bmw-m1

In the automotive world, good designers are put on such a high pedestal, you’d think that they had sculpted Michelangelo’s David. There’s a reason for the heavy praise, however. Automotive design is a very tricky…

The BMW supercar is the talk of the town lately. As we approach the company’s 100th year anniversary, the hopes around a new BMW supercar are higher than ever. Purists hope that the company will properly…

AutoExpress UK brings two BMW supercars together on the track – the new i8 and the classic M1. The M1 came to life in 1978 at the Paris Motor Show as the M divisions first…

DuPont Registry has listed for sale a 1981 BMW M1 for the hefty price of $499,000. The car is number 348 out of 456 ever produced and it has been sitting in a private collection…

Story by Roger Scott, a car detailer that had five days to prepare the car for the show I was asked by my friend Herr Hübner the owner of Jochen Neerpasch’s 1980 BMW M1 to…

At the media launch of the new BMW M6 Gran Coupe (our review here), BMW also brought out one of their most iconic cars: the legendary M1. The M1 remains one of the most sought…

Like most great supercars, the M1 was conceptualized as a race car, and then homologated through civilian series production. In the mid 1970s, BMW had an itch to beat Porsche on the racetrack – not…

The building where BMW Classic resides lies within a couple of minutes from BMW Welt, in Munich. Apparently nothing betrays the hidden gems within, but the building is quite a goldmine, as it accommodates BMW…

Why in the world would BMW need to launch a super expensive 2-seater limited production car in this economy? Aside from a few oil wealthy Arab nations or emerging market countries, the cash isn’t exactly…

In July, BMW agreed to consign two cars from their museum reserve collection for sale at Bonhams inaugural Collectors’ Motor Cars auction at the Royal Mirage Hotel, Dubai in October. The car chosen were an…