BMW

The very first BMW car was the BMW 3/15 PS, also known as Dixi DA 1. At first, the Dixi DA 1 was no more than an Austin Seven, produced under license by Eisenach Fahrzeugfabrik in Germany. BMW bought this company in November 1928 as they wanted to start producing cars. The Dixi DA 1 was produced from 1927 until 1929. The first genuine BMW Dixi was the Dixi Da 2, introduced at the end of 1929. This was the first car that had the now famous blue / white BMW emblem. The Da 2 was basicly the same as the DA 1, but now with some important improvements, like adjustable seats and better breaks. In 1930 the DA 3 came available. This car was a two seater Roadster, with a 18 HP 4 cylinder engine, reaching 100 km/h. No more than 150 DA 3 cars were made ... The Dixi Da 2 remained available until 1932, when the license with Austin ended. At the same time, BMW introduced their first own design, the 3/20. It had a 20 HP 4 cylinder engine and was produced until 1934. The first BMW 6 cylinder was the 303, which was also the first BMW to have the famous "kidney grille", which is still used on current cars! The 1.2 litre 6 cylinder had 30 HP and could do 100 km/h. A 315 and 319 soon followed, as did the 328. The 328 was a very successful sports car, it had a 2 litre 6 cylinder engine with 80HP, good for 166 km/h. It won several races, including the 1940 Mille Miglia. But with the start of World War 2, production slowly started to end ... the BMW 335, with a 6 cylinder 90 HP engine, was the last post World War 2 BMW produced ...