May 24, 2022, is the 50th birthday of BMW's M department, starting from March 2022, BMW M products will launch anniversary decoration and personalized configuration, today's intelligent driver (ID: zhinengqiche) will briefly talk about BMW M Power.
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On May 24, 2022, BMW M celebrated its 50th birthday.
Personally, I think M has always loved to pamper within BMW.
This time, BMW designed a four-chapter celebration to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the M brand, and launched it in four quarters of 2022.
Chapter 1: "Huddle Speech" wonderful video;
Chapter 2: 50 years of motorsport history of the BMW M brand;
Chapter 3: BMW M Electrification Process;
Chapter Four: BMW M Lifestyle.
This is a celebration comparable to BMW's centenary.
In the blink of an eye for 50 years, who would have thought that BMW, which built engines for aircraft at that time, would become the car brand that is now known to people...
Speaking of the bmw M movement, the history is very long, the time is set back to 50 years ago, because of the Reason for World War II, BMW could not provide engines for aircraft, so it began to develop in the field of automobiles. In 1972, two major events occurred at BMW, the first: the completion of the four-cylinder building and the second: the establishment of BMW Motorsport GmbH.
Because the BMW executives at that time agreed that "sports" was the essence of BMW, although the production of civilian cars, but also to strengthen the participation in motorsport, so there will be BMW Motorsport GmbH division, which is now (M division), this department was not officially renamed: BMW M until August 1993.
In addition to the "blue sky and white clouds", the early M logo had three colors, blue (for BMW), red (for sports), and violet (for: BMW combined with sports). On the M models that start delivering in March 2022, there will also be a special logo to commemorate the 50th anniversary, in addition, BMW M will also launch 50 paint colors with special historical significance, including Dakar yellow and Imola red.
In addition to continuing to compete in the fuel vehicle market, with the emergence of energy conservation and emission reduction, environmental protection, energy and other factors, BMW M also continues to exert efforts in the electric vehicle market, such as BMW iX M60, which is the first pure electric vehicle launched by the BMW M brand in the SAV field, the domestic price: 996,900 yuan and plans to deliver in the middle of the year.
In terms of power, bmw iX M60 is equipped with a pure electric drive system composed of two motors in front and rear, with a maximum power of 455kW (619Ps), a peak torque of 1100 Nm (activating the ejection start function in sport mode), an acceleration time of 0-100km/h: 3.8 seconds, an electronic speed limit of 250km/h, and a minimum energy consumption of 21.7kWh per 100 km/ h. At the same time, the battery of the new car has also been upgraded, and its maximum cruising range can reach 566km (WLTP conditions).
At the functional level, the iX M60 applies 20 BMW first-of-its-kind features, as well as up to 35 luxurious features such as the Bowers & Wilkins 4D Diamond Surround Sound System, a Comfort Heating Kit with Infrared Heating Technology, and an Automatic Park Assist System Pro.
It is worth mentioning that the automatic parking assistance system Pro equipped for the first time not only has the remote phone remote parking function, which is further expanded from 50 meters to 200 meters, but also increases the memory route function, which can store up to 10 parking paths, BMW is one of the first luxury brands with this function.
Of course, in addition to the upcoming delivery of the iX M60, the BMW M currently has i4 M50 models on sale, price: 539,900 yuan.
The i4 M50 version features the M aerodynamic kit, blue M brake calipers, exclusive exterior mirror design of the M family, M rear spoiler, exclusive cerium gray exterior decoration of the M Performance model, exclusive 19-inch rim of the M Performance model and M tri-color steering wheel stitching, etc., and can choose the exclusive paint of matte Portimão blue.
The i4 M50 is equipped with a maximum power of 400 kW (544Ps), a peak torque of 795 Nm, an acceleration time of 0-100 km/h of 3.9 seconds, and a maximum range of 560 km/h under CLTC standards.
This is a critical time for the electrification of the BMW M division, and it is expected that in 2025, 15%-25% of the models under the BMW M brand will be equipped with electrification systems.
Of course, BMW M can have the outstanding performance it has now, which is also inseparable from the early outstanding performance in the field of sports. For example, BMW M's pioneering work: BMW 3.0CSL, inline six-cylinder engine, weight 1092 kg, in 1973-1979, a total of six European championships, dominated the touring car championship for 10 years, this model was discontinued from 1972 to 1975, a total of 1972 units were produced.
There are many people who say that you see Audi has R8, Mercedes-Benz has SLS, AMG GT and other sports cars, but BMW does not seem to have sports cars, in fact, it is not, because in the 1970s, BMW launched a sensational model - M1.
The M1 was built by Marchesi, the fiberglass body was made by TIR, and the shape was taken care of by legendary designer Giorgiaro. Powered by a BMW M88 engine and a ZF 5-speed manual transmission, the legendary model was actually built for racing.
Because the BMW M1 participated in the Group 4 competition, it was necessary to sell 400 vehicles within 24 months after production, so until the M1 was discontinued in 1981, BMW had been producing for the goal of selling 400 units.
After talking about the above two cars, everyone knows what model to introduce, yes, the famous M3 is coming. Because of the outstanding performance in the 1986 F1 race, driving the results of BMW M in the civilian car market, and at this time, the major manufacturers are very grateful for the DTM event, BMW naturally will not fall behind, but because the racing car stipulates that the participating vehicles must produce more than 5,000 units per year, so the M3 mass production version, come!
The BMW M3 won 1436 victories in just 1628 days at the 1987 World Touring Car Championship, and the M3 was king in all major events for the next five years. The outstanding performance on the track also led to the sales of civilian versions, with the first generation of M3s selling more than 17,970 units.
In 1993, BMW decided to simplify the company name and officially present M to the public. Finally, BMW Motorsport GmbH officially changed its name to BMW M on 1 August 1993.
In 2006, BMW decided to bring the new M5 and M6 to China, 5.0L V10, 4.7 seconds of 100 km/h acceleration, these data know that now the intelligent driving jun (ID: zhinengqiche) is still familiar with the heart, the charm of the high-horsepower back-drive, it is really the first time for the Chinese people to taste the "big super".
E46 M3 is a classic, then E92 M3 belongs to the song!
At that time, there were not many domestic high-performance cars, but with the arrival of BMW M5 and M6, Mercedes-Benz and Audi could not sit still, Mercedes-Benz brought C55 and the famous C63, while Audi brought a very niche but rapid RS4, and BMW's counterattack? This happened in 2007.
When these three numbers appeared, I knew that many bimmers were still very voluminous, because it was too classic, and because it was a self-sucking song.
4.0L V8, 420Ps, 4.8 seconds to break the hundred, I know such data, with many trams can be killed in seconds, but they do not have the charming "high turn sound wave" of the V8, 8500rpm red zone, just like the S2000, "9000 rpm can ring through the valley".
So many people say that self-absorption is the essence of BMW M!
The richness of the product line also allows the consumer market to expand, in 2017 BMW M also moved the carnival event from Germany to China for the first time, the location is "on the track", three days of track carnival, let the bimmer linger.
Although the V10 is not there, and BMW's only currently available V12 is about to be "retired", with the continuous development of electrification, it is believed that BMW M technicians can take the performance of six cylinders and eight cylinders to the next level, because BMW M technicians have a spirit: "We, just want to test the endurance limit of X5 chassis design"..... (Text/Smart Drive Network YC; picture/part of the picture from the network)
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