Specification BMW Z8

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BMW Z8 is a roadster produced by the German automaker BMW from 1999 to 2003. It was given the E52 BMW model of code.
The Z8 was the production variant of the 1997 Z07 concept car, the exterior was designed by Henrik Fisker and the interior was designed by Scott Lempert at BMW Group Research and Innovation Center (FIZ), Munich.

The Concept BMW Z8

Original Z07 that has been designed with production in mind. As a consequence, practical considerations and regulations require little change to the production model. Nonetheless, the windshield of the Z8 was extended upward, and the front air dam greater installed. Both of these changes have been implemented to provide aerodynamic stability and fairly quiet cockpit environment.

Fourth-spoke steering wheel of the car was replaced with a three-spoke concept. The hardtop has been converted from a double-bubble form with a tapering faring to a single dome with a truncated convex rear.
Although these changes have been made, Z8 still very faithful to the concept car. The side-mounted turn indicators have been integrated into the side vents in a way that makes them invisible until activated. Vintage simplicity of the interior was preserved by hiding the modern equipment under the panel revoked.

Features BMW Z8

The $ 128,000 car that has all aluminum chassis and body and using a 4.9 L (4941 cc) 32-valve V8, which develops at 400 hp (300 kW) and 500 N · m (370 pounds · ft) of torque. This engine, known internally as the S62, was built by the BMW Motor sport subsidiary and share with the E39 M5. The engine is located behind the front axle in order to provide the car with a distribution of 50/50 weight. Manufacturer's claimed 0-100 km / h (0-62 mph) time of 4.7 seconds, Motor Trend magazine reaches 0-96 km / h (0-60 mph) in 4.2 seconds. Roads and Track measured by lateral grip at .92 auto. Car and Driver magazine also tested the car and found that it outperformed the contemporary benchmark Ferrari 360 Modena in three important performance categories: acceleration, handling, and braking.

Specification BMW Z1

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BMW Z1 is a two-seat roadster developed by BMW. It is manufactured from March 1989 to June 1991. The Z1 featured doors which dropped into the door frame. A total of 8,000 cars produced. All Z1s is left-hand drive, except the last one built. The Z1 was the last hand built. This is the only version of the 2.7L cars.

History BMW Z1

The first example of the Z1 was released by BMW to the press in 1986 and later officially presented at the 1987 Frankfurt Motor Show. The initial demand was so fierce that BMW had 5,000 orders before production began. However, demand dropped significantly around 1988 and BMW ended production in 1991. There is speculation that the decline in demand is caused by the increased demand from the beginning of the speculative investor.

BMW Z1 was designed over a period of three years by the in-house division of BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH. The Z1 developments relating to Dr. Ulrich Bez, not to forget the core of his team of BMW Technik GmbH (Alexander Pregl, Rudolf Müller, Lutz Janssen, Wolf-Henryk Menke, Dieter Schaffner, Klaus Faust, Sabine Zemelka and Stephan Stark).

Modification BMW Z1

Motor German tuner Hamann-Motorsport, Schnitzer and Kelleners has a program for improvement of the Z1. Hamann program include 220 ​​hp (160 kW) 2.7 L turbocharged or 245 hp (183 kW) 2.5 L engine Schnitzer conversions do 2.7 with 200 bhp (150 kW), submit a change of five males with larger brakes and lower suspension combined with their Rennsport wheel. Kelleners' included 286-330 hp (213-250 kW) 3.0 L engine

Alpina had a special arrangement with BMW AG to modify BMW Z1 vehicles to RLE (Roadster Limited Edition). Alpina built 66's, although BMW notes that up to 82 Z1 can be tracked through a "tuner car" (most of them were sent to Alpina). Approximately half of the Alpina RLE shipped to Japan. The RLE featuring upgraded 200 hp 2.7 L engine, sport exhaust, new springs (front), 17-inch rims / tires, and various (numbered) plaque (on the steering wheel, shift knob and wheels) and typical Alpina-Stripes. 0-100 km / h (0-62 mph) time of 8.4 seconds down to 7.1 seconds, top speed increased from 219 km / h (136 mph) to 228 km / h (142 mph), and the price increased to 116,000 DM.

