BMW

By: Richard Dredge . Description If it wasn't for the introduction of the original BMW 3-Series, in 1975, and its immediate enormous popularity, there's a good chance that BMW wouldn't be here today. But not only is the company still here, it is still...

By: James Taylor . The BMW 5 Series has been running for over twenty-five years and during that time has consistently set the standard for medium-sized sporting saloons. Motoring historian, James Taylor, tells the complete story of the design,...

By: Brooklands Books . The 6-Series coup.s were announced at the Geneva Show in March 1976, and with the exception of additional spoilers and a modified rear bumper wraparound (the latter in 1982) that styling remained unchanged during a production run...

By: Brooklands Books . With the introduction of the 850CSi it?s time to recalibrate our view of this car. Although this version is not any lighter, several significant improvements have injected a hefty dose of pulsating energy into the big coupe.? So...

By: Brooklands Books . The first 7-series, coded E23, appeared in 1977. Over the next nine years the big 6-cylinder engines started at 2.8-litres, increasing to 3.5-litres. In 1979 there was a turbocharged big six for the 745i. This book of articles...

By: Brooklands Books . Alpina started in the mid-1960s as the purveyor of tuning accessories. By the time the first cars in this book were built they were a sophisticated entity and put together as a complete package by Alpina or, uniquely, by Sytner in...

By: Brooklands Books . Alpina tuning parts was set up in 1965 after the successful conversion on the 1500 saloon. During the 1960s and 1970s the company grew and was soon acknowledged as the leading performance conversion specialist for the marque. Later...

By: Brooklands Books . The BMW M5 was the first of its genre - high performance four-door family sedans - and which has now become the benchmark for such cars. Other manufacturers have followed but it is still the car by which others are judged. Included...

By: Brooklands Books . Road Tests on 530I, 320I, 630CSi, 320I Alpina, 320I update, 630CSi Alpina, 333I Alpina, 633CSi. Comparison tests: Eight sports sedans, Racing lightweight 320I & CSL Turbo coupes, 327, 503, 3.0Si, 733I vs Jaguar XJ12L vs...

By: Brooklands Books . BMW have rarely built roadsters. In 1936 the 328 and 1956 the 507 spring to mind. In 1986 the Z1 used 3-series mechanicals and sold in small numbers. This, however, paved the way for the Z3, also based on 3-series mechanicals...

By: Brooklands Books . The Z3 broke new ground at BMW. Surprising as it may seem for a company whose reputation depends so heavily on sporting performance, there had never before been an affordable two-seater roadster in the Munich manufacturer's range...

By: Brooklands Books . The BMW 700 was a much under-rated car that has to some extent been overlooked when writing about BMW's history. Built from 1959 to 1965, its life is captured here in period road and comparison tests, new model reports and...