BMW Nazca M12
The BMW Nazca M12 looks more like a
sports car than a majority of BMW’s and it is that fact alone is why it’s so
rare. The BMW Nazca C2 (also known as Italdesign Nazca C2) was a 1992 concept
sports car. The car was designed by famed automotive engineering company
Italdesign, home of Giorgetto Giugiaro, and features a similar frontal design
of a BMW.
It was an evolution of the previous
concept the Nazca M12 from 1991. The engine used was a modified version of the
5.0 liter V12 used in the BMW 8 Series tuned by Alpina. It originally had 380
HP. The car had a top speed of 311 km/h. Three cars in total were
produced.
The car's aesthetic features included
Semi gull-wing doors, full glass top and all carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer
construction. The car was intended as an official replacement for the BMW M1
super car from the '70s - '80s, but BMW was hesitant at producing another
mid-engined super car after the M1 flopped, so they pulled the plug. BMW
allowed ItalDesign to use their name and grill solely on the 3 concept cars
built.
