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1972 concept sports car
Motor vehicle
The
E25 Turbo
concept
sports car
was built by
BMW
as a celebration for the
1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich.
[1]
[2]
It was designed by
Paul Bracq
, with
gullwing doors
and was based on a modified
2002
chassis with a
mid-mounted engine
.
[2]
The Turbo featured a 276 hp turbocharged version of the engine from the
BMW 2002
, foam-filled front and rear sections to absorb impact, side impact beams, a braking distance monitor utilizing radar,
[3]
and a futuristic cockpit. The car developed 206 kW (280 PS; 276 hp) at 7100 rpm
[
citation needed
]
and could reach 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill in 6.6 seconds. The top speed was 250 km/h (155 mph).
[4]
Only two were ever built.
[5]
BMW later used the Turbo's design themes on the
M1
, the
8 Series
, the
Z1
and the
2008 M1 Homage Concept
.
[
citation needed
]
The BMW E-25 is however most similar to the BMW M1.
References
[
edit
]
- ^
Lewin, Tony (2004),
The Complete Book Of BMW: Every Model Since 1950
,
MotorBooks International
, p. 307,
ISBN
978-0-7603-1951-2
, retrieved
2011-04-28
- ^
a
b
Norbye, Jan P. (1984).
BMW - Bavaria's Driving Machines
. Skokie, IL: Publications International. pp.
154?155
.
ISBN
0-517-42464-9
.
- ^
Noakes, Andrew (2005). "Unbeatable BMW 1972-1980".
The Ultimate History of BMW
. Bath, UK: Parragon Publishing. p. 82.
ISBN
1-4054-5316-8
.
- ^
Cranswick, Mark (2010).
"2 - The Original BMW 5 Series (e12)"
.
The BMW 5 Series and X5: A History of Production Cars and Tuner Specials, 1972-2008
. Jefferson, NC, USA: McFarland. p. 25.
ISBN
978-0-7864-4351-2
. Retrieved
2013-11-11
.
- ^
Lewin, Tony (2004) [2004].
"An icon emerges"
.
The Complete Book of BMW: Every Model in the World Since 1962
. St. Paul, MN USA: Motorbooks International. p. 65.
ISBN
0-7603-1951-0
. Retrieved
2013-11-11
.
Only two were built – but the lasting value to BMW was in the turbo engine it gave to the volume production 2002 series...