Why BMW Has NO Supercars

Why has BMW never built a true supercar after the M1, despite trying again and again? From the secret V12 M8 and Nazca C2 to the BMW i8 and cancelled i16, BMW came surprisingly close to creating an M1 successor. The M1 was built to take the fight to Porsche, but production problems, Lamborghini’s financial troubles, and changing racing regulations changed its future. BMW then found a more profitable formula: putting M performance into cars it already produced. Yet its engineers kept returning to the idea of a true BMW supercar. This is the story of the M1, i8, secret M8, Nazca C2, Project i16, and the business decisions behind BMW’s repeated decision to walk away from a true supercar. **Fair Use & Copyright Notice** Third-party video footage is used for commentary, criticism, analysis, review, and education in accordance with applicable Fair Use principles. The footage is edited and combined with original narration and commentary to create transformative content. All third-party footage is credited below. All rights remain with the respective copyright owners. All music is properly licensed or used under applicable royalty-free licensing terms. Licensing documentation and permissions are retained by the creator. This video does not claim ownership of third-party material. **Sources / Footage Credits:** 1. MontyMotorsport — *1979 BMW M1 Procar Championship - Rd 3 Donington Park - Gunnar Nilsson Memorial Trophy* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV7E6eb9KqM 2. valentinsimonet — *Essai BMW M1 Procar "Baltic": le SON est juste MAGIQUE !* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROcVVgkKz_g 3. WBT_garage — *BMW M1 AHG — One of 10 Built With 370 HP | WBT Garage #7* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWUv2IRduUo 4. BMWM — *BMW M1 Procar onboard.* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQkH0kposvA 5. Carfection — *BMW M1: The Forgotten Supercar - XCAR* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqAFl2t9Np8 6. automobilistic — *BMW's Strangest Car* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WKdB2cPYFs 7. Gumbal — *BMW M1 Procar with Straight Pipes Pure Sound! Flatout at Goodwood Festival of Speed !* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw1qD03YbWw 8. iain_tyrrell — *BMW M1 - the Munich Masterpiece (with a little help from Lamborghini!) | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qizbfQKlCIw 9. Petrolicious — *The M1 Is BMW's Solitary Supercar* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdzKJ1DwG20 10. Petrolicious — *Homologation Specials: 1980 BMW M1* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZblqLlzVIUU 11. motorsportsonly — *BMW M1: The Entire Untold History of the BMW M1 Procar Series* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck1zkni8CFM&t=232s 12. TheExtraKrumbs — *James May — BMW M1 Review* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZmX4Mj8_OQ 13. 19Bozzy92 — *BMW M1 ProCar w/ Straight Pipes Pure Sound! Best sounding BMW inline-6?* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcltyN8KUh0 14. Hagerty — *The BMW M1: a Race Car That Couldn't Go Racing — Jason Cammisa Revelations Ep. 29* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK5KkOC-8Vc&t=451s 15. RobbertAlblas — *Onboard: BMW M1 - Qualifying lap on Spa - HQ engine sound* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_q5AbKo07Y 16. BMWGroupClassic — *CLOSEUP: BMW M1 Procar (enable subtitles and sound)* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDiobG1q-A 17. ChrisVSCars — *The BMW i16: The BMW Supercar That Never Happened* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zDXiRy58Hk 18. musclecarstory1 — *BMW Nazca C2 And M12 by Italdesign Giugiaro - Official Video* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz4aNWGRpbU&t=76s 19. YouCarTV — *Lamborghini LM 002 – The World’s First Luxury SUV* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3W8WkAQrrg&t=2s 20. AppleRobin — *Lamborghini Cheetah Concept Promo Video* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BZ810XCMns 21. XposureDynamics — *BMW M2 G87 Cinematic Film* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVKjQgD6g_o 22. LIMMA — *Autumn In Moscow - M5 F90 LCI LIMMA* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHQaLs1nypg 23. DamirWho — *BMW M3 Competition - 4K Cinematic Short Video* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAFUyPp_238 24. krom_media — *LOCKDOWN BMW i8 | ( 4K )* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpsEvl1E1Fc&t=2s 25. mariuskc7037 — *BMW i8 | Sony A7iii cinematic video* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSUW2AujCbQ 26. ji4nli — *I8 and X6 Cinematic | 4K* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7HYCcYEvws 27. FTDepot — *BMW 850i Commercial (1992) [A-2.0] [4K] [FTD-1060]* — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s3lx_9wERM