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BMW of North America 40th anniversary special: The Wonder Year

By alley - May 27, 2015, 12:00 PM ET

In 1983, Nelson Piquet's Brabham-BMW BT52 earned Formula 1's first turbocharged World Championship. With continual development, the same 1.5-liter, four-cylinder M12/13 that powered that historic deed was pushing out an outrageous 1,300hp by '86.By then, a different version of the engine was competing in North America. Nestled in the back...

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