1997 BMW 840ci Low Miles 36000 collectors dream

1997 BMW 8-Series Description

1997 BMW 840cia in unbelievable condition low low Miles only 36600 needs nothing check out the pictures and if you need email me for the area you need more pictures of I am not a dealer so really don't know what else I need to put in here other then the car is all there not even a dent on the car but again please let me know what you need before bidding on the car thanks here is little history of the 840cia

Design of the 8 Series began in 1984, with the final design phase and production development starting in 1986. The 8 Series debuted at theFrankfurt Motor Show(IAA) in early September 1989. The 8 Series was designed to move beyond the market of the original 6 Series. The 8 Series had substantially improved performance, however, as well as a far higher purchase price.

Over 1.5 billionDeutsche Markwas spent on total development (2008 USD nearly $1 billion). BMW usedCADtools, still unusual at the time, to design the car's all-new body. Combined with wind tunnel testing, the resulting car had adrag coefficientof 0.29, a major improvement from the previousBMW M6/635CSi's 0.39.

The 8 Series supercar offered the first V-12 engine mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox on a road car. It was the first car to featureCAN bus—a form ofmultiplexwiring for cars that is now an industry standard. It was also one of the first vehicles to be fitted with an electronicdrive-by-wirethrottle. The 8 Series was one of BMW's first cars, together with theZ1, to use amulti-linkrear axle.

While CAD modeling allowed the car'sunibodyto be 8lb (3kg) lighter than that of its predecessor, the car was significantly heavier when completed due to the large engine and added luxury items—a source of criticism from those who wanted BMW to concentrate on the driving experience. Some of the car's weight may have been due to its pillarless "hardtop" body style, which lacked a "B" post. This body style, originating in the United States in the late 1940s, was abandoned by Detroit in the late 1970s.

Sales of the 8 Series were affected by the global recession of the early 1990s, the Persian Gulf War, and energy price spikes. As a result, plans for the M8 supercar were dropped in 1991.

BMW pulled the 8 Series from the North American market in 1997, having sold only 7,232 cars over seven years. BMW continued production for Europe until 1999. The ultimate worldwide production total was 31,062.[1][3]The base price for an entry-level 8 series in the early 1990s started in the $70,000 range, which is $127,002 in 2015