"If BMW cars are the "ultimate driving machines," then BMW's M cars (and motorcycles) are the legendary manufacturer's ne plus ultra offerings. BMW M celebrates the 50th anniversary of this prestigious German enthusiast brand"--
This masterwork is a comprehensive survey of BMW Group models, from the 501 to the latest 1 and 6 Series, making it the most thorough English-language resource available. It includes invaluable data tables with specifications, production volumes, and prices, all presented in an exceptional layout. The author, Tony Lewin, has crafted an outstanding narrative that captures BMW's evolution from a near-bankrupt company in the 1950s to a leading luxury sports car manufacturer. Initially celebrated for its pre-war luxury sports cars, BMW faced a dramatic decline until a wealthy aristocrat, a brilliant engineer, and an inspirational manager revitalized the brand. They pioneered the compact, high-quality sports saloon, leading to BMW's remarkable success. The book chronicles this turnaround through the iconic models, such as the 2002tii of the 1960s and the M3 of the 1990s, to today's MINI and the Rolls-Royce Phantom. It features every model since 1962, technical specifications, production and sales data, and key decisions that shaped the company's legacy, all illustrated with 1,600 color photographs. Lewin, an automotive writer with over two decades of experience, expertly narrates BMW's journey, making it a must-read for enthusiasts and general audiences alike.
The BMW Century details more than one hundred years of BMW from its historic aviation roots to today’s trend-setting cars and motorcycles.
This book describes how car design and technology work through the eyes of the most talented and powerful car designers in the world. The interviews give a deep understanding of why we see what we see on the highways of the world. Author Tony Lewin has been a highly regarded magazine editor on the world stage for so long that some of the top young guns revealing all in this book were hanging on his words just a few years ago.
The first years of the twenty-first century brought many changes and challenges for the automobile industry, from the development of environmentally responsible vehicles to the consolidation of numerous small companies as part of major manufacturing groups. Written by auto expert Tony Lewin and featuring over 1500 stunning photographs, this superb encyclopedia is the most comprehensive guide available to the international automobile industry of the last decade. The book explores some 150 of the most significant models, highlighting their performance, stylistic features and innovations. In addition, the guide includes entries on manufacturers around the world, covering many more production and concept cars past and present, as well as entries on the industry’s most influential designers. Informative profiles are enhanced throughout by technical specifications, company histories, chronologies of principal models and designer biographies. The result is an essential source of reference that no one interested in motoring can afford to be without.
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 A detailed history of the BMW 3-series by automotive historian and industry analyst Tony Lewin First-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.
Společnost BMW byla založena v roce 1916 a je jedním z nejstarších a nejváženějších hráčů v automobilovém průmyslu. Působí na trhu přes sto let a prodělala myriádu změn. Století BMW ukazuje růst firmy od jejích počátků přes poválečné změny až k dnešnímu obrovskému úspěchu firmy, která prodává přes 2 miliony aut ročně. Kniha nevynechává samozřejmě ani historii motocyklů, která tvoří další pilíř úspěchu BMW. Vše doplňují stovky fotografií z archivu BMW a předmluva generálního ředitele firmy.