The The BMW logo is a circle divided into quadrants of alternating white and light blue color. ...BMW New Sixes were a line of luxury six_cylinder Car redirects here. ...automobiles produced from 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...1968 to For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...1977. The series was introduced as a response to the This page is about the Mercedes_Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ...Mercedes_Benz_dominated large A luxury car is a relatively expensive car. ...luxury car class and was very important in establishing BMW's reputation as a maker of sporting, luxury sedans. A two_door coupé version was produced alongside. Racing versions of the coupé enhanced BMW's reputation in motorsport. The sedans have the internal name E3, while the coupés are E9.

Models were given names denoting their engine sizes, and suffixes to indicate the long_wheelbase (L) and Fuel injection is a technology used in internal combustion engines to mix the fuel with air prior to combustion. ...fuel injection (i) available on later cars. The coupés were all named CS, followed by i (for fuel injection models) or L (for light_weight models, which also had fuel injection and higher power).

• 2500/2.5, 2.5CS (2478 cc, 150 PS)
• 2800/2.8, 2800CS (2769cc, 170 PS)
• 3.0S, 3.0CS (2966cc, 180 PS using twin Zenith 35/40 INAT carburetors)
• 3.0Si, 3.0Li, 3.0CSi (2966cc, 200 or 195 PS, depending whether Bosch D_Jetronic or L_Jetronic was installed)
• 3.3Li (3188cc, 200PS)

The 2500 and 2800 sedans were sold in the USA as the Bavaria, a name which some enthusiasts apply to the whole range. The New Sixes are the direct ancestors of the now_familiar 2001 BMW 750iL The BMW 7_Series is a luxury saloon (sedan) made by BMW. It replaced the New Six models in 1977. ...7_Series.

Sedans (E3)

The two initial models, introduced in 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...1968 and sold through For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...1977, were the 2.5 L 2500 and 2.8 L 2800. The Bavaria used the 2.8 L engine with some interior features stripped out for a price point well_below the 2500. In the US market, the pricing of the line ranged from The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...US$5,000 for the Bavaria to $6,874 for the full_featured 2800.

They were roomy The straight_6 (also inline 6, I_6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ...6_cylinder cars that handled well and impressed contemporary reviewers. Road & Track is an automobile enthusiast magazine in the United States, founded by two friends in 1947. ...Road & Track called the Bavaria "delightful" and "superb", concluding that it was "one of the world's best buys". The big_bore 3.0S was introduced in 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...1971. It was more powerful and expensive than the 2800; a fuel_injected version was also made. Also produced were long_wheelbase L models (3.0L, 3.3Li, etc.), whose sharp handling was a stark contrast to the large This page is about the Mercedes_Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ...Mercedes_Benz models of the time.

Coupés (E9)

The CS models were coupés based on the standard sedans, and looked identical from the front. But they were also related to the earlier 2000CS, as is evident at the rear. The first model was the well-equipped 2800CS of 1968. The 3.0CS models introduced in 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...1971. In 1974 the smaller engined 2.5CS was made in small numbers, in response to the United States, drivers of vehicles with odd numbered license plates were allowed to purchase gasoline only on odd-numbered days of the month, while drivers with even-numbers were limited to even-numbered days. ...fuel crisis. The CSL models were lightweight racing versions. In For other meanings of the acronym FIA, see FIA (disambiguation). ...FIA Group 4 spec, notably when driven by Hans Joachim Stuck was a Formula One driver from Germany and son of the legendary Hans Von Stuck. ...Hans-Joachim Stuck, they competed against racing versions of the A 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS The Carrera is a famous and distinctive sportscar automobile, internally known as the Type 911 (1963-1988), Type 964 (1989-1992), Type 993 (1993-1997), Type 996 (1998-2004) and Type 997 (2004-?), made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ...Porsche 911 and Ford Capri Mk III 1. ...Ford Capri with some success. With all the aerodynamic spoilers for racing, the car became known as the 'Batmobile'.