1974 BMW

Hippo Prestige Have Great Pleasure In Offering This 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo - The 2002 Turbo was launched at the 1973 Frankfurt Motor Show. This was BMW's first turbocharged production car and the first turbocharged car since General Motors' brief offerings in the early 1960s. It produced 127 kW (170 hp) at 5,800 rpm, with 240 N·m (180 lb·ft) of torque. The 2002 Turbo used the 2002 tii engine with a KKK turbocharger and a compression ratio of 6.9:1 in order to prevent engine knocking. The 2002 Turbo was introduced just before the 1973 oil crisis, therefore only 1,672 were built.Engine designer Alex von Falkenhausen eschewed the option of a larger engine shoehorned into the lightweight 2002 and instead developed the successful Group Five turbocharging idea for a fast road var. By using a KKK turbo coupled to the tii Kugelfischer fuel injection he created a 170bhp engine that offered Porsche 911-beating performance: 0-60mph in seven seconds, with a top speed of 131mph.' - Octane magazine. Produced for the 1973/74 season only, the legendary BMW 2002 Turbo was Europe's first turbocharged production car. Demands for increased power for its medium-sized saloon had prompted BMW to introduce the original 2002 in 1968, and it was the fuel-injected 2002tii that provided the basis for the model's ultimate expression - the Turbo - which was readily distinguishable by its deep front air dam, wheelarch extensions and boot-mounted spoiler. This top-of-the-range model had been introduced following a successful racing programme that saw a works entered, turbocharger equipped 2002 win the 1969 European Touring Car Championship in the hands of Dieter Quester. Faced with having to compete against the Porsche 911 (subsequently banned from touring car racing) BMW had opted for 'bolt on' horsepower courtesy of a turbocharger, the result being a hike from 210bhp to around 270 bhorsepower in race trim. The road version made do with 'only' 170bhp, which in a compact package resulted in outstanding performance; the Turbo's top speed was 130mph, making it the fastest and most exciting medium-sized sports saloon of its day. Today this rare model (only 1,672 were made, all left-hand drive) is rightly regarded as a modern classic and much sought after.