BMW 8 Series (E31) New

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BMW 8 Series (chassis E31) is a Grand Tourer V8 or V12 engine built by BMW from 1989 to 1999. While it replaces the original E24 based 6 Series in 1991, a common misconception is that the 8 Series was developed as a successor. However, it was actually an entirely new class aimed at a different market, along with a much higher price and better performance than the 6 series.

History BMW E31

Design of the 8 Series began in 1986, with construction starting in the same year. 8 Series debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in early September 1989. 8 Series was designed to move beyond the market of the original 6 Series. 8 Series however had substantially improved performance, as well as the purchase price is much higher.
Deutschemark more than 1.5 billion spent on total development (2008 USD nearly $ 1 billion). BMW using CAD tools, still unusual at the time, for her all-new design of the car. That combined with wind tunnel testing produced the car has a drag coefficient of 0.29, a major improvement from the previous BMW M6/635CSi 0.39.

While CAD modeling allowed the car's unibody to be 8 pounds (3 kg) lighter than its predecessor, the car was significantly heavier when completed due to the large engine and added luxury items-source of criticism from those who wanted BMW to concentrate on the driving experience. Most of the car's weight may be due to "hardtop" body style pillars, which does not have the "B" post. Body style, which originated in the United States in the late 1940s, left by Detroit in the late 1970s.

Transmission BMW E31

The 840Ci (V8 4.0/4.4l) This model is equipped with a 5-speed automatic transmission or manual transmission with a 6-speed. The 850i/850Ci (V12) models each carry either the 4-speed automatic transmission or a 6-speed manual transmission, 5-speed automatic transmission that comes from mid-1994. 850CSi new models come with a 6-speed manual transmission.

Specification BMW 7 Series E65

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E65 is the designation of internal models for the 7 Series full-sized luxury sedan manufactured by BMW from 2001 to 2008. Development is done in in early 1996 and be completed in mid-2001. This car was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in late September 2001, and later released in Europe on November 17, 2001. It first appeared in the United States and other markets in the spring of 2002, successfully replaced the BMW E38.

Presence E65 7 Series marks a new styling era for BMW with the work of chief designer Chris Bangle as sheet metal that contrasts sharply with the earlier BMW models are conservative. In particular, the two-level rear E65 styling that has a separate rear fenders with a "bustle-back" a mock boot lid known as the "Bangle Butt" by critics. In fact, the original 1998 sketch of van Hooydonk for E65 is a sleek fastback which is far more radical, but the final E65 profile softens far more conventional three-box sedan.

Design BMW E65

The final draft was approved in 1998 and production specifications frozen in January 1999, with the German patent was filed on 16 November 2000. After the controversy surrounding the exterior design of this year following its introduction in July 2001 and during 2002, external updates that have been developed up to the year 2003 and introduced to the market in January 2005, went on sale in March.

E65s produced beginning is full of problems, most of which are caused by the issue iDrive functions. BMW to buy back a large number of 2002 and 2003 7 series cars in the United States. Software updates Subsequent largely been cured by this issue. Furthermore, BMW of North America extended the factory warranty on all 2002 and 2003 model year 7 series cars sold in the U.S. for 6 years or 100,000 miles (160,000 km) from the original 4 years or 50,000 miles (80,000 km) coverage.

Specification BMW 7 Series (E38)

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BMW E38 model was the basis for the 1995 through 2001 BMW 7 Series cars. In early 1988, the development of which started in the third generation of the 7 series codenamed "Entwicklung 99". From 1989-1991 styling work has been done, when the design concept Boyke Boyer was selected and further refined into a form of production with the engineers until 1992.

In August 1992, the final production design for the new 7-Series which was approved by the body to manufacture. On April 27, 1993 German design patent was filed that show pre-production prototypes as a design representation. The patent was submitted on October 27, 1993 in the United States.

Engine BMW E38

The E38 models were offered with either an automatic transmission or a five-speed manual, 730d, 740D, 740i/iL, and 750i/iL has a standard 5-speed ZF automatic. Engine variants in Europe 725tds, 728i, 730i, 730d, 735i, 740i (4.0 and 4.4 L), 740D and 750i. In America, the models were sold as the 740i, 740iL and 750iL. The 740i/iL powered V8 engine 4.4 L.

