The 2000 tilux split the difference on purpose: the sportier TI's engine and chassis, wrapped in the plush 2000's styling, wood dashboard and optional leather seats.
Median 105 hp across 309 similar cars
Lead trim: 2000 TI (M10 2.0 I4, twin Solex)
BMW New ClassNEUE-KLASSE-2000TI · 1966–1971
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FactThe 2000 tilux split the difference on purpose: the sportier TI's engine and chassis, wrapped in the plush 2000's styling, wood dashboard and optional leather seats.
The 2000 TI sedan, released in 1966, used the 90 kW (121 hp) engine from the 2000 CS with twin Solex PHH two-barrel side-draft carburetors and a higher compression ratio, plus front and rear anti-roll bars and somewhat wider wheel rims and tires than the 2000; it kept the round headlights and vertically arranged taillights of the 1800 and was otherwise less well equipped than its 2000 sibling (6,482 built, 1966–1968). Introduced soon after, the more luxurious 2000 tilux combined the TI's sportier engine and chassis with the 2000's exterior styling and a higher-grade interior and accessories, including a wood dashboard and optional leather seats (17,440 built, 1966–1971). A BMW 2000 TI won the 1966 Spa 24 Hours touring car race, and Hubert Hahne won the 1966 European Touring Car Challenge (Division 3) in one. The page gives the CS engine as 120 hp (89 kW) in its coupé section and 121 hp (90 kW) here; the sedan figure is used.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 TI (M10 2.0 I4, twin Solex) | 1966–1968 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 121 hp | 123 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 2000 tilux (M10 2.0 I4, twin Solex) | 1966–1971 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 121 hp | 123 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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BMW's entire modern reputation for fuel injection started here — the 2000 tii was the very first fuel-injected BMW ever built.
The 2000 tilux split the difference on purpose: the sportier TI's engine and chassis, wrapped in the plush 2000's styling, wood dashboard and optional leather seats.
BMW's 1800 TI performance upgrades weren't developed in-house — they came from outside tuner Alpina, years before Alpina became BMW's own factory performance arm.
Only 200 examples of this homologation-special 1800 TI/SA were built, sold exclusively to licensed racing and sports drivers - and one won the 1965 Spa 24 Hours.
The New Class sedans that saved BMW from near-bankruptcy hid an odd trick under the hood: the engine was tilted 30 degrees sideways just to get the low, sleek bonnet line the stylists wanted.
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