Download or read book The Complete Book of BMW written by Tony Lewin and published by . This book was released on with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Book of BMW is a master work. The word 'definitive' is a bold claim but this book should be viewed in this light. It is the most comprehensive survey of BMW Group models from the 501 right up to this year's 1 and 6 Series published in the English language. Data tables covering specifications, production volumes and prices will be invaluable to the BMW enthusiast and the layout and production volumes are second to none. Tony Lewin deserves high praise for this outstanding book. - Chris Willows, Corporate Communications Director, BMW Great Britain BMW is the most remarkable phenomenon to hit the auto industry in a generation. Celebrated for its luxury sports cars, motorcycles and aero engines in the pre-war era, it squandered its glamorous heritage in the 1950s; on its knees and near-bankrupt, it was rejected as a lost cause when offered by desperate banks to Mercedes-Benz. But thanks to a wealthy German aristocrat, a brilliant engineer and a young and inspirational manager, Mercedes would soon regret not having scooped up the once-glorious firm: pioneering the concept of the compact, high-quality sports saloon, the visionary new team systematically built BMW into the spectacular success we know today. Through the most expressive medium of all - the cars themselves - The Complete Book of BMW tells the story of one of the most remarkable turnarounds of the century. From the iconic 2002tii of the 1960s through the mighty M3 of the 1990s to today's born-again MINI and the crowning glory of the Rolls-Royce Phantom.- Every model since 1962- Technical specifications and performance data- Production and sales data- Key decisions that made BMW great- Von Kuenheim's brilliant template- Taking technology leadership- 1,600 color photographs- The new focus: premium at every levelAbout the AuthorTony Lewin is an automotive writer and commentator specializing in the business and design sides of the auto industry. He has reported on the automobile sector for more than two decades as editor of industry publications such as What Car?, Financial Times Automotive World and World Automotive Manufacturing, and as a regular columnist in magazines and newspapers in Europe, Japan and the United States.General AudienceThe Complete Book of BMW tells the remarkable story of the company and its cars. From the luxury sports cars and motorcycles of the pre-war era through its rebirth at the hands of a wealthy German aristocrat, a brilliant engineer, and an inspired manager during the past two decades, the book uses the most expressive medium of all-the cars themselves-to illustrate the story of one of the most remarkable turnarounds in automotive history.
Download or read book BMW Cars written by Martin Buckley and published by . This book was released on with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 70 years, memorable automobiles have rolled out of Bayerische Motor Werke. This sprawling photographic history spans the entire range, from the 1927 Dixi 3/51 PS to the James Bond Z8 roadster. The story of BMW's genesis in the aircraft industry is followed by complete series and model histories and overviews of BMW forays into motorsport. Gorgeously illustrated with rare archival imagery and modern color photos, this lavish treatment features classics like the mystically elegant pre-war 328, post-war 502 luxury saloons, the curious single-cylinder Isetta, hand-built 507 sports cars, the revolutionary 2002 Turbo, the M1 supercar, the Z3 roadster and much more.
Download or read book Driven written by David Kiley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-04-02 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exclusive look at one of the world's most successful and controversial companies, and the mysterious family behind it. BMW is arguably the most admired carmaker in the world. It's financial performance is the envy of its competitors, and BMW products inspire near-fanatical loyalty. While many carmakers struggle with falling sales, profits and market share, demand for BMWs continues to grow, frequently outpacing production. Now, David Kiley-Detroit Bureau Chief at USA Today and author of Getting the Bugs Out, which covered Volkswagen's demise and rebirth, goes inside the fabled German automaker to see how it does what it does so well. With unprecedented access to BMW executives, Kiley goes behind the walls of BMW's famed "Four Cylinders" headquarters in Munich at a time when the company is in its most aggressive, and some say riskiest, expansion in its history and when some of the company's new products, like the 7 Series sedan and Z4 roadster, are for the first time drawing as many barbs from critics as bouquets. Kiley covers intimate details of the boardroom drama surrounding the company's nearly disastrous acquisition and subsequent sale of the British Rover Group and its expansion into selling MINI and Rolls Royce cars. Besides being a world-class carmaker, BMW is also considered one of the smartest consumer marketing companies and Kiley explores the extraordinary value and management of the BMW brand mystique. He also takes a revealing look at the mysterious and ultra-private Quandt family of Bad Homburg Germany, which owns a controlling stake in BMW: Johanna and Susanne Quandt, two of the wealthiest women in Europe and Stefan Quandt, one of the wealthiest bachelors on the continent. David Kiley (Ann Arbor, MI) is the Detroit Bureau Chief at USA Today who has covered the auto industry for 17 years. He has been featured on Nightline, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR and the Today show. He is also the author of Getting the Bugs Out: The Rise, Fall, and Comeback of Volkswagen in America (0-471-26304-4), also available from Wiley.
