Tags Upper class

In the autumn of 1968, BMW presented the successor to the 3200 S. More than four years after the disappearance of the "Barockengel", the Bavarian manufacturer returned to the Upper Class. The BMW E3 was launched to face competition from Stuttgart (Mercedes-Benz W108/W109) and Rüsselsheim (the six-cylinder models from Opel), among others. The E3 – designed by Wilhelm Hofmeister – was available at its debut as 2500 and 2800. In both cases the power sources were six-cylinder in-line engines.