{{Short description|1972 concept sports car}} {{Infobox automobile | name = BMW E25 Turbo | manufacturer = [[BMW]] | image = BMW Turbo 1972 red vr TCE.jpg | aka = | production = 1972<br>2 produced | class = [[Concept car]] | related = | layout = [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] | body_style = 2-door [[coupé]] | length = {{cvt|4155|mm|in|1}} | width = {{cvt|1880|mm|in|1}} | height = {{cvt|1100|mm|in|1}} | wheelbase = {{cvt|2400|mm|in|1}} | weight = {{cvt|1272|kg|lb|1}} | engine = 2.0 L turbocharged [[Straight-4 engine|I4]] | transmission = 4-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]] | designer = [[Paul Bracq]] | successor = [[BMW M1]] }}
The '''BMW E25 Turbo''' [[Concept car|concept]] [[sports car]] was built by [[BMW]] as a celebration for the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in Munich.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Complete Book Of BMW: Every Model Since 1950 |first= Tony |last= Lewin |publisher= [[MotorBooks International]] |year= 2004 |isbn= 978-0-7603-1951-2 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=AZKFLcLybIMC |page= 307 |access-date= 2011-04-28 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref name="Norbye">{{cite book |last=Norbye |first=Jan P. |title=BMW - Bavaria's Driving Machines |year=1984 |publisher=Publications International |location=Skokie, IL |isbn=0-517-42464-9 |pages=154–155 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/bmwbavariasdrivi00norb/page/154 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> It was designed by [[Paul Bracq]], with [[gull-wing door|gullwing doors]] and was based on a modified [[BMW New Class|2002]] chassis with a [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|mid-mounted engine]].<ref name="Norbye" /> The Turbo featured a 276-hp turbocharged version of the engine from the [[BMW 2002]], foam-filled front and rear sections to absorb impact, side impact beams, a braking distance monitor utilizing radar,<ref name="Noakes">{{cite book|last= Noakes |first= Andrew |title= The Ultimate History of BMW |year= 2005 |publisher= Parragon Publishing |location= Bath, UK |isbn=1-4054-5316-8 |page=82|chapter= Unbeatable BMW 1972-1980 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> and a futuristic cockpit. The car developed {{cvt|206|kW|PS hp|0}} at 7100 rpm{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}} and could reach {{cvt|100|km/h|mi/h|0}} from a standstill in 6.6 seconds. The top speed was limited to {{cvt|250|km/h|mi/h|0}}.<ref>{{cite book |last= Cranswick |first= Mark |year= 2010 |chapter= 2 - The Original BMW 5 Series (e12) |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ACVgn0f997oC&pg=PA11 |title= The BMW 5 Series and X5: A History of Production Cars and Tuner Specials, 1972-2008 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ACVgn0f997oC |location= Jefferson, NC, USA |publisher= McFarland |page= 25 |isbn= 978-0-7864-4351-2 |access-date= 2013-11-11}}</ref>
Only two were ever built.<ref name=Lewin65>{{cite book| last= Lewin |first= Tony |year= 2004 |url= https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Complete_Book_of_BMW/AZKFLcLybIMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA65 |title= The Complete Book of BMW: Every Model in the World Since 1962 |location= St. Paul, MN USA |publisher= [[MotorBooks International]] |page = 65 |isbn= 0-7603-1951-0 |access-date= 2013-11-11 |quote= Only two were built – but the lasting value to BMW was in the turbo engine it gave to the volume production 2002 series... |ref= CompleteLewin |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> BMW later used the Turbo's design themes on the [[BMW M1|M1]], the [[BMW 8 Series (E31)|8 Series]], the [[BMW Z1|Z1]] and the [[BMW M1#2008 Homage concept|2008 M1 Homage Concept]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} The BMW E-25 is however most similar to the BMW M1.
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