Beautiful concept cars From the mid 1960s - mid 70s BMW commissioned a series of beautiful concept cars, penned by contemporary Italian designers of the age. BMW's automotive design direction These highly stylised cars formed the foundation the BMW's automotive design direction for the next several decades. Italian flair & carisma The concepts exude unmistakable
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1972 BMW E9 3.0 CSL
"Introduced in May 1972, the 3.0 CSL was a homologation special built to make the car eligible for racing in the European Touring Car Championship. 1,265 were built. The "L" in the designation meant leicht (light), unlike in other BMW designations, where it meant lang (long). The lightness was achieved by using thinner steel to build the unit
1974 BMW 2002 Turbo
"The 2002 Turbo was launched at the 1973 Frankfurt Motor Show. This was BMW's first turbocharged production carand the first turbocharged car since General Motors' brief offerings in the early 1960s. It produced 127 kW (170 hp) at 5,800 rpm,with 240 N·m (180 lb·ft) of torque. The 2002 Turbo used the 2002 tii engine
