BMW 3-Series 50 Years (eBook)

Tony Lewin (Autor)

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2025
224 Seiten
Motorbooks (Verlag)
9780760393161 (ISBN)

Infos

Trace the 50-year success story of BMW's 3-Series in this luxuriously produced and stunningly illustrated volume.From its launch in 1975 with the 316, the 3-Series has moved from strength to strength, defining what it means to be a performance sedan/coupe/wagon. Beloved by enthusiasts worldwide, it is the series benchmarked by all other manufacturers. Whether daily driven, tracked, or raced, BMW's 3-Series delivers the goods.BMW 3-Series 50 Years charts the 3-Series' design and technical evolution from the 1970s to today, from the clean, classic two-box design of the E21 and E30 to the handsome E46 to today's sophisticated G20. The book features:A detailed history of the BMW 3-Series by automotive historian and industry analyst Tony LewinFirst-person interviews with key designers and engineersPhotography from BMW's archive as well as commissioned, contemporary photographySidebars diving into interesting stories covering design, related models like the Z cars, and the collector perspectiveThe 3-Series is a performance and competition story, as well, with no car more storied, or critical to BMW's reputation, than its vaunted M3. Racing and M3s play out across the book's chapters, providing a performance perspective across the 3-Series' 50 years.With decades of showroom, performance, and competition success, BMW's 3-Series, in all its permutations, shows no signs of slowing down. BMW 3-Series 50 Years details the full story in a lively volume deserving space in every enthusiast's collection.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.11.2025
• Zusatzinfo: color & b-w photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Nutzfahrzeuge
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
• Schlagworte: 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s • 2010s • 2020s • 24 Hours of Le Mans • 320 • 323 • 325 • 328 • 330 • 335 • 3-series • 50th anniversary • Aficionado • aircraft engine • archives • art car • Bavarian Motor Works • bayerische motoren werke ag • beemer • Bimmer • bimmerphile • Birthday • BMW 3 series • BMW book • BMW CCA • Book • Car • Christmas • Christmas gift • Classic • coffee table • collectible • collector • color photo • Company • Competition • complete history • Contemporary • Convertible • Coupe • Dad • Driven • DTM • E30 • E36 • E46 • e90 • E92 • Eberhard von Kuenheim • eighties • Engine • Enthusiast • Evolution • FACT • Fan • fan gift • Father's day gift • Generation • German Engineering • german sports car • Gift • giftable • Hanukkah • Herbert Quandt • High Performance • Holiday • Illustrated • images • inline 6 • Ix • kidney grille • Le Mans • Luxury • m • m3 • Modern • Motorrad • Motorsport • Munich • New • Nurburgring • Origins • Photo • Photograph • photography • Picture • present • present for dad • Production • Racing • Roadster • Secret Santa • Sedan • Seventies • Show • Special Edition • specs • Story • Touring • turbocharger • ultimate driving machine • v-8 • vanos • Vintage • Wagon • white elephant • yankee swap • Z3
• ISBN-13: 9780760393161 / 9780760393161