# BMW M: 50 Years of the Ultimate Driving Machines - Hardcover

by **Tony Lewin** (Author), **Jochen Neerpasch** (Foreword by)

**_BMW M-Series_ celebrates the 50th anniversary of these legendary German performance cars, detailing both its production and motorsport stories with expert commentary and fascinating photography.**

BMW launched the **Motorsport, or "M"**, division in 1972 to formally support its growing and successful racing program. Wisely, BMW leveraged that racing credibility to create **limited-edition, high-performance production cars**, the first being the M1 supercar of 1978. Tested and tuned at a dedicated facility located at the legendary Nürburgring, BMW's M cars are **true "driver's cars"** focused first and foremost on handling and performance. Still, they are docile enough when not driven aggressively to serve as comfortable high-end daily drivers.

Since the late 1980s, the range of M models has broadened considerably and now includes **coupes**, **convertibles**, and **sedans** in **M2**, **M3**, **M4**, **M5**, and **M8** flavors along with high-performance **X-series M SUVs**. Early M cars like the M1 and late 1980s M3 and M6 are now desirable collector cars welcomed at top collector auctions and commanding premium prices.

With decades of racing and production success and, literally, no signs of slowing down, BMW's M cars hurtle full speed to their 50th anniversary in 2022. _BMW M_ offers **the history no Bimmer fan will want to be without**.

### Author Biography

**Tony Lewin** is a lifelong automotive commentator and industry analyst and has spent most of his career testing cars, analyzing them, and reporting on the ups and downs of the global enterprises that build them. He has been a regular writer and editor for _Automotive News Europe_ and launched several pioneering titles for _The Financial Times_ as well as contributing regular columns for other national and international publications. Today, Lewin divides his time between journalism, books, and translation work. His titles for Motorbooks include _BMW Century_, _How to Design Cars Like a Pro_, _The Complete Book of BMW_, and _Speed Read: Car Design_. He also translated _Junkyard: Behind the Gates at California's Secretive European-Car Salvage Yard_ for Motorbooks. He lives in East Sussex, England.

**Number of Pages:** 224

**Dimensions:** 1 x 12.2 x 10 IN

**Publication Date:** December 21, 2021

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