And the 1979 BMW M1 Procar is that example of a supercar iteration that dominated the market more than three decades ago.

The car`s extremely aggressive and out-of-the-time body styling and impressive performance was the carmaker`s futuristic envision that led to today`s philosophy.

This gorgeous model has been recently restored and presented by the aftermarket technicians from Canepa, making it one of the coolest and rarest examples from the entire 40 model lot.

According to the tuner, the model is fully restored with original Procar parts, starting with the Procar aero kit – consisting of rear wing, 17-inch BBS rims, mirrors, custom front and rear bumpers – and moving on to the plethora of mechanical bits, including the suspension uprights, control arms, tie rods, hubs, axles, Penske coil-overs or the Brembo calipers taken from the Porsche 962.

Inside, the cabin features the tuner`s special upholstery, with black leather and grey stitching, electric mirror switch, manual window caps, door air vents, door and seat inserts, headliner in perforated leather and so on.

In the engine department, the 1979 BMW M1 was also restored by VAC Motorsports and is now capable of churning out an impressive 414 horsepower, via a ZF 5-speed manual transaxle transmission, rebuilt by Vintage Racing Motors.

The genuine model can be fully admired in the media gallery below released by Canepa tuner. Enjoy and don’t forget to share your opinions with us!

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Whay I want to propose is seat back for 2 minutes and imagine how would perform a BMW 1-Series Sedan, if it would become reality. It would probably be pushed by the powerful 3-liter, inline-6 powertrain from the M2, good enough for 370 hp @ 6500 rpm, and 500 Nm @ 1450 – 4750 rpm. It would, probably, accelerate a few tenths slower than the 4.3 seconds coupe, and the chassis rigidity would suffer a bit, but nothing to worry about. This could be a hit on the Chinese market, since those guys are crazy about the one-of-a-kind cars, made especially for them.

Have we dreamt enough? I hope so, because, unfortunately, this scenario is totally not plausible. And I’ll explain why that’s not going to happen: as BMW specialists announced us, the 1-Series Sedan is based on the UKL1 platform, shared with the 2-Series Active Tourer and Gran Tourer and the latest generation of X1 SUV. This mean, amongst some positive characteristics, that it also shares its front wheel drive or, optionally, the all wheel drive layout. And when have we seen an M variant to move anything else than the rear wheels? Never. So, let’s stick to admiring the rendering and wake up!

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The latest of awesome vehicles is a one of a kind BMW M1 AHG, a special edition of the already famous supercar from the German car maker.

There is still some confusion for some when they hear about the M1, and think we talk about an M variant of the 1 Series. In fact, the BMW M1 is the single supercar that BMW has manufactured to date. And while things might change in the future, the M1 will still remain an icon for the car maker.

As for the AHG special edition, only 10 units were ever built, and each one was special in its own way. So what EAS got at their shop is a mint condition, unique vehicle that develops 350 Hp, up from 273 HP thanks to a specially tuned 3.5 liter in-line 6 cylinder engine. What EAS has planned for it, we don’t know, but we thank them for sharing with us a nice gallery of the unique BMW M1.

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If you were at one point such a person, you might have had the curiosity to find out why.

The reason behind the naming is the simple fact that some decades ago, BMW built a car branded M1. With that car, the German manufacturer managed to demonstrate their engineering capabilities. To this day, the M1 remains the single super car ever to be produced by BMW and still a very sought after model.

This particular BMW M1 was built in 1980, and even from the styling you can guess which other car maker contributed to the process (Lamborghini). It sports the Procar colors and body panels and currently resides under the ownership of GlobalAutoSports. The good news is that for a measly $250.000, this 1980 BMW M1 can be yours. So cough up a quarter mil, go to San Diego and grab it while it’s still on the market.

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The manufacturing company is Milltek, and the product promises to do a good job in both power increase and sound improvement.

Milltek’s Sport Performance exhaust system for the BMW M135i is made of stainless steel. In order to speed up the air flow on its way out, the diameter of the system was reduced from 80 mm to 76 mm. The exhaust system will be available for just 565 EUR.

When it is launched, Milltek will only make available a cat-back version, with options coming later like a turbo back system, large bore downpipes and a high flow catalytic converter configuration. The final segment of the exhaust is dual, and you get the option of fitting polished or black GT-90 trims.

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