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BMW puts pleasure back into motoring

Th e Motor Industry will

have to spend vast sums on
research in order to provide
the public with vehicles of
greater power reserves.
Many difficult situations
are encountered where reserves of power
could preventan accident."
11

So said Dr. Gerhard Munsch,

Head of the Psychological Medicine Research Department
of the Bavarian Technical Control Society,
on the occasion of the
first showing of his film .,Defensive Driving"
at the IVA Munich on 25th June, 1965.

1'he most striking result of the rapid growth of our traffic is the phenomenon of the nose-to-tail formation; where once
you could adjust your manner of driving wholly in accordance with road conditions, you are now suddenly forced to
adapt yourself to the (often completely unsuitable) restraint of an
under-powered car or an indecisive man in front. The closely following traffic cuts off your escape to the rear - usually

it is not possible to keep at the correct distance necessary for safety. The only way out is forward. But this possibility also
disappears when the power reserves of your car are insufficient to take advantage of the gaps in the oncoming traffic.
With the BMW 2000 a maximum power reserve is provided, to allow you to free yourself from the jams quickly and to
leave behind the tricky situations of the nose-to-tail driving.

The fundamental principle

applied to the construction of each
BMW car is that the Performance
is directly related to the
component parts used in its manufacture.
Nothing is gained merely
by incorporating a new engine in
a current model or by increasing
the engine size.
On the BMW 2000 the squish
combustion chamber was further
developed to the hemispherical
type and the main bearing
crankshaft was improved by eight
counterbalance weights. The front
gear suspension and the rear
axle have been redesigned in relation to the new engine. The
braking system/ with its larger discs
and increased servo performance
is equally matched to improved
engine performance.
Whether you favour the manual
four-speed gear box of the
ZF Automatic/ you can only make a
final decision after a test drive in
the BMW 2000 Automatic.
If you still favour the manual gear
change/ then you should choose the
BMW 2000.
.
If on the other hand you feel it is
more pleasant and more
advanced to achieve the same result
with considerably less effort/
then the 2000 Automatic is the-car
for you.

Engine:
4-cylinder, 4-stroke in-line engine,
overhead camshaft and crankshaft
mounted in five bearings with 8
counterweights. Hemispherical
combustion chamber with inclined
valves in V-arrangement, water
cooled, force-feed oil lubrication
by geared pump and micronic
main flow filter
Displacement: 1990 cc
Stroke: 3.15" (80 mm)
Bore: 3.5" (89 mm)
Rated Output:
100 DIN HP at 5500 rev/min.
113 SAE HP at 5800 rev/min.
Torque rating : 115.73 ft. lbs
(16 mkp) at 3000 rev/min.
Compression ratio: 8.5: 1
Carburalion: Solex 40 PDSI downdraught carburettor with accelerator pump and automatic choke
Timing: By centrifugal force and
vacuum adjustment
Gearbox: 4-speed synchromesh
Gear ratios: 1st 3.835, 2nd 2.053,
3rd 1.345, 4th 1.000, Reverse4.180
Automatic gearbox as optional
extra:
Hydrodynamic torque converter
coupled in series with 3-speed
planetary gearbox
Differential ratio: 4.11: 1
Wheel suspension:
Front: spring leg axle with wishbones, rubber mounted, spring
action 6.7" (170 mm)
Rear: independent suspension.
wheels mounted on inclined trailing arms, coil springs with rubber
cushions
Spring action 7.87" (200 mm)
Double-acting telescopic shock
absorbers
Steering system:
ZF-Gemmer worm and sector
steering, 3-piece track rod, overall
transmission ratio 17.58:1
Tyres:
6.45 x 165 S 14 (optional extra)
165 SR 14 - radial tyres
Rims: 5 JK x 14
Electrical system:
12 Volt, three-phase generator,
500 Watts, battery 44 AH

Footbrake:
With brake servo unit
Front: caliper type, self-adjusting
disc brakes, disc dia. 10.71"
(272 mm)
Rear: Simplex sliding shoe drum
brakes, dia. 9.85" (250 mm)
Body:
All-steel body welded integrally
with floor assembly. Lightweight
construction, four'door, door width
front 3'1.5" (953 mm), rear 2'10.1"
{867 mm).
Seats: Front - individual reclining
seats. Rear - bench-type seat with
central armrest
Shoulder width : Front 4'5.3"
(1355 mm); rear 4'4.9" (1345 mm)
Boot capacity:
21.2 cu. ft. (600 I), level floor
Healing system:
Rapid action, high capac ity
fresh-air heater with infinitely adjustable instant response temperature control by cold and warm
air mixture. 2-speed blower
Ventilation system:
Ventilation through slit apertures
above rear window, extraction
ducts in side posts, evacuation
below the chrome beading
Fuel tank capacity:12.1 Imp.gallons
(14.5 US galls, 55 litres)
Dimensions: Overall length 14'9"
(4500 mm); width 5'7.3" (1710 mm);
overall height (unladen) 4'8.9"
{1445 mm);
wheelbase 8'4.5" (2550 mm);
track - front 4'4.4"(1330 mm);
track - rear 4'6" (1376 mm);
unladen weight 2535 lbs (1150 kg);
payload 882 lbs (400 kg)
Maximum speed:
104.5 mph (168 kph)
Rated fuel consumption:
22 mpg (10.7 litre/100 km)
to DIN 70 030 standard
Permissible trai ler load :
With brake 2646 lbs (1200 kg)
(1764 lbs (800 kg) on automatic
model). Without brakes 1102 lbs
(500 kg)
We reserve rights to modify design
and equipment in the interests of
technical progress

The interior fittings of the

BMW 2000 retain the BMW
principle of everything at
its best.
Where road safety is concerned/ the pi~t1:1re is one of
uncomprom1s1ng
serviceability. (Seats which
can be adjusted to many
positions. Steering wheel/
gear lever and handbrake
within easy reach. Automatic
windscreen washers/
dazzlefree and easily read
instruments/ etc.)

On the other hand/ on the

side of sheer comfort/ there
is a feeling
of grand opulence (4 doors/
5 seats/ about
21 cubic feet of luggage
space/ reclining seats/ etc.)

The basic idea of the car as a whole, is closely akin to the name BMW. In the thirties BMW engineers created the
legendary BMW Type 328, a car that achieved a position midway between the conventional family car on the one hand
and the highly specialised racing car on the other.

Due to the influence of modern, technical and psychological aspects of traffic conditions, a long term view of design
principles were evolved culminating in the present range of BMW cars. Within the BMW range of cars, each new model
is given a distinctive appearance - from the economical family car to the luxury coupe.

In the fundamental characteristics of all models

of the new range, you will
now find complete harmony
in a single car.
This new car which is making
its debut in BMW's
Golden Jubilee year, is the
BMW 2000.