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. The resultant Nazca C2 Spider broke cover at the Monaco Grand Prix in May 1993, 18 months after the C2 Coupe had made its salon debut in Tokyo during the back end of 1991.
The engine used in the C2 Coupé is an Alpina V12 engine, probably from the V12. Italdesign was not authorised to use the BMW badge in their supercar at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show but a BMW official questioned Fabrizio Giugiaro about that, he said they are not allowed, and the employee gave them two BMW badges to slap them on the car. The Nazda C2, introduced at the Tokyo motor show in 1992, was actually a race car.
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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. Nazca C2 BMW Sports version of the first Nazca M12 prototype The Nazca C2 stands as an evolution of the previous Nazca M12 towards a decidedly more sporty car. The 1992 Italdesign Nazca C2, also known as the BMW Nazca C2, is a concept car developed by Italdesign in collaboration with Alpina, with the project being spearheaded by the founder Giorgetto Giugiaro.
Introduced at the 1992 Tokyo motor show, it is a development of the 1991 Nazca M12 Concept, and powered by a 5 litre V12 BMW unit powered up from 300 to 350 hp through a development of Alpina. 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.
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Accentuating its robust nature, the Nazca C2 Spider boasted a sturdy car-colored roll-bar with a rear compartment. The redesign of the engine compartment ensured that the highly characteristic design of the BMW 12-cylinder engine was prominently featured, with the engine proudly on display. 1991 BMW Nazca C2 specs, performance data, engine specifications, pictures, updated May 2025.
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