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The E26 M1 is BMW's only mid-engine production sports car and the only product of BMW Motorsport GmbH that is not based on an existing production model from BMW AG. It has a two-seat GRP body designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and a 24-valve version of
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The E26 M1 utilizes essentially the same double-wishbone suspension configuration both front and rear. Designed by Gianpaolo Dallara at Lamborghini, it is comprised of MacPherson struts, height-adjustable Bilstein shocks and double unequal-legnth
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The E26 M1 was fitted exclusively with Pirelli P7 tires, sized 205/55VR16 in front and 225/50VR16 in the rear. The Campagnolo wheels contain BMW Motorsport center caps and are unique to the M1. They are sized 7x16-inch (front) and 8x16-inch (rear) .
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Group 4 homologation requirements dictated that at least 400 examples of the street-legal verison of each competition machine had to be produced within 24 months. Due to the difficulties in securing a subcontractor to produce the M1 and the
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BMW Motorsport developed just one street-legal version of the E26 M1 in left-hand drive European specification. In addition, there were competition versions of the M1 built for Group 4 and Group 5, though the former were never homologated and
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Except for some minor switchgear carried over from the E21 3 Series and E24 6 Series, the interior of the E26 M1 is also largely unique. The seats are specific to the M1 and are manufactured by Recaro. The dashboard and seat bolsters are covered in
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The E26 M1 is equipped with four-wheel vented disc brakes manufactured by ATE. The front rotors are 11.8-inches in diameter while the rear rotors measure 11.7-inches. ABS was not offered.
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The E26 M1 uses a ZF five-speed manual gearbox with a "dogleg" shift pattern and the following ratios: 2.42 (1), 1.61 (2), 1.14 (3), 0.846 (4), 0.704 (5). This is mated to a 4.22:1 rear axle with limited slip differential (40 percent locking).
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The E26 M1 project was approved by BMW AG in 1976 under the condition that it would not interfere with the production of any other BMW model. BMW Motorsport initially contracted Lamborghini to assemble the cars with engines produced and shipped
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There are many conflicting production numbers regarding the E26 M1. The official BMW production figures show that 453 examples were produced in a three-year period between July 1978 and July 1981. Of these, between 54 were competition versions,
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