The base price in 2001 was U.S. $ 62,900 for the 740i, U.S. $ 66,900 for the 740iL and U.S. $ 92,100 for the 750iL. Which is much rarer 5.4 L V12 was BMW's flagship vehicle, with a 5.4 L 322 bhp (240 kW; 326 PS) engine, also shared by the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph. V8 and V12 cars had long-wheelbase variants, with the "L" was added to the designation.

Model BMW E38 2001

The last E38 (a silver 740i with black leather interior) rolled off BMW's assembly line on July 27, 2001 to give a new lease of life on the E65. The E65 was received so poorly by consumers that sales of E38s increased noticeably in the final months of production as people moved the car to buy the car before it went out of production and used E38s be increased.

BMW 7 Series E32

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After almost 7 years in development since September 1979, in July 1986, BMW introduced the second generation of the series 7 known internally as the E32. Aimed at the high end of the luxury market, the car offered some of the latest innovations in automotive technology, and (starting in 1987), a new top-of-the-line V12 engine. Some luxury options displayed on the E32 included integrated telephone and fax machines, a wine cooler, double glazing, traction control system, and the system will automatically increase the spring pressure on the windshield wipers, to keep them firmly pressed on the glass at Motorway speeds.
BMW 750iL Highline was the model top-of-the-line of the E32, with lots of added luxury for the rear passengers lik

e full leather, dual radio controls, dual climate control with coolbox mounted in the center console, electrically heated and adjustable rear seats, walnut veneer folding tables, two crystal glasses neatly placed in the coolbox, legrests, and sun shade around the rear window / side.

Powertrain BMW E32

When the car was introduced, 730 and 735 using the straight-6 M30 engine, while the 750 featuring all-new M70 V12 engine producing 300 bhp (224 kW; 304 PS).
In 1992, a new engine 32-valve V8 was introduced, the M60. The 730i get this engine in a 3-liter version, while the new 740i got the 4-liter version. Both versions have been combined with a new, 5-speed automatic transmission made ​​by ZF.

In some countries (particularly in the U.S. and the UK), there is a problem with the way the M60 engine because of excessive amount of sulfur in bensinhingga cause corrosion problems in its Nikasil cylinder block. Cylinder lining would quickly wear, causing the engine to lose compression, resulting in rough idling and eventually the engine will fail to start. Engine has been replaced under warranty, the problem was corrected by using a different material, Alusil.

BMW 6 Series E63 Body Kits

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BMW E63/E64 is the second generation of the BMW 6 Series luxury coupe, introduced in the fall of 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show by German car manufacturer BMW. It comes both as a Coupe or Cabriolet (convertible) and in several engine variants ranging from 3 liter straight with 6-5 liter V10 M6 models. Production ended with the date July 8, 2010.

In 1989 the original 6 Series was replaced by the more expensive and higher performance 8 Series. In late 2003, the 6 Series was reintroduced as a 2004 model year Coupe (E63) and cabriolet (E64) platforms. The E63/64 itself is based on the BMW E60, the latter of which is the fifth iteration of the 5 Series sedan.
Styling the new 6 Series has generally received a warm welcome from the BMW community. New 6 Series was designed to look like a shark, and many who have recognized the resemblance. The controversial rear styling by Adrian van Hooydonk who considered work somewhat better in the shapely E63 than on E65 7 Series models which were controversial.

Transmissions BMW E63/64

Transmission choices are either a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic "Steptronic". There is also the option of 6-speed Getrag SMG II single-clutch semi-automatic transmission on the 630i. 6-speed SMG is only available for a limited period of 2 years, 2006-2008. To make the high-performance M6, the Getrag SMG III single-clutch semi-automatic transmission 7-speed initially the only transmission but it later became optional a year afterward when a 6-speed manual unit previously obtained. SMG III also is an option on V8-engined 6-Series (645Ci/650i) until after the 2008 model year.

In the spring of 2007 BMW debuted an updated BMW 6-Series Coupe and Convertible. They show new LED turn signals in the headlights, slightly restyled rear tail lights with LED turn signal lights, and LED third brake light that has been enlarged redesigned and moved to the top of the trunklid.