The
Ital Design Nazca project which began in 1991 is still one of
the best remembered concept cars from Ital Design and Giugiaro.
Originally it was speculated that the Nazca might enter production
as a BMW, taking over where the BMW M1 left off.
Entry to the BMW Nazca was via gullwing windows mixed with conventional
doors. The Nazca was powered by a BMW V12.
In total 3 BMW Nazca prototypes were produced, including one
convertible spider version.
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Review by: Muhammad A. Al-Nahhal:
The Nazca M12, which was introduced in 1991, was powered by
BMW 750's & 850's 5.0Ltr V12, producing 300 HP. This car was
the design work of Giorgetto Giugiaro himself
In early 1992, the the Nazca was shown, as the perfectionist
Giugiaro thought of restyling the original design. The C2 had
the same engine but this time it was modified by Alpina -as
found in the B12- to produce 350 HP instead of the original
300.
In 1993 The last version of this beauty made it to the light.
It was the Nazca C2 Spyder. The car was powered by BMW's most
powerful engine at that time, the 5.7Ltr V12, that powered the
850 csi, the top model
of BMW's flagship 8 series. It produced 380 HP. the car was
able to hit the 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds with a maximum speed
of 305 Km/h. In the 850 csi, it could only perform the 0 - 100
Km/h in 5.9 seconds, with an electrically limited top speed
of 250 Km/h. the difference was resulted because of the loss
of weight -1140 vs 1865- and the better coefficient of drag
-though the 8 series had an excellent-for-that-era 0.29 -.
Unfortunately, the car didn't make it to production, and there
are only three prototypes of it, one of each of the above versions.
They are kept in great shape by Italdesign, and are driven regularly,
as all the trio are operational vehicles.
Many thanks and regards,
Muhammad A. Al-Nahhal
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