Field Notes: Ten Minutes From Temptation at Manor Park Classics
A quick wander round Manor Park Classics’ February viewing day turned into a calm couple of hours of Phoenix catch-ups and tempting metal, from an E24 635 CSi and 560 SEC to a bar…
BMW : E24 6-Series
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Newsdesk
Also making it's debut at Geneva - perhaps as the star of the show - will be BMW's new coupe, the 630/633. The most expensive product from Munich yet, the new car replaces the 3.0CS/CSi/CSL series that went out of production last year.
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A BMW to boast about
...so long as you can put upwards of £10,000 where your mouth is.
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Flagships Two
LJK Setright's appointment with the BMW 633CSi was in the south of france. There was only one way to get there...
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One step sideways
Ian Fraser on BMW's fast and flighty 635CSi
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Free Wheelin'
BMW 628CSi
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Newcomers : Undercover Sixes
BMW's expensive new Six Series coupes get few visual changes, but there are refinements in scores
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Roadwords
BMW 635 and Alpina B7S Turbo
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BMW goes sporty automatically
BMW have moved their 635 Coupe into the ranks of the world's supercars.
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Bavarian Blitz
Take BMW's top-line coupe, drop in the 24-valve powerhouse from the old M1 supercar and what have you got?
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BMW refines the supercar
THE BMW M1 was a racing car that was useable on public roads. It was an uncharacteristic car for BMW to create, and was born out of a series of strange management decisions; it was designed by Giugiaro, and was due to be built by Lamborghini, but one of their periodic bankruptcies put a full stop on that and the production was eventually handed to Karmann. In the end, only 450 M1s were built, and although they looked very dramatic and went very quickly, they were cramped, noisy and demanded a high degree of skill from their drivers. The M635, already referred to as the M2, is an altogether different animal, and much more in keeping with BMW’s traditional blend of conservatism and panache. It is a road car that is eminently suitable for use on the race track. It is comfortable, refined and practical, yet it packs a punch that leaves many so-called ‘exotics’ floundering. A ‘supercar’ need not necessarily have two inches of ground clearance, a letterbox for a rear window and a boot the size of a briefcase. Your wife could go shopping in an M635.* If you live in the UK, though, you and your wife will have to wait, as right-hand drive production is not due to start until early next year. Left-hand drive cars are just beginning to roll off the line in Munich, at a cost of DM89,500 a time (about £22,300); in the UK, where prices of BMWs, like those of many other makes of car, are greatly inflated, the price at current levels would probably be over £30,000.
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633 Squadron
BMW 633 CSi v Toyota Soarer 3.0GT Limited v Nissan Leopard TR-X 300 Turbo V6
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BMW to revise six
Subtle revisions to BMW's top 6-Series coupes this summer will see the incorporation of many 5- and 7-Series features such as Servotronic steering and anti-slip control