While most car enthusiasts will be aware of the M1 and its history, one of the cars that inspired it is far less known: the BMW Turbo concept, which was released six years before the M1.

1 in the 2002 Turbo to prevent detonation when the turbocharger was producing boost. The BMW 2002 Turbo was also equipped with a larger radiator and an oil cooler to reduce the heat load created ...

The BMW Turbo is the 2002’s platform pushed to the extreme. Weighing just 2,161 pounds with a transversely-mounted 1,983cc fuel-injected turbo engine tuned to produce up to 280 horsepower ...

From the MINI Cooper and BMW 1 Series to the plug-in hybrid M5 and Rolls-Royce Phantom, what BMW calls TwinPower Turbo is a suite of technologies featured in all series-production engines ...

Unlike most of its BMW kin, the 1 Series remains a simple vehicle with few variants and only two engine options, both of which are 3.0-liter inline sixes, one fitted with a turbo. For 2011 ...

Of course, the BMW 1M exists as the ultimate expression of performance for the 1 Series. It sported a 340-horsepower 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six, borrowed suspension, drivetrain and brake ...