page_title: BMW Nazca C2
section_title: Nazca C2 Spider
hierarchical_section_title: BMW Nazca C2 / Nazca C2 Spider
caption_attribution_description: 1991 Italdesign-BMW Nazca C2
context_page_description: The BMW Nazca C2 is a concept sports car introduced at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show. The car was designed by famed automotive design studio Italdesign, home of Giorgetto Giugiaro, and features a similar frontal design of a BMW. It was an evolution of the BMW Nazca M12 from 1991.
context_section_description: At the 1993 Formula One Grand Prix held in Monte Carlo, Italdesign introduced a new, slightly redesigned version of the C2 called C2 Spider. The car had removable glass panels instead of the semi-gullwing doors featured on the coupe, turning it into a roadster along with a modified engine cover. The removable parts were housed in the luggage compartment in the front of the car and could be quickly reinstalled. A roll bar in the colour of the car was fitted in order to reinforce the chassis to compensate for the loss of removable glass panels. The intake manifold of the engine was redesigned in order to allow for open air operation. The  car was fitted with a 5.7-litre V12 engine shared with the 850CSi. The engine generated a maximum power output of 380 hp (283 kW; 385 PS), a 6-speed gearbox was installed instead of the 5-speed gearbox of the coupe to better cope with the increase in the power.
caption: BMW Nazca C2 Spider with the glass panels removed
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