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BMW stretch yourself - BMW 700 LS Luxury in the (historic) test

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Created on March 14, 1962

Reading time 6min

Written by:

Heinz Kranz

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BMW 700 LS Luxus (1961) - unterwegs

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BMW 700 LS (1961) - gerne auch in Pastelfarben

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BMW LS Luxus (BMW 700)

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BMW 700 (1961) - der Familienausflug im kleinen BMW

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BMW LS (1963) - überdurchschnittliches Raumangebot und verblüffende Fahrleistungen

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BMW 700 LS (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - mit verlängertem Radstand und mehr Innenraum

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BMW 700 Limousine (1959) - ausgestellt an der Internationalen Automobil Ausstellung Frankfurt von 1959

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BMW LS (1963) - stilsichere, zeitlos elegante Grossraumkarosserie - Originalbeschriftung dieses Bildes

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BMW 700 Limousine (1961) - Motorraumdeckel und Einstieg des Testwagens

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BMW 700 Limousine (1961) - hübscher Testwagen

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BMW 700 Limousine (1961) - das glattflächige Design steht dem Testwagen gut

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BMW 700 Limousine (1961) - ein Testwagen im Jahr 1961

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BMW 700 Limousine (1961) - Heckansicht des Testwagens

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BMW 700 (1959) - Interieur skizziert

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BMW 700 Limousine (1961) - Fahrer- und Beifahrersitz eines Testwagens

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BMW 700 Limousine (1961) - Umklappbarer Sitz beim Testwagen

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BMW 700 Limousine (1961) - Blick durch die Heckscheibe des damaligen Testwagens

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BMW 700 Limousine (1961) - Türverkleidung beim Testwagen

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BMW 700 Limousine (1959) - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1959 - Seitenansicht, rechts-hinten

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BMW 700 LS Luxus (1962) - Werbung in idyllischer Umgebung

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BMW 700 (1962) - Werbung für die Limousine

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Summary

With the 700 LS Luxus, BMW gave the 700 sedan a portion of, how could it be otherwise, luxury. With an extended wheelbase and lots of chrome, it was intended to satisfy 700 buyers who wanted a little more prestige for their car. The magazine 'hobby' tested the enlarged BMW 700 in 1962. This report reproduces the wording of the test at the time and illustrates it with historical images.

This article contains the following chapters

Longer but also heavier
Weight increase without much loss of performance
Much more comfortable
Comfortable seating position and odorless driving
Good brakes, lots of chrome and true to its name
Technical profile

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Where the water of the Isar still flows crystal clear, a guaranteed genuine Münchner Kindl christened it "Langer Spezi" with Isar water. That's what we want to keep calling it, especially as the BMW authorities couldn't think of anything more original for their brand new 700 than the letters L for "Limousine" and S for "Special", followed by the designation "Luxury": BMW 700 LS Luxus. The "Lange Spezi" bears its name because it is 34 centimeters longer than the normal 700 sedan; unfortunately, it is also 70 kilograms heavier. Our modest inquiry as to whether the engine might have been given a little more was met with a very regretful shrug of the shoulders. So it was still 700 cc and 30 hp, so the test chicanes were clear to us: head up into the mountains, give it a "good going over" and see how far the 70 kilogram weight increase could have damaged the proverbial temperament of the BMW 700.

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