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BMW 735i - A company car on the wrong track

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Created on January 19, 2014

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Written by:

Daniel Reinhard

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Uwe Fischer

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Uwe Fischer

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Archiv BMW AG

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BMW 735i (1986) - "airborne" nennen dies die Engländer – ab in die Lüfte

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BMW 735i (1986) - auf Schlamm und Schotter

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BMW 735i (1986) - ohne elektronische Helferlein macht es mehr Spass

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BMW 735i (1986) - dem Untersteuern muss abgeholfen werden

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BMW 735i (1986) - Handbremseinsatz für dynamische Richtungswechsel

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BMW 735i (1986) - kraftvoll herausbeschleunigen

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BMW 735i (1986) - quer, aber herzlich

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BMW 735i (1986) - auch Dragster können das nicht besser

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BMW 735i (1986) - Bremstest im Gelände

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BMW 735i (1986) - die Stossstange ist nicht mehr ganz im Neu-Zustand

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BMW 735i (1986) - nicht mal Stephan Derrick forderte dies von seinem Dienstwagen

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BMW 735i (1986) - die mangelhaften Stossdämpfer fordern ihr Tribut

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BMW 735i (1986) - fast wie ein startendes Flugzeug

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BMW 735i (1986) - mitten durch das Schlammbad

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BMW 735i (1986) - Schlamm und Wasser können dem Dienstwagen nichts anhaben

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BMW 735i (1986) - so war die Fahrphysik wohl nicht geplant

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BMW 735i (1986) - so spielen Lenkkräfte natürlich keine Rolle mehr

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BMW 735i (1986) - der Sprung über die Brücke

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BMW 750i (1990) - die breite Niere war dem Zwölfender reserviert

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BMW 750i (1990) - elegante Silhouette

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BMW 750i (1990) - gestreckte Limousine, das "L" steht für die Langversion

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BMW 750i (1990) - Fahrerarbeitsplatz - mit Airbag

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BMW 750i (1990) - mit ausladendem Telefon

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BMW 750i (1990) - Fond

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Summary

Between 1986 and 1994, BMW built the second edition of the Siebner series as the E32. It is regarded as one of BMW's most successful products and served as a company car for many senior executives. However, hardly any BMW E32 experienced the kind of ordeal that a television crew inflicted on an early 735i. This resulted in some great pictures that you don't see very often. This report briefly characterizes the BMW E32 and shows the 735i rallye-like in the picture.

This article contains the following chapters

Proven technology
Ideal company car
For the special test
Like James Bond or the Transporter

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When BMW introduced the new Siebner in 1986, Stephan Derrick soon received an E32 series vehicle as his company car. His assistant would now drive the executive saloon designed by Claus Luthe on the command "Harry, get the car", which was available as a 730i and 735i from the start of production. Weighing around 1.6 tons, the saloon naturally had a self-supporting body and independent suspension all round. ABS was also on board. The engines were inline six-cylinder units, as befitted, producing 188 hp from three liters in the 730i and 211 hp from 3430 cm3 in the 735i. From 1987, the E32 was also available with twelve cylinders and 4988 cm3. The first German twelve-cylinder engine of modern times produced 300 hp and from the outside you could recognize the most expensive BMW by its wide kidney grille.

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