BMW CS

BMW never stops giving car lovers a reason to smile. Every BMW is designed to please and excite, from the 3 series to the Z8. But there is always something about a new Concept Car from BMW to get a car enthusist's blood pumping.

BMW will unveil the CS Concept at the New York Auto Show. But before the show opens to the public, our friends at Jalopnik have some new photos of this concept that apparently , all the the future luxury models will be based on it.

At first glance, it looks like a marriage between a BMW 750 and a Aston Martin.

Photos courtesy of Jalopnik.com

BMW CS Concept video

BMW Prototype, 850

There is something about a prototype.
No mater how nice the production car turns out to be, it always falls short of it potential.

Sure this has a lot to do with trival concerns like is the car street legal, how how do we bring the cost in under $300,000.00 each. I understand the "Cold- water reality" that is the marketplace, but look at the prototype for the BMW 840/ 850.


Next, some shots of a dream car. Called the BMW Nazca concept, it was introduced in 1991 but never made it into production. You say you'd never heard of it or seen pics. Well, no one has, really, so here ya go:

The sexiest BMW the world never got to enjoy.

Not that the BMW 850 is not a Hot Car



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BMW 850i and 850CSi 1989-1999

When most people think of BMW the image that comes to mind is a well- handling luxury automobile.But for those "In-the-know", BMW has a long history of producing some of the finest and fastest cars on the planet.

So when in 1984 when BMW announced plans to release a new "Top of The Line" sports coupe, the automotive world watched carefully. Finally the 850i Showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show in '89 and immediately the the automotive publications took notice. It was clear that a new level would be demanded of any car that tried to compete. BMW had clearly thrown the ball back into Mercedes court. With the 850i BMW was saying to Mercedes "Let's see your SL Try to top this!"

BMW never sold too many of the 850s or their lower priced (If you can call $75,000 "Lower Priced") 840 model. But they never expected to, this was their "Flagship" auto and not designed to be common-place of the roads.

There was nothing "Common" about the 850i or the 850CSi reached up to 326 bhp and hit a top speed of 155 mph and a 0-60 time of 6.5 seconds.

But the key to the 8 series is the combination of both performance and drivers comfort.

Larry Lubell
http://www.urbaninsuranceagency.com/