BMW 5 Series, 1972 - 1981
The BMW E12 is known from the BMW 5 Series, which replaced the archaic BMW New Class sedan. The design of the new model looks much more modern - the angled body with four separate headlights, a "shark's nose" and a sloping boot looks aggressive and extremely modern. The design of this car was so successful when it was replaced by the E28 model is almost no different - the cars are so stylistically similar that they are easy to confuse. The easiest individual detail to experience is the taillights. The bold new design was introduced back in 1970, when the BMW 2002ti Garmisch was designed, and a little later it was very exciting to install this model in the BMW series. Incredibly, this great BMW style was first produced in the early 1970s - when classic musclecar cars such as the Ford Mustand or Dodge Challenger reigned in the hearts of car enthusiasts, Jimi Hendrix reigned in the sky and the human foot was just reached. lunar surface. The last BMW of this style was to experience the seventh E32 series, which was produced until 1994. So it can be said that this BMW style existed in the 1940s! The cheapest models of this five were powered by modest four-cylinder engines with carburetors or fuel injection. One year after the start of production, another variant with a six-cylinder engine was introduced. In the last year of production of the E12, many models had six-cylinder engines. Unfortunately, the BMW E12 did not have the M5, but the most powerful version of the E12, the M535i, was the M5's predecessor. Inside, the 5 Series had a fairly spacious interior by the standards of the time - there was room for five adult passengers. The first E12 models had only a few comfort features, but later there were power windows and a 3 (three!) Automatic transmission.