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The BMW Nazca C2 (also known as Italdesign Nazca C2) is a concept sports car introduced at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show. The car was designed by famed automotive design studio Italdesign, home of Giorgetto Giugiaro, and features a similar frontal design of a BMW. It was an evolution of the BMW Nazca M12 from 1991.
A few months later, BMW and Italdesign unveiled the Nazca C2, an evolution of the M12 with subtle aero refinements and a more production-friendly look-though "friendly" is relative. The Nazda C2, introduced at the Tokyo motor show in 1992, was actually a race car. Compared to the M12, the engine, a 5 litre, 12 cylinder BMW unit was powered up from 300 to 350 hp through a development of the Alpina, while work on the body reduced its weight by100 kg.
The spare and stylish spirit of the M12 remained unchanged in this case, though the look was more aggressive: the track was. 1991 BMW Nazca M12 After styling supercars like the Lotus Esprit and Lancia Delta, Giorgetto Giugiaro created this one for BMW in 1991. At the time he was a busy man, both Jaguar and Bugatti had enlisted him for similar work.
Fortunately, the capable team at Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A could not only prototype, but test and manufacture as well. Unlike other design houses of the period. The BMW Nazca M12, a visionary collaboration between Italdesign and BMW, is an automotive masterpiece unveiled in the early 1990s.
A few months later, BMW and ItaltDesign revealed the Nazca C2, a development of the M12 with subtle aero reinforcements and a more production-friendly look-obstacle. In 1993 the NAZCA C2 spider was followed, which offers the roof for an open. Unfortunately, BMW were unhappy with certain aspects of the Nazca M12's design and commissioned a revised version to appear later in the year.
The resultant Nazca C2 was displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1991. The Nazca C2 Concept was the first supercar designed by Italdesign, specifically by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the founder of the company. 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.
During the early 1990s, the M12 was restyled and became known as the C2. It shared similar design cues to its predecessor. It was.
One of BMW Technik's cars, created with the input of iconic design firm Italdesign, was the Nazca M12 (and the two sister concepts that followed, the C2 and C2 Spider). 1991 BMW Nazca M12, 1992 C2 Coupe, 1993 C2 Spider: Concept We Forgot The Bugatti turned into a BMW made famous by the Need for Speed games.