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BMW Nazca C2 Cars
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| 1991 BMW Nazca C2 |
Designed by famed automotive engineering company Italdesign, home of Giorgetto Giugiaro, and features a similar frontal design of a BMW, the BMW Nazca C2 or Italdesign Nazca C2, was 1992 a concept sports car which premiered at the 1993 Detroit Auto Show.
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| 1991 BMW Nazca C2 |
Two car was equipped with the 5.0 L V 12 engine from BMW and produced 350bhp. The Ital Design Nazca project is still one of the best remembered concept cars from Ital Design and Giugiaro. Originally it was speculated that the Nazca might enter production as a BMW, taking over where the BMW M1 left off.
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| 1991 BMW Nazca C2 |
Entry to the BMW Nazca was via gullwing windows mixed with conventional doors. In total 3 BMW Nazca prototypes were produced, including one convertible spider version.
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| 1991 BMW Nazca C2 |
The v12 engine 4988 cc 24-Valves produces 350 BHP/ 261 kW @ 5200 RPM, and offer a 3.7 seconds for the sprints from 0 to 100 kph/ 60 mph,and a maximum speed of 325 kph/ 203 mph. He weighs 1000 kg, is 440 cm long, 209 cm wide, 111 cm high and he has a 5-speed manual gearbox.\
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| 1991 BMW Nazca C2 |
Its first prototype was dubbed the Italdesign M12 and was powered by a BMW V12 engine that was also found in the BMW 750i and 850i.
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| 1991 BMW Nazca C2 |
During the early 1990’s, the M12 was restyled and became known as the C2. It shared similar design cues to its predecessor. It was given a Alpina-tuned V12 which produced around 350 horsepower and nearly 350 foot-pounds of torque.
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| 1991 BMW Nazca C2 |
The supercar never entered into mass production.
2013 BMW i8 Hybrid Concept
After BMW reportedly designing incentive electric-powered cars and plug ins that are named after the sub brand ‘i’, now BMW has officially revealed about the car.
Both are BMW I3 using stun pure power, and BMW I8 plug-in hybrid vehicles, namely cars powered combination of conventional engine and electric motor. BMW I3 and BMW I8 will be produced at BMW’s plant located in Leipzig, eastern Germany.
One of the interesting things observed, it turns out BMW in cooperation with Audi AG – Another German luxury car manufacturer – to work on the source of electrical power for the BMW I3. Electric motors and batteries are the exact same car with Audi E-tron, namely the Audi R8 is electrically powered and will appear in the market by 2012.
For BMW the presence of two models – electric and hybrid – it is a reaffirmation of their pioneering work as the most innovative manufacturers of luxury cars in creating environmentally friendly and sustainable.
“BMW ‘i’ it represents a new action in the mobility premium,” I’m Ian Robertson, BMW’s sales and marketing boss.
BMW I3 previously called by the name of BMW Megacity. This car will be a car town (city car), the first BMW to use electric power. The BMW I8 developed because of theBMW Vision EfficientDynamics.
These cars use hybrid technology. Although the source of power from conventional engines and electric motors, but BMW’s claim to have the high performance.
Other interesting things from the two cars are an unique architectural concept construction. BMW calls the concept DriveLife concept, namely the use of aluminum chassis and carbon fiber body of material recycled plastic or carbon fiber reinforce plastic (CFRP). Resulting in a light weight but strong chassis.






















































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