: From the wild 1M CoupĂ© via the svelte M5 to the fast and furious M4 GTS
- 10 The 2020s: M2, M3, M4, M5âTurbocharged to Perfection: Back in top form with spectacular speed and driver appeal
- 11 M6, M8: The High-End Coupés: Lavish lifestyle meets racetrack dynamics: a recipe for success?
- 12 M SUVs Spark Off a Race for Power: The need for speed pushes Mâs heavyweight 4x4s into the 600-hp club
- 13 Turning Down the Heat: The Nearly-M Cars: M-Performance models are a tempting halfway point to full-house M Cars
- 14 Shaping the M Story: Inside the Design Studio: How does an M Car stand out from the crowd? Secrets from chief designer Marcus Syringâs studio
- 15 Today, Tomorrow, and into an Electric Future: CEO Markus Flasch on why zero-emissions M Cars will deliver even more thrills
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX