Sunday, October 14, 2012

BMW 319

The BMW 319 came available in 1935. It had a six cylinder engine with 45 HP. 
It was available as sedan and convertible. The convertible was named 319/1. 
The 319/1 convertible also had a faster engine wich had 55 HP and a top speed 
of 130 km/h. It went out of production at the end of 1936. 



BMW 315

The BMW 315 came available in 1934. It was available as sedan and convertible. 
The sedan had a six cylinder engine with 34 HP and a top speed of 110 km/h. 
The convertible was named 315/1 and also had a six cylinder but now with 40 HP. 
It had a top speed of 120 km/h. The 315 went out of production in 1937. 
There were less than 10.000 sedans and 200 convertibles build. 


BMW 315 


 

BMW 309

he BMW 309 came available in 1933 and had a four cylinder engine. 




BMW 303

The BMW 303 came available in 1933. This was the first BMW who had a six cylinder 
engine and the 'kidney' grille. The 303 had 30 HP and a top speed of 100 km/h.
BMW 303 


 

BMW 3/20

The BMW 3/20 was introduced in March 1932 to replace the Dixi. It had an 782cc 
four cylinder engine with 20 HP and was available as limousine, tourer, convertible 
and roadster. There were 7215 chassis build before production ended in 1934. 













BMW Dixi

The first car BMW produced was the Dixi. BMW did not design this model but bought 
the Dixi factory and the Dixi name. It was available as 2 seater and as roadster. 
A standard Dixi had 15 HP and a top speed of 85 km/h. The dixi sport had a 
top speed of 105 km/h. It went out of production in 1932. 


BMW Dixi 3/15 PS DA1 Tourer 


 

BMW Classics 1928 - 1977


The very first BMW car was the BMW 3/15 PS, also known as Dixi DA 1. At first, the 
Dixi DA 1 was no more than an Austin Seven, produced under license by Eisenach 
Fahrzeugfabrik in Germany. BMW bought this company in November 1928 as they 
wanted to start producing cars. The Dixi DA 1 was produced from 1927 until 1929. 
The first genuine BMW Dixi was the Dixi Da 2, introduced at the end of 1929. This 
was the first car that had the now famous blue / white BMW emblem. The Da 2 was 
basicly the same as the DA 1, but now with some important improvements, like 
adjustable seats and better breaks. In 1930 the DA 3 came available. This car was 
a two seater Roadster, with a 18 HP 4 cylinder engine, reaching 100 km/h. No more 
than 150 DA 3 cars were made ... The Dixi Da 2 remained available until 1932, when 
the license with Austin ended. At the same time, BMW introduced their first own 
design, the 3/20. It had a 20 HP 4 cylinder engine and was produced until 1934. 
The first BMW 6 cylinder was the 303, which was also the first BMW to have the 
famous "kidney grille", which is still used on current cars! The 1.2 litre 6 cylinder had 
30 HP and could do 100 km/h. A 315 and 319 soon followed, as did the 328. The 
328 was a very successful sports car, it had a 2 litre 6 cylinder engine with 80HP, 
good for 166 km/h. It won several races, including the 1940 Mille Miglia. But with 
the start of World War 2, production slowly started to end ... the BMW 335, with a 
6 cylinder 90 HP engine, was the last post World War 2 BMW produced ... 

The first BMW after World War 2, the 1951 501, was a beautiful car, but way too 
expensive. And the engine was far too weak (60 HP 6 cylinder) to move the 1340 KG 
car around. The 1952 501 received a 65 HP engine, but a 2.6 8 cylinder became 
available in 1955. The last 501 left the factory in 1961. In 1958, BMW launched the 
502, which had a 2.6 litre V8 engine producing 95 HP and a top speed of 160 km/h. 
The 502 3.2, introduced in 1955, had 120 HP and the rare 502 3.2 S had 140 HP. 
After a few name changes, production of the big V8 saloons stopped in 1964. 
Isetta, that is the name of the BMW that was introduced in 1955. This little cute 
car had a 1 cylinder 12 HP engine, which could do 85 km/h. A 13 HP Isetta came 
available a year later, but production of all Isetta cars stopped in 1962, after just 
136.367 Isetta's build. The beautiful 503 and 507, both introduced in 1955, were no 
success either. The 1959 BMW 700 was a step in the good direction but BMW's 
financial situation was bad. So bad that selling BMW to rival Mercedes Benz was 
very close. But thanks to the dealers and Dr. Herbert Quandt, who bought a large 
quantity of BMW stock, BMW survived. The launch of the 1500 (also known as E8) 
in 1961 was a fresh start for BMW: the car became a real success! More engines 
soon became available, like the 1600, 1800, 2000, 2000 Tii and the very rare 1800 
Ti/Sa, which had 130 HP. More success came with the lauch of the 1600-2 in 1966. 
A smaller, 2 door version of the 1600. The 1600-2 had an 85 HP 4 cylinder and a 
top speed of 160 km/h. The 2 litre, 100 HP strong2002 (code name E10) followed 
in 1968, as did the 2002 Ti, with 120 HP. A 1602, 1802 and 2002Tii (130 HP) soon 
followed, as did a 2002 Turbo, which had 170 HP. The introduction of the 2500 (E3) 
in 1968 saw the return of the larger sedans, followed by a coupe version: the 2800 
CS and later the 3.0 CSi (E9).

These were the last cars before the introduction of the 5 series in 1972, the 3 series
in 1975, the 6 series in 1976 and the 7 series in 1977 ... 

The new BMW X5!

Wow ... take a look at the new BMW X5 ... 
Available somewhere at the end of 2006, it comes with 3 engine choices. 
First is the 6 cylinder 3.0 Si with 272 HP ... not enough? An 8 cylinder 
4.8i comes with 355 HP! And for diesel fans: the 3.0d now has 231 HP! 



    
    
    
    
    

BMW E53 X5

The E53 X5 was the first X series available. It was introduced in 1999 and available 
with a 4.4 litre V8, producing 286 HP. That same year, a 3 litre 6 cylinder with 231 
horses was added. The X5 proved to be a huge succes, so in 2001 BMW added a 
3 litre diesel and a 4.6is with 350 HP came available in 2002. Although not needed, 
BMW thought it was time for a facelift, which came available at the end of 2003, 
along with a new 4.4 litre V8, an updated 3 litre diesel and a whole new 4.8is.




BMW X5 1999 - 2003 


    
    
    
    
 



BMW X5 4.6iS 2001 - 2003 


    
    
    



BMW X5 2003 - 2007