The M division gave us the bite-the-back-of-your-hand beautiful 3.0 CSL in May 1972. Then came the rather obscure homologation special, the 530 MLE for the South African market, in 1976. The peeps at ...

I hate to bemoan progress and sound like some of the media industry dinosaurs out there. But sometimes the internet makes me rather grumpy. This is mostly brought on by the ramblings of keyboard ...

The i8 plug-in supercar wasn’t the first mid-engine production car to wear the BMW roundel. The original comes in the guise of the M1, the first road-going car in the Bavarian automaker’s history to ...

Designer Ronnie Fieg and Kith have unveiled their latest collaboration with BMW: a bespoke 1981 BMW M1 E26. This marks the third chapter in their partnership, showcasing a blend of BMW’s automotive ...

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Although BMW built the M1 for just three short years -- and in exceptionally limited quantities -- it will always be regarded ...