BMW Turbo

The BMW E25 Turbo is a concept sports car that BMW built to celebrate the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was designed by Paul Bracq with gullwing doors, on a modified 2002 chassis with a mid-mounted engine. It carried a 276 hp turbocharged version of the 2002 engine, foam-filled front and rear sections to absorb impact, side impact beams, a braking distance monitor using radar and a futuristic interior. The car developed 206 kW (280 PS) at 7,100 rpm, could reach 100 km/h from a standstill in 6.6 seconds, and had its top speed limited to 250 km/h. Only two were ever built. BMW later used the Turbo's design themes on the M1, the 8 Series, the Z1 and the 2008 M1 Homage concept, though the E25 is most similar to the M1.