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New class, great class - BMW 1800 TI in a historic test

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Created on June 5, 1964

Reading time 17min

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Jürgen Stockmar

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – Langstrecken-Testwagen der Automobil-Revue

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – Langstrecken-Testwagen der Automobil-Revue

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – Frontansicht des AR-Testwagens

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – Das Heck des AR-Testwagens

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BMW 1800 (1964) – weit vorn angelenkte Kofferraumklappe

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BMW 1800 (1964) – mehr als 600 Liter fassender Kofferraum

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – excellente Strassenlage

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – schlichtes, aber schickes Armaturenbrett mit Holzfolie

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – weit öffnende Türen, bequem Platz für vier Personen

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – Blick auf den besten Platz

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – Liegesitze serienmässig

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – Der Motor des AR-Testwagens

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – mit Feuerlöscher auf dem Mitteltunnel

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – Grosser Tacho, kleiner Drehzahlmesser und grosses Kombiinstrument

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – hintere Türverkleidung mit Aschenbecher, Armlehne und Fensterkurbel

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – die vordere Türverkleidung mit Kartentasche, Fensterkurbel und Drehrad für das Ausstellfenster

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – Reserverad und -kanister im Kofferraum

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – die Vorderradaufhängung

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – die Hinterachse

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BMW 1800 TI (1965) – ein "Sport-Tourenwagen von internationalem Format"

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – auf einem zeitgnössischen Werksfoto

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – Werksbild vor einer Boeing 707

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – laut Prospekt "ein Meisterwerk modernen Automobilbaus"

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – schnelle Reiselimousine für vier Personen

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – der 110-PS-Motor auf einem Werksbild

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – Sportmotor mit zwei Doppelvergasern und schrumpflackiertem Ventildeckel

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – laut Prospekt eine "kultivierte Atmosphäre für ungetrübte Reisefreuden"

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) – schlichte, elegante Dreikammer-Rückleuchten

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BMW 1800 ti (1964) - im Kurztest

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BMW 1800 TI (1964) - sportliches Spitzenmodell der Baureihe - für den Motorsport gibt es noch leistungsstärkere Ausführungen - Genfer Automobilsalon 1964

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BMW 1800 TI (1963) - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1963 - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Summary

The BMW 1800 TI almost seems to encourage speeding. The handy little saloon with the big engine was not only ideal for outpacing large luxury cars in the left-hand lane. It also automatically made it possible to cover familiar routes much faster. This historical test report from 1964 explains why this was the case and what else BMW's sporty mid-size class was good and not so good at.

This article contains the following chapters

Healthy construction - made hot
Clean wheel guides...
...and hard suspension...
...result in excellent road holding
Speed is not witchcraft
Neuralgic point
Plastic film - high quality?
Minor faults
Good value - even for athletes
Technical data & measured values

Estimated reading time: 17min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Until now, the undisputed leaders of the touring car pack on German freeways have been the fuel-injected Daimler-Benz models and the V8 models from Munich, which is also where the latest pike in the carp pond comes from: the BMW 1800 TI. The TI can only be distinguished from the other models in this series, the 1500, 1600 and 1800, by the lack of the side chrome strip that adorns the 1800 and the two letters TI behind the 1800 at the rear. It is therefore only possible to identify the 1800 TI correctly once it has overtaken it, which can only be avoided in the rarest of cases. The first Tl models were only supplied in a silver-grey color, but since other colors are now also available, you travel incognito until... see above.

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