The BMW New Class (German: Neue Klasse) was a line of compact sedans and coupes produced by German automaker BMW starting in 1962 with the 1500 and continuing through the last 2002s in 1977.
Powered by BMW's celebrated four-cylinder M10 engine, the New Class models featured a fully independent suspension, MacPherson struts in front, and front disc brakes.
Initially a family of four-door sedans and two-door coupes, the New Class line was broadened to two-door sports sedans with the addition of the 02 Series 1600 and 2002 in 1966.
Sharing little in common with the rest of the line beyond the powertrain, these sporty siblings caught auto enthusiasts' attention and established BMW as an international brand.
Precursors to the famed BMW 3 Series, the two-doors' success cemented the firm's future as an upper tier performance car maker.
New Class four-doors with numbers ending in "0" were replaced by the larger BMW 5 Series in 1972. The upscale 2000C and 2000CS coupes were replaced by the six-cylinder BMW E9, introduced in 1969 with the 2800CS. The 1600 two-door was discontinued in 1975, the 2002 replaced by the 320i in 1975.
1602 (2-door)
The 02 Series sports sedans came into being after the racing and rally successes of the Neue Klasse sedans. Despite BMW's still-tentative grip on profitability, a smaller, lighter and more compact 2-door version was penned under BMW's Design Director Wilhelm Hofmeister by in-house designers Georg Bertram and Manfred Rennen. Using Falkenhausen's remarkable M10 four-cylinder engine and chassis components, the 1600-2 (the -2 as in 2-door) or later, simply "1602" and "1600" made its debut at the Geneva auto show in 1966 and was sold through 1975.
Power output of the M10 was up to 96 hp (72 kW) gross with 91 lb·ft (123 N·m) of torque. Within two years Road & Track was sufficiently impressed by the $2676 (US) 1968 1600 to call it "a great automobile at the price".
A limited-production cabriolet was produced by Baur from 1967 through 1971. A 2-door sedan version, the 1600ti, featured the dual Solex PHH side-draft carburetors (as found on the 1800TI) and 105 hp (78 kW) for 1967 and 1968. A hatchback 1600 Touring model was produced in 1971 and 1972.
02系列運動轎車生效後，“新KLASSE轎車的賽車和拉力賽的成功。儘管寶馬公司的盈利能力仍然試探性的抓地力，更小，更輕，更緊湊的雙門版本，寶馬的設計總監威廉·霍夫邁斯特操刀下，由內部設計師喬治·伯特倫和曼弗雷德·Rennen。法肯豪森的非凡M10四缸發動機和底盤部件，1600-2（-22門）或更高版本，只需在“1602”和“1600”在1966年的日內瓦車展上首次亮相，它和被賣了到1975年。
M10的輸出功率為96馬力（72千瓦），總有91磅·英尺（123 N·m）的扭矩。在不到兩年的時間裡，道路與軌道的2676美元（美國）19681600把它稱為“一個偉大的汽車的價格”印象非常深刻。鮑爾從1967年到1971是由一個限量生產的敞篷車。 A 2門轎車版，1600ti，獨具特色的雙松霖的PHH側草案化油器（1800TI上找到的）和105馬力（78千瓦），1967年和1968年。 1600 Touring車型的兩廂車在1971年和1972年。
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