Download or read book Electric Vehicles and the BMW I3 written by David Bricknell and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about Electric Vehicles and, in particular, the BMW i3. It covers the performance and technical information useful to the growing Electric Vehicle community that are different to those of an Internal Combustion Engine car, including: Dynamics, Battery, Charging, Motors and Drives, Cooling and Heating, and Range Extender.
Download or read book The BMW Century written by Tony Lewin and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The BMW Century profiles one hundred years of BMW car and motorcycle manufacturing a decade at a time with gorgeous photos and detailed text.
Download or read book BMW Enthusiast s Companion written by BMW Car Club of America and published by BMW. This book was released on 1995 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BMW owners and BMW CCA members provide specific information for your BMW: - Valuable insights and technical information ranging from basic service tips to advanced driving theory- Inside secrets on maintaining and preserving your BMW, from properly washing and waxing your car, to how to reset the service indicator lights- Driving techniques ranging from basic car control to choosing apexes on the track- Discover whether your car oversteers or understeers, and how weight transfer affects traction and vehicle performance- Learn the difference between torque and horsepower, and how to select the right tires for your BMW- Find out which performance modifications work, which ones don't and why
Download or read book The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles written by Ian Falloon and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles offers a thorough year-by-year guide to every production machine ever built by Germany’s leading motorcycle manufacturer. From the first model, the 1923 R32 that launched BMW's motorcycle dynasty, to the latest (and fastest) superbike, the S1000RR, this book captures nearly a century of motorcycling excellence in a combination of historic and contemporary photos. Technical specs are provided for each model. This comprehensive review covers all of BMW's bike families: The side-valve machines from the early years The early overhead-valve performance bikes The modern Airheads and Oilheads The four-cylinder and six-cylinder touring bikes The early pushrod singles The modern overhead-cam singles The latest parallel twins, and inline-four cylinder sport bikes Among them, you'll find all the classic bikes—pre-World War II BMWs like the R5 that defined performance in that era; the military R12 that carried the Wehrmacht as it blitzkrieged its way across Europe; the Earles-forked R69S that offered the perfect platform for mounting a Steib sidecar; the R90S café racer; the K1 “flying brick”; and the GS (Gelände Sport) series that launched a dual-sport revolution right up to today’s world-class S100RR and retro-inspired R nine T. Like the other titles in Motorbooks' Complete Book series, this guide to BMW's motorcycle output offers the most complete reference to the subject available.
Download or read book BMW I8 written by Megan Cooley Peterson and published by Bolt!. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience what it's like to be behind the wheel of a BMW i8 through exciting text, vibrant photography, and labeled images and other graphics.
Download or read book BMW 3 Series written by James Taylor and published by Crowood Press UK. This book was released on 2000-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current generation, which features family saloons, practical Touring versions, delicious convertibles, and 'supercar' saloons, seems far removed from the earlier cars. However, upon closer inspection the lineage is clear, and the one theme that runs throughout is that these are true drivers' cars. James Taylor tells the story of the design, development and production of each generation, and includes coverage of the M3, Touring and convertible variants. Filled with full specs and production figures.
Download or read book BMW written by Hartmut Lehbrink and published by HF Ullmann Editions. This book was released on 2015-09-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book invites for a fascinating tour of BMW's unique car style.
