Abalandeli bohlobo lwaseBavaria kudala beconsa amathe kulowo ozongena esikhundleni seBMW M1. Nokho, izindaba azikhuthazi.
Ididiyelwe ngabakwa-BMW phakathi kuka-1978 no-1981, ngenani elingazange lidlule izimoto ezingu-460, i-BMW M1 namuhla ingenye yezinhlobo zakudala ze-BMW ezifunwa kakhulu. Futhi akunzima ukubona ukuthi kungani.Ukukhiqiza kwaqale kwajutshwa kwaLamborghini, kodwa ngenxa yezizathu eziningi zezimali, iBMW yagcina ithathe lowo msebenzi - indaba eyadala imoto yezemidlalo kuphela eyayizonikeza isihloko esihlukile.
OKUKHETHEKILE: Amaveni ezemidlalo ayingozi kakhulu ake adlula. I-BMW M5 Touring (E61)
Ngaphezu kokuklanywa u-Giorgetto Giugiaro, i-BMW M1 kube yi-BMW yokuqala yokukhiqiza efakwe injini ephakathi, engu-3.5 litre inline six-cylinder Twin Cam block ebekwe ngemuva nje kwezihlalo zangaphambili. Futhi uma izinguqulo zomgwaqo zilinganiselwe ku-277 hp, i-M1 Procar edume ifinyelele ku-470, futhi kamuva ukuguqulwa kwalokhu, okukhokhiswa kakhulu, kwadlula amandla angu-850 hp.
Ngo-2008, umnyango wokuklama wakwa-BMW wethula iM1 Homage, okuwuphawu lokuhlonipha imodeli yokuqala, eminyakeni engu-30 yethulwa.
Kusukela lapho kuke kwaba namahlebezi akhomba umuntu ozongena esikhundleni soM1 kodwa kuze kube manje awekho amathemba azokwenzeka. Bekuhlawumbiselwa ukuthi iBMW i8 ingaba yisisekelo salokhu, njengoba iphinde ibeke injini yokushisa ngemuva kwabagibeli, kodwa abakwaBMW nabo bawuvalile lowo mnyango.
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