The Paul Bracq designed E23 generation BMW 7-series was released in 1977, right in the middle of the malaise era when American companies were trading performance for float and fancy stickers. Domestic cars might have offered luxury in the form of a vinyl top or total isolation from the road, but the German version of […]
The Paul Bracq designed E23 generation BMW 7-series was released in 1977, right in the middle of the malaise era, but it was far from a floating slow boat that induced thoughts of suicide, particularly with a manual gearbox. Domestic cars might have offered luxury in the form of a vinyl top or total isolation from the road, but the German version of luxury involved a properly fast ride with a manual gearbox, taught suspension, and rear-wheel-drive. The only thing you couldn’t get in a late 70s/early 80s BMW was a beverage holder for your giant American big-gulp. Life is full of compromises, I guess. Find this 1985 BMW 735i E23 offered for $4500 in San Rafael, CA via craigslist.
The E28 generation BMW 7-series was released in 1977 as the first BMW to wear the 7 designation and as a replacement for the aging E3 New Six platform (aka the Bavaria). The changes were more evolutionary than revolutionary, but the Paul Bracq designed shark nose shape is certainly more modern looking than the New […]
If you are anything like the average American consumer, you’ve been camped out all night in a beach chair in front of your local mega mart hoping to get an eight percent discount on some piece of electronics that’ll be obsolete by the time you reach the checkout stand, which is great because you’ll need […]
The E23 generation BMW 7-series help to cement BMWs reputation in the late 20th century as the builder of fast Q-ships available with a manual gearbox. Its shark nose styling can be attributed to our favorite mustache enthusiast and car designer — Paul Bracq, and this next example is the reason why they call these […]
The E32 generation BMW 7-series is a classically styled big beast of a machine, thankfully free from all Banglized design elements and available with a clutch pedal. The design (credited to Ercole Spada and Hans Kerschbaum) is stately and understated at the same time, and has aged quite well if you ask this guy (but […]
In 1986 BMW launched its second version of its top-tier luxury liner 7-series with the E32 model. The E32 generation is a subtly styled sedan and BMW continued to push the 7-series as the luxury car for the ‘sporting’ driver by offering it with a manual transmission in the 6-cylinder models. Perhaps some bankers wanted […]
What happened to the 2pm post today? I had something scheduled, but somewhere in the complicated machine that is the Daily Turismo publishing house, something went amiss. In the words of the late great broadcaster Howard Cosell “Who goofed? I’ve got to know!” To tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I sort lost […]
Walk into a BMW dealer today and ask them to find you a manual transmission 7-series and they will laugh in your face. Even the mighty 5er is only available with a stick in one configuration; the 540/545/550i series of 6-spds have gone obsolete due to lack of interested buyers. This wasn’t always the case […]
BMW launched its second version of the 7-series in 1986 with the E32 model which was lauded as being a handsome and modern styled sedan. BMW continued to push the 7-series as the luxury car for the ‘sporting’ driver and offered it with a manual transmission in the 6-cylinder models. Perhaps some bankers wanted their […]