Download or read book BMW Art Cars written by Thomas Girst and published by Hatje Cantz Verlag. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve years after the first Benz patent motorcar Number 1 made its first journey in July 1886, a car raced across the image in Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's lithograph, The Automobilist. La 628-E8, a novel named after the license plate number of its author, Octave Mirbeau, was published in the early twentieth century. In his Futurist Manifesto, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti rated the beauty of a racecar's revving engine and speed higher than the aesthetics of the Nike of Samothrace. Ever since its invention, artists have been examining the automobile, and the BMW Art Cars have played a central role here. Alexander Calder's BMW 3.0 CSL from 1975 was the first in a series brought to life by Hervé Poulain, lover of auto racing and works of art, in collaboration with BMW's head of motorsports, Jochen Neerpasch. Seventeen artists have since designed BMW models, and the "rolling sculptures" have not only proved themselves in museums, but also on the race track at Le Mans. ARTISTS FEATURED (selection) John Baldessari, Alexander Calder, Sandro Chia, Ken Done, Olafur Eliasson, Cao Fei, Ernst Fuchs, David Hockney, Jenny Holzer, Michael Jagamara Nelson, Matazo Kayama, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Esther Mahlangu, César Manrique, A.R.Penck, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol
Download or read book Inside the BMW Factories written by Graham Robson and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2008-11-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BMW’s Bavarian blue and white propeller logo harks back to its early twentieth-century roots as an aircraft engine manufacturer. How this venerable company weathered two world wars, moved from aircraft to motorcycles and, finally, to the cars that would provide its greatest glory is the remarkable story recounted in this book. With unique access to BMW’s factories and archives, author Graham Robson gives readers an inside look at how the great German automaker works and how its methods have evolved over the decades. Visiting factories throughout Germany and in the United States he offers readers a rare, behind the scenes, nuts-and-bolts account of how BMW produces its famed models. Illustrated with rare photographs from BMW’s own archives, this book constitutes an unprecedented tour of the history and culture of one of the world’s great automakers.
Download or read book BMW R90S written by Ian Falloon and published by Whitehorse Press. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although in production for only three years, the R90S was the most significant post-war production BMW motorcycle. This comprehensive book tells the story of this important bike and how it evolved noting all significant changes from year to year. Beautifully laid out with big full-color pictures, the book could stand alone as a coffee table book. But it's much more than that. Falloon writes with enough detail to make restoring these great bikes much easier, and also includes a chapter on how to live with an R90S, using them as reliable daily commuters, making popular upgrades, and what to look for if you are in the market for one. With outstanding looks and high-quality equipment, the R90S has justifiably garnered a devoted following of motorcycle enthusiasts who will want to own this definitive book.
Download or read book The BMW 3 Series Book written by Richard Dredge and published by Haynes Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the first BMW 3-series models were launched in 1975, they immediately set the standard by which all other medium-size saloon cars were judged. The later E36 and E46 models, on which this book concentrates, continue the BMW tradition of class-leading refinement, enviable build quality and engineering innovation. In the 3-series, BMW has produced one of the most versatile vehicle designs of recent years, allowing the same basic platform to be used for cars as diverse as the entry-level Compact, the Touring estate models, coups, convertibles, and the racing-inspired M3. Now available in paperback, this all-color book will fascinate all 3-series owners and enthusiasts.
Download or read book BMW I written by Andreas Braun and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Electromobility is the key topic when it comes to our mobility in the future. The BMW Group is Germany's main pioneer in the field, so what does its vision look like? THis volume presents for the first time an in-depth portrait of BMW i's workshop of ideas and describes the concern's multi-faceted concept for sustainable and visionary mobility and even autonomous driving. Superb close-ups and design drawings introduce all models from the BMW i3 and the BMW i8 to the BMW i Vision Dynamics."--Back cover
Download or read book Secure IT Systems written by Aslan Askarov and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th Nordic Conference on Secure IT Systems, NordSec 2019, held in Aalborg, Denmark, in November 2019. The 17 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: privacy; network security; platform security and malware; and system and software security.
Download or read book Foundations of Sustainable Business written by Nada R. Sanders and published by Wiley Global Education. This book was released on 2024-01-17 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful and easy-to-follow introduction to the defining business sustainability issues of our generation Describing sustainable business from the perspective of management, Nada R. Sanders and John D. Wood explain how and why increased consumer and regulatory pressure for sustainable performance is driving changes in core business functions, legal frameworks, metrics, reporting, and more. Clear and accessible chapters offer comprehensive, well-balanced coverage of key concepts in social, economic, and environmental sustainability, supported by original case studies, real-world examples, practice quizzes, and other learning tools. Now in its third edition, Foundations of Sustainable Business; Theory, Function, and Strategy provides a thorough introduction to the social and environmental issues defining contemporary markets and societies. Designed to prepare aspiring business leaders to tackle urgent problems with a direct impact on their firms’ bottom lines, this respected textbook employs a qualitative learning process that walks students through the application of sustainability concepts to leadership, finance, accounting, risk management, marketing, supply chain management, and operations. Written by a business thought-leader and a public interest policy expert, Foundations of Sustainable Business: Theory, Function, and Strategy, Third Edition is an excellent primary or supplementary textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in business administration, management, and marketing. It is also an invaluable resource for business leaders looking for an intuitive and incisive introduction to sustainability concepts relevant to modern professionals, managers, and executives.
