Customer Reviews

BMW Cars

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The writing isn't exactly Shakespeare. There are occassional run-on
sentences, but the writing does not get in the way of the story.

Along with the story which is presented in as much detail as I can stand,
the author challenges BMW party line about widely accepted stories which
are too neat (such as the folklore concerning BMW's near demise in 1959).

Also, the author questions certain BMW claims such as the inherent
superiority of RWD over FWD (especially in light of the fact that BMW
tried more than once to develop a FWD car of its own).

In the end, I get the sense that I got a more balanced story than
regurgitated BMW doctrine.

The book is a lot more intelligent than most books about cars.

I picked up this book because of my uncontrolled love for BMW's, and as I expected it was unbelievable, a well put together book that described the history, automobiles, company and people that were and are involved to build these fine forms of transportation, cars of motorcycles alike, that we know today. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves cars (German cars in particular), and enjoys reading about automobile history and the formation of a global auto power. Pictures are plentiful and very clear.

This book was a great read. It covers all the aspects of the BMW legacy. From the scramble after WWII to the explosion of the 2002 and the modern technical marvels that are here today. A must have for the BMW enthusiast.

This book is worth reading because it is not the usual company line that you often get from car-related books that are friendly to their subject. This book attempts to tell a more complicated tale about the automobile maker. The photos are lovely and reveal a surprsingly varied number of old BMW designs. This is not a huge acadameic text though. It's really just a relatively thin coffee table book. But if that's just what you need, go for it. It's annoyingly hard to find similar books about BMW in typical bookstores, as the stores always seem to only have room for books about pure sport models like Porsche, Ferrari, and corvettes etc., so this was a welcome change of pace.

The book is a good read if you are interested in the history of the BMW company, but it has very little information on the cars themselves. The writing is correct and entertaining. The pictures are of correct quality even if they tend to look like they were taken from a sales brochure. An easy read for the BMW or car history fanatic.