Bavarian Motor Works

On the roads of Germany as of 2014 it moved more than 53 million vehicles. According to statistics, every second German citizen owns a car (in Russia, one in four?). One third of them are women. For many years, the championship avtomarok by the number of holds "people's car" Volkswagen; followed by the Adam Opel, owned by General Motors; third place - Mercedes by Daimler; on the North American Ford and Bavarian Motor Works - BMW.
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2. BMW plant in Munich at the Olympic Park.



3. By the way, for those who do not know the abbreviation BMW (English pronunciation is "bi-em-double-u") - this is not the initials of the founders, and the abbreviation of the full name of the German company Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, in Russian "Bavarian Engine Company ".



4. View of the area of ​​BMW AG with the Olympic Tower. Bottom left: complex "World of BMW." The museum itself is located in a building with the logo of the brand.



5. Briefly about the "World of BMW" (it. BMW Welt). This is a huge two-story showroom, where you can get acquainted with novelties, to sit, to touch, to explore the best models of the automaker.



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8. Make Mini also owns a BMW.



9. Details BMW i8 - sports electric car of the future.



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11. Division with motorcycles. In fact, many motorcycle of the Wehrmacht in the last century were just BMW.



12. In the history of the company to focus will not. I can only say that the company was founded in 1916, t. E. Two years will be celebrating a major anniversary.



13. The expositions of the museum there is a clearly structured story line, different facilities - different subjects. From retro to supercars, from motorcycles and engines to the concepts and design.



14. Often seen on the Internet a photo wall with badges models and modifications. Now he did.



15. Walking on different levels.



16. caricature BMW 3/15 late twenties - early thirties.



17. Preceded 3 series.



18. The first generation of the 3 Series.



19. BMW 700 early sixties of the last century.



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21. Engines.



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23. The concept of the BMW 328 Hommage.



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26. Once again i8 (BMW Concept Vision Efficient Dynamics)



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35. Several atmospheric motifs.



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37. BMW Isetta 1955.



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39. In the museum there are also temporary exhibitions. Visiting this time BMW had Rolls-Royce.



40. At this Rolls-Royce Phantom IV 1954 issue moves during celebrations British royal family



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