# BMW Turbo

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1972 concept sports car

Motor vehicle

BMW E25 Turbo Overview Manufacturer BMW Production 1972 2 produced Designer Paul Bracq Body and chassis Class Concept car Body style 2-door coupé Layout Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive Powertrain Engine 2.0 L turbocharged I4 Transmission 4-speed manual Dimensions Wheelbase 2,400 mm (94.5 in) Length 4,155 mm (163.6 in) Width 1,880 mm (74.0 in) Height 1,100 mm (43.3 in) Curb weight 1,272 kg (2,804.3 lb) Chronology Successor BMW M1

The **BMW E25 Turbo** [concept](/source/Concept_car) [sports car](/source/Sports_car) was built by [BMW](/source/BMW) as a celebration for the [1972 Summer Olympics](/source/1972_Summer_Olympics) in Munich.[1][2] It was designed by [Paul Bracq](/source/Paul_Bracq), with [gullwing doors](/source/Gull-wing_door) and was based on a modified [2002](/source/BMW_New_Class) chassis with a [mid-mounted engine](/source/Rear_mid-engine%2C_rear-wheel-drive_layout).[2] The Turbo featured a 276-hp turbocharged version of the engine from the [BMW 2002](/source/BMW_2002), foam-filled front and rear sections to absorb impact, side impact beams, a braking distance monitor utilizing radar,[3] and a futuristic cockpit. The car developed 206 kW (280 PS; 276 hp) at 7100 rpm[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] and could reach 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill in 6.6 seconds. The top speed was limited to 250 km/h (155 mph).[4]

Only two were ever built.[5] BMW later used the Turbo's design themes on the [M1](/source/BMW_M1), the [8 Series](/source/BMW_8_Series_(E31)), the [Z1](/source/BMW_Z1) and the [2008 M1 Homage Concept](/source/BMW_M1#2008_Homage_concept).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The BMW E-25 is however most similar to the BMW M1.

Rear 3/4 view of the Turbo

Interior

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Lewin, Tony (2004). [*The Complete Book Of BMW: Every Model Since 1950*](https://books.google.com/books?id=AZKFLcLybIMC). [MotorBooks International](/source/MotorBooks_International). p. 307. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7603-1951-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7603-1951-2). Retrieved 2011-04-28 – via [Google Books](/source/Google_Books).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Norbye_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Norbye_2-1) Norbye, Jan P. (1984). [*BMW - Bavaria's Driving Machines*](https://archive.org/details/bmwbavariasdrivi00norb/page/154). Skokie, IL: Publications International. pp. 154–155. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-517-42464-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-517-42464-9) – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Noakes_3-0)** Noakes, Andrew (2005). "Unbeatable BMW 1972-1980". *The Ultimate History of BMW*. Bath, UK: Parragon Publishing. p. 82. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-4054-5316-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-4054-5316-8) – via [Google Books](/source/Google_Books).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Cranswick, Mark (2010). ["2 - The Original BMW 5 Series (e12)"](https://books.google.com/books?id=ACVgn0f997oC&pg=PA11). [*The BMW 5 Series and X5: A History of Production Cars and Tuner Specials, 1972-2008*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ACVgn0f997oC). Jefferson, NC, USA: McFarland. p. 25. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7864-4351-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-4351-2). Retrieved 2013-11-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Lewin65_5-0)** Lewin, Tony (2004). [*The Complete Book of BMW: Every Model in the World Since 1962*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Complete_Book_of_BMW/AZKFLcLybIMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA65). St. Paul, MN USA: [MotorBooks International](/source/MotorBooks_International). p. 65. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7603-1951-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7603-1951-0). Retrieved 2013-11-11 – via [Google Books](/source/Google_Books). Only two were built – but the lasting value to BMW was in the turbo engine it gave to the volume production 2002 series...

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