In 1991, the BMW Nazca C2 Coupe idea was introduced as a possible M1 successor. Not lengthy after, a Spider model was displayed on the 1993 Monaco Grand Prix. Each have been styled by Italdesign whereas Giorgetto Giugiaro was on the firm, however the design was really based mostly on the Bugatti ID 90 idea revealed in 1990. Additional design inspiration got here from the Nazca M12, which was the primary automobile penned by Giorgetto’s son, Fabrizio. Regardless of its drop-dead attractive seems to be, BMW was scared off by the relative failure of the unique M1, which after the entire Lamborghini fiasco, was wildly costly and considerably late to the occasion. Thankfully, three Coupes have been made for personal clients.

In 2003, the BMW 5 Sequence arrived in E60 sedan and E61 wagon kinds. The lead designer was Austrian Boyke Boyer, however the last design, supervised by Chris Bangle, was developed by Italian Davide Arcangeli.

In 2012, we noticed the BMW Zagato Coupe and Roadster (the latter of which took simply six weeks to progress from design thought to completed one-off), whereas 2013 noticed the arrival of the Pininfarina-designed Gran Lusso Coupe.

If this record is something to go by, Italian type with German precision is all the time a profitable recipe.