Wheels UAE – July 26, 2019

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MW’s goal fortheall-new7 Series
fl agship, launchedinthesummer
of 1978 , was simple:make a
performance-orientedandengagingtodrive
four-doorluxurysaloon—andtheyknocked
it outoftheparkwiththeE23.
The733i—witha 3.2-litre 12-valve M30
straight-six—made 197 horsepower which
was edgeofyourseatstufffortheday. It
was matedtoa four-speedmanualwhilea
three-speedautomaticcouldbehadtooand
customersalsohadthechoiceoftwo smaller
engines, the2.8-litre and3.0-litre with 170
and 184 respectively. Earlyfuel-injected
modelsusedtheBoschL-jetronicsystem
whilelatermodelsusedthemore advanced
digitalBoschMotronicsystemwhilethe 728
and 730 wereavailablewitha Solex four-
barrelcarburettoruntil‘79.
Itwas a sleek,sportyofferingwhichwas

lappedupbyenthusiastsasnotonlywas

it thrillingtodrive butit hadrazor-sharp

refl exestoo; thedouble-linkfrontsuspension

keptit niceandtightinthecorners, the

steeringofferedgoodfeedbackandthe

discbrakesinallfourcornershadstrong

stoppingpower. Theingeniouslytailoredyet

understatedbodysharedmuchofthedesign

ofthePaulBracq-penned3,5,and6 Series

models. Thatincludedtheshark-nosefront

endwithBMW’s trademarktwinkidney

grille, theHofmeisterkinkintheC-pillar,

andtheboot’s rolled-offtrailingedge. Anice

touchwas theAlpinaStylealloy wheels.

Inside, it packedthehighest quality

materialsbutlittleeffortwas madeinterms

ofvisualpizzazz;theonlysplashofopulence

was thematte-finishwoodtrimonthedoors.

Ithadpower seats, seatheaters, climate

control,power windowsandmirrorsand

it won’t breakthe bankto putyourselfin the lap of old

schoolluxury, in fact, the BMw 733ie23canbe hadfor

as littleas dh40,000 today...

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Munichlaunchedtheall-new 7 Seriesin a bidto strengthenits position

on thefull-size luxury carsegment — and it worked a treat

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