{"id":206823,"date":"2021-02-18T16:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=206823"},"modified":"2024-02-29T08:29:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T08:29:48","slug":"bmw-facts","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/bmw-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Amazing Facts About BMW That You Wouldn&rsquo;t Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BMW is one of the world\u2019s largest car designers and manufacturers.\n</p><p>The German vehicle company has been around for over a century, but where did it all begin?\n</p><p>Has BMW always made cars?\n</p><p>Here are 5 amazing facts about BMW that you wouldn\u2019t believe.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>BMW used to specialize in airplane engines.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-206833 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/11%5C/bmw-facts-iiia-aircraft-engine.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"BMW' iiia aircraft engine width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bmw-facts-iiia-aircraft-engine.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Before manufacturing cars, BMW made <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/airplane-facts%5C/%5C%22">airplane engines.\n<p>BMW started in 1916 as a merger between Rapp Motor and Otto Werk.\n</p><p>There was a high demand for German aircraft engines during <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/world-war-i-facts%5C/%5C%22">World War I, so the two corporations joined forces to make aircraft engines.\n<p>The engines were renowned for their fuel efficiency and ability to reach high altitudes.\n</p><p>BMW seized production after World War II when the Treaty of Versailles was signed.\n</p><p>The treaty banned Germany from manufacturing warplanes, so BMW was out of business.\n</p><p>This was when BMW turned to the design of cars.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>The BMW headquarters is designed like their car engines.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-206832 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/11%5C/bmw-facts-munich-headquarters.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"BMW' skyscraper headquarters in munich width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bmw-facts-munich-headquarters.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>The BMW headquarters in Munich was designed by Austrian architect Karl Schwanzer and took four years to build.\n</p><p>Construction work took place from 1968 to 1972 with the aim of being finished in time for the 1972 Summer <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/olympics-facts%5C/%5C%22">Olympics.\n<p>The building is situated next to Olympiapark, and it has been the BMW headquarters since 1972.\n</p><p>The design is based on a BMW engine, with four towers representing four cylinders of an engine.\n</p><p>The four towers are interconnected and are suspended on top of a singular base.\n</p><p>The building&rsquo;s total diameter is 171.6 feet (52.3 meters) with a height of 331 feet (101 meters) tall.\n</p><p>There are a total of 22 floors in the building, 18 of which are used as office space.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>BMW made its first electric car in 1972.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-206831 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/11%5C/bmw-facts-1972-1602e-electric-car.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"1602e' orange electric car width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bmw-facts-1972-1602e-electric-car.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>BMW was ahead of its time by creating its first electric car in 1972.\n</p><p>The BMW 1602e was never made available to the public, mostly because it could only hold a charge for up to 20 minutes!\n</p><p>Another fault was that being electric meant that the vehicle&rsquo;s power was about half of the other cars they had for sale.\n</p><p>Although the project was left for many years, an interest sparked in electric vehicles again in the 1990s.\n</p><p>The 1602e became a great foundation for BMW in designing and developing electric cars into what they are today.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>BMW holds the Guinness world record for longest drift.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-206830 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/11%5C/bmw-facts-drifting.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Two' bmw cars drifting width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bmw-facts-drifting.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>On <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/day%5C/december-11%5C/%5C%22">December 11, 2017, Johan Schwartz set two new world records for BMW.\n<p>After drifting for eight hours and covering 232.5 miles (374 kilometers), Schwartz set a new record for \u201cGreatest distance vehicle drift in 8 hours.\u201d\n</p><p>To promote the release of the BMW M5, BMW hired Danish racing driver Schwartz to break the existing record.\n</p><p>However, this wasn\u2019t the only record attempt that day.\n</p><p>Matt Mullins, an American professional driver, was out to break <em>\u201c<em>Longest twin vehicle drift (water assisted)\u201d with Schwartz for BMW.\n<p>The two managed to get 49.25 miles (79.26 kilometers), breaking the previous record of 17.72 miles (28.52 kilometers).\n</p><p>You might be wondering how they managed such a distance without having to refuel.\n</p><p>Well, BMW teamed up with Detroit Speed, who built a \u201ccustom dry break fuel system.\u201d\n</p><p>This meant that they could top up fuel whilst driving!\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>BMW has a back story to its logo.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-206829 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/11%5C/bmw-facts-logo.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"BMW' logo on a car steering wheel width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bmw-facts-logo.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>There is a myth that BMW\u2019s logo comes from their history in building planes.\n</p><p>BMW stands for \u201cBayerische Motoren Werke,\u201d which translates to Bavarian Engine Works.\n</p><p>One of BMW\u2019s first advertisements, when they produced plane engines, was published in 1929.\n</p><p>It showed two planes, and in their spinning front propeller, \u201cBMW\u201d was highlighted.\n</p><p>In 1942 BMW published an article in \u201cFlugmotoren-Nachrichten\u201d (Aircraft Engine News), confirming that the spinning propeller was their official logo.\n</p><p>Since converting to manufacturing cars, the logo was kept by BMW but has developed slightly over the years.\n</p><p>It is said that the blue and white colors on the logo stem from the official colors of Bavaria, the region the company was started.\n</p><p>&nbsp;\n</p><p>BMW has been designing engines for over 100 years, and they are still creating innovative designs.\n</p><p>The German engineering group has made some of the most iconic vehicles of our time and has adapted their business over many years.\n</p><p>They have stuck to their roots as a Bavarian-based company and are proud of their heritage.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>BMW, also known as Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, started operations way back in 1916 and is one of the world&rsquo;s top car manufacturers. 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