Also called ItalDesign NAZCA C2 Class Concept sports car | Production 1992 Body style Coupe | |
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Manufacturer Italdesign Giugiaro under license from BMW Layout Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive | ||
The BMW Nazca C2 (also known as Italdesign Nazca C2) was a 1992 concept sports car. The car was designed by famed automotive engineering company Italdesign, home of Giorgetto Giugiaro, and features a similar frontal design of a BMW. It was an evolution of the previous concept the Nazca M12 from 1991. The engine used was a modified version of the 5.0 liter V12 used in the BMW 8 Series tuned by Alpina. It originally had 380 HP. The car had a top speed of 193 mph (311 km/h). Three cars in total were produced. The car's aesthetic features included Semi gull-wing doors, full glass top and all carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer construction. The car was intended as an official replacement for the BMW M1 super car from the '70s - '80s, but BMW was hesitant at producing another mid-engined super car after the M1 flopped, so they pulled the plug. BMW allowed ItalDesign to use their name and grill solely on the 3 concept cars built.
Nazca C2 Spider
In 1993 Italdesign released a new, slightly redesigned version of the C2 called C2 Spider. The car appeared in the Need For Speed II SE video game. The original Nazca C2 appeared in the PlayStation version of Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit.