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The BMW Turbo is the first-ever concept car to have been built by BMW. The novel design of the world’s first safety sports car – which wasn’t merely a technology test bed but also a styling study – signalled an entirely new approach in the safety debate at the time. With its innovative and pioneering take on the fundamental concept of a modern car, it placed the occupant at the centre. High safety standards were highlighted by such attributes as good all-round visibility – blind spots were to be avoided as far as possible – or paintwork in striking Spectral Diamond Red with metallic effect. The safety features introduced in the BMW Turbo gradually filtered into BMW production cars, with the driver-oriented cockpit the first to be implemented. This revolutionary concept car boasted numerous innovations that are taken for granted today, including inertia-reel seat belts, for example. Indeed, the seat belts in the BMW Turbo had an added function: they closed the circuit to the ignition switch, which meant you could only drive the BMW Turbo with your seat belt on. |
