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I think this is a great car, it has sleek lines, it's different than the others...It would be perfect car for me...n joy reading..(and looking)
The ultimate driving machine
Driving a BMW 850CSi is relaxing as in no other car. The knowledge about the tremendeous power of the twelve cylinder engine does keep you cool. Overtaking is a piece of cake and if you had to brake again on the motorway, you just accelerate to cruising speed - and be it 155 mph (250 kph) - the car simply does it. The engine itself is barely audible. No roaring, no screaming, just a soft, pleasant hum.
And should there be a critical situation, you can rely on the unbelievable brakes and the grip of the tyres.
The two-ton-monster wriggles around corners so that the automatic stability control is almost unnecessary.
But not only the driving experience makes the car special. It is nearly more fun to look at the car than to drive it. The 850CSi looks rather elegant not aggressive. But the front and the rear let you guess what's beneath the bonnet...
On the Autobahn (the german motorways, sometimes without speed limit) you really seem to be something special. Like it is natural, other cars are going out of your way, even if you are still far away. They are also waiting before beginning to overtake when a 850CSi is spotted in the rearview mirror. Drivers seem to back away respectfully of the flat, wide and possibly red something behind them. Because of the appearance of the BMW 850CSi you won't need the flasher at all. As a driver of a 850CSi you feel sorry for those driving an M5. They are just as fast - in theory - but are underestimated dramatically by others and get stuck behind them.
Very special indeed is the space offered. The boot is enormously big for a car of this type (320 liters) so that people won't laugh for long about it. The back seats allow persons of up to a little over 5 feet (1.70 m) to feel comfortable. And even fully loaded the driving experience is almost the same as with an empty car. The BMW 850CSi is a complete car for everyday use.
The car doesn't lack a luxurious equipment. Not at all! In fact a new category called 'luxury sports car' should have to be invented for the BMW 850CSi because you can get all the extras you want. Electric seats, electric sunroofs, electric shutters and many other gimmicks normally not to be found in sportier cars.
A car that's sporty, safe, luxurious and practical all in one - you cannot want to have more, because there is nothing more!
The BMW 850CSi is a detuned version of the M8 which has never been produced and remained a prototype only. The M8 should have been built in a consequently lightweight manner in order to be a 'Ferrari-Killer'. The specially developed 550 hp engine has never been used except in the prototype - of which only one exists. But with the support of McLaren the M8 engine was transformed into the power plant of the McLaren F1 super sports car. At the time of development of the M8 there was virtually no market for such a car, so the BMW manager cancelled the project.
http://www.e31.net/index.html
The ultimate driving machine
Driving a BMW 850CSi is relaxing as in no other car. The knowledge about the tremendeous power of the twelve cylinder engine does keep you cool. Overtaking is a piece of cake and if you had to brake again on the motorway, you just accelerate to cruising speed - and be it 155 mph (250 kph) - the car simply does it. The engine itself is barely audible. No roaring, no screaming, just a soft, pleasant hum.
And should there be a critical situation, you can rely on the unbelievable brakes and the grip of the tyres.
The two-ton-monster wriggles around corners so that the automatic stability control is almost unnecessary.
But not only the driving experience makes the car special. It is nearly more fun to look at the car than to drive it. The 850CSi looks rather elegant not aggressive. But the front and the rear let you guess what's beneath the bonnet...
On the Autobahn (the german motorways, sometimes without speed limit) you really seem to be something special. Like it is natural, other cars are going out of your way, even if you are still far away. They are also waiting before beginning to overtake when a 850CSi is spotted in the rearview mirror. Drivers seem to back away respectfully of the flat, wide and possibly red something behind them. Because of the appearance of the BMW 850CSi you won't need the flasher at all. As a driver of a 850CSi you feel sorry for those driving an M5. They are just as fast - in theory - but are underestimated dramatically by others and get stuck behind them.
Very special indeed is the space offered. The boot is enormously big for a car of this type (320 liters) so that people won't laugh for long about it. The back seats allow persons of up to a little over 5 feet (1.70 m) to feel comfortable. And even fully loaded the driving experience is almost the same as with an empty car. The BMW 850CSi is a complete car for everyday use.
The car doesn't lack a luxurious equipment. Not at all! In fact a new category called 'luxury sports car' should have to be invented for the BMW 850CSi because you can get all the extras you want. Electric seats, electric sunroofs, electric shutters and many other gimmicks normally not to be found in sportier cars.
A car that's sporty, safe, luxurious and practical all in one - you cannot want to have more, because there is nothing more!
The BMW 850CSi is a detuned version of the M8 which has never been produced and remained a prototype only. The M8 should have been built in a consequently lightweight manner in order to be a 'Ferrari-Killer'. The specially developed 550 hp engine has never been used except in the prototype - of which only one exists. But with the support of McLaren the M8 engine was transformed into the power plant of the McLaren F1 super sports car. At the time of development of the M8 there was virtually no market for such a car, so the BMW manager cancelled the project.
http://www.e31.net/index.html
