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BMW 1800  

1963-1968, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
63-68: i4/8V 8.6:1 1773cc.(108ci)

90DIN-hp

@5250rpm

50.8 hp/l 1x1bbl 106lb-ft. (143Nm)

@3000rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.8l90hp: 162kph/101mph ?s 13.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

11.0-12.0 l/100km19.6-21.4 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.00 S14
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4500 x 1710 x 1450 mm (177.2 x 67.3 x 57.1 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2550 mm - 1320/1366 mm (100.4 in - 52.0/53.8 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.70 m² (82.8 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.05 m² (~22.0 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 11.16 m³ (394.1 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1090 kg (2403 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 12.1 kg/hp (26.7 lb/hp) 83 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 9,985 DM (1963) 
production: 329,626 (all "new class")

   

This new car ("new class") brought BMW back to success. It was succeeded by the BMW 5-series (E12) in 1972.

Pictures taken in 2008 in the "Meilenwerk" in Berlin, Germany.
 
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