BMW Wallpapers

BMW car, photo wallpapers (Megawallpapers):
BMW AG (an abbreviation of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English,
Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of
automobiles and motorcycles. BMW is the world's largest premium
carmaker and is the parent company of the BMW MINI and Rolls-Royce car
brands, and, formerly, Rover. In German, the acronym BMW is pronounced
"bay emm vay." In North America and some other regions (i.e. Jamaica),
BMW cars are referred to as "bimmers," while BMW motorcycles are called
"beemers". The company's taglines in English are "The Ultimate Driving
Machine" and "Sheer Driving Pleasure." The original German slogan is
"Freude am Fahren," which translates to "Joy in Driving" in English.
BMW's main competitors include Acura, Audi, Cadillac, Infiniti, Jaguar,
Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. BMW was founded by Karl Friedrich Rapp
in October 1913, originally as an aircraft engine manufacturer,
Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke. The Milbertshofen district of Munich
location was chosen because it was close to the Gustav Otto
Flugmaschinenfabrik site, a German aircraft manufacturer. The
blue-and-white circular logo BMW still uses (illustrated above right)
alludes to the blue and white checkered flag of Bavaria and also
indicates the origin of BMW by symbolizing a spinning white propeller
on a blue-sky background. In 1916 the company secured a contract to
build V12 engines for Austria-Hungary. Needing extra financing, Rapp
gained the support of Camillo Castiglioni and Max Friz, the company was
reconstituted as the Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH. Over-expansion
caused difficulties; Rapp left and the company was taken over by the
Austrian industrialist Franz Josef Popp in 1917, and named BMW AG in
1918. After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles (1919) prohibited the
production of aircraft in Germany. Otto closed his factory and BMW
switched to manufacturing railway brakes. In 1919 BMW designed their
first motorcycle engine to be used in a model called the Victoria which
was built by a company in Nuremberg. In 1923 BMW built their first
model motorcycle, the R32. This had a 500 cc air-cooled
horizontally-opposed engine, a feature that would resonate among their
various models for decades to come, albeit with displacement increases
and newer technology. In 1927 the tiny Dixi, an Austin Seven produced
under licence, began production in Eisenach. BMW bought the Dixi
Company the following year, and this became the company's first car,
the BMW 3/15. By 1933 BMW were producing cars that could be called
truly theirs, offering steadily more advanced I6 sports and saloons
(sedans). The pre-war cars culminated in the 327 saloon and 328
roadster, fast 2.0 L cars, both very advanced for their time.
BMW Classics serie:BMW made
many cars over the years which have had great impact on the world of
motoring.
Dixi, 3/20, 303, 309, 315, 319, 320, 321, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 335
Isetta, 600, 700 501, 502, 503, 507 3200 CS, 2000 CS New Sixes
(2500/2800/Bavaria/2.5/2.8/3.0/3.3) - Predecessor to today's 7 Series
New Class (1500/1502/1600/1800/1802/2000/2002) - Acknowledged as the
first modern sports saloon and the predecessor to BMW's core product,
the 3 Series.