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Originally Posted by NavarroOne
(Post 1411764)
While I'm not exactly sure how Break became Brake,
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OK, then I'm not sure what "Brake" means; surely it cannot be related to brake, as in brakes on a car to slow it down...
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The first time it's mentioned on a BMW 2002 (model, not year) Wiki entry suggests that Touring variants had uprated performance.
The BMW 1800 was the second member of the New Class family, introduced in 1963 with a 90 hp (67 kW) 1.8 L engine. An 1800TI ('touring international') model featured components developed for the 1800 by the tuning company Alpina. The upgrades included dual Solex PHH side-draft carburetors and higher-compression pistons for 110 hp (82 kW). A racing 1800TI/SA was introduced in 1964 with dual Weber DCOE-45 carburetors (along with various engine modifications) with 130 hp (97 kW). 200 examples of the TI/SA were built. An automatic transmission option was introduced in 1966 and in 1967 the 1800 was generally updated along with the 2000. The updates included interior changes (a modernized dashboard design and simpler door panels) as well as styling changes to the front grilles. 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.[3] 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[4] 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. |
Great; I'm intrigued too and look forward to hear further.
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Well this is what I got back.
Dear Mr Lunam-Cowan, Thank you for your email. The designation "touring" was simply chosen by the marketing people probably by referring to the connection of "tour" and voyage which implies the bigger "luggage space" compared to the saloon. There is nothing written so we cannot say for sure but this is what we believe. We hope this is helpful for you. Yours sincerely, Andreas Harz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WAY GmbH Andreas Harz Leopoldstraße 244 80807 München Url.: http://www.way-services.com/ |
That sounds credible. Perhaps if one was to write a book and interviewed a great number of old BMW employees, they would rationalize a host of explanations for the Touring moniker, any of which could be correct or conjecture. I doubt we will get much closer to the truth now, but while on the journey, we learned a lot about motorsports heroes and station wagons...
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Originally Posted by NavarroOne
(Post 1411966)
OK, then I'm not sure what "Brake" means; surely it cannot be related to brake, as in brakes on a car to slow it down...
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Interesting, thanks for the followup
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