It was a BMW unlike any that had been made before. The first production car to wear the motorsports-focused M division’s badge, the BMW M1 set the stage for generations of M cars to come. It was a ...

As probably the only true supercar made by BMW, the M1 became one of the biggest automotive legends but, unfortunately, a car that is not very talked-about these days. To understand better, we need to ...

The BMW M1 is historic for its successes and for its failures. The final production car and subsequent race cars weren’t what BMW initially intended and yet today, they’re among some of the most ...

This 1980 BMW M1, previously part of the AE Performance collection (Paul Walker and Roger Rodas), and believed to be one of just ten examples modified by German BMW dealer AHG, has sold again, ...

As a matter of fact, a real-life conversion of this kind might be technically impossible due to the shape of the tubular steel space-frame structure of the M1 Coupe. Yet, dreaming about it is possible ...

BMW might be in the habit of putting M badges on just about everything these days but that wasn’t always the case. When the BMW M Division was first born it began with one special car that set high ...

After working predominantly as a freelancer at CarHP/CarIndigo, Amreetam joined the TopSpeed team as a journalist in September 2021. In a world where SUVs are booming, he favors sedans and adores BMWs ...

During the 1970s, the Bavarians’ motorsports division, BMW M, was tired of rival Porsche’s dominance on the track. Its solution was to build a mid-engine car designed specifically for racing (unlike ...

I’ve loaded and unloaded dozens of cars from trailers at this point in my life, and while I think I’ve gotten pretty good at ...

Andy Warhol, the celebrated Pittsburgh-born American artist, gave this 1979 BMW M1 factory race car an elaborate pop-art makeover, adding to the significant BMW Art Car Collection started in 1975, and ...

BMW's first supercar had a successor that never made it to production, but what this concept car would've offered might make enthusiasts wish it's available today. It's not every day BMW decides to ...