850

I've always had a special place in my heart for BMWs, and this car seems to have sparked that. I remember the first time I can remember seeing one. I was at a mall at the coast, and I just stared at it, not knowing what it was. It wasn't till later that I realized it had a V12 under the hood.

Although I would've been more impressed if that big engine made more than 320 hp, it's so damn beautiful!

http://home-1.worldonline.nl/~matahero/850%2014%20full.jpg

Wow that looks good.

now thats what i call...NICE !!!!!:D :D :D

There are still a few of those around where I live. Pretty sweet to see 'em!

For info, the 850Csi (considered as an ///M8 by BMW) has 380hp

But some tuners like hartge,dinan or alpina did fabulous conversions on these beautiful cars :hehehe:

I think they deserve a "Forum" on this site... :sun:


See on my site : www.clube31.com (http://www.clube31.com) , i think you'll find some great pics !!!

Don't forget to see the meetings sum-ups ;)

You'll be able to see some other pics on www.e31.net (nice red 850Csi, now totally crashed :( )

And on www.8series.org (nice black 850csi and photos of the first european meeting)

http://clube31.multimania.com/Pics/Meeting2big.jpg


Philippe


You can see some pics of mine on http://webmaster.clube31.com

Here is mine with all the windows down : :eek:

http://clube31.multimania.com/840/Files/Hartgecsi12.jpg


http://clube31.multimania.com/840/Files/ZeHartge8b.jpg

http://clube31.multimania.com/840/Files/ZeHartge6b.jpg

That's a very nice looking 850 you have there. Very clean too.

Thanks, i do all my best to keep it clean :angel:

With these cars it's a pleasure to wash it and take some pics :D

Now it has chromed exhausts and I will probably add a new spoiler (hamann) to make it more sporty and agressive :rolleyes:

Enzo, that is one sweet 8 you posted. I wish I had the money for one.

That's the Zeemax 8 with the WideBody Kit, here are some other pics of this nice car :

http://clube31.multimania.com/Pics/7e31wb1.jpg

http://clube31.multimania.com/Pics/7e31wb2.jpg

http://clube31.multimania.com/Pics/zeem4.jpg

http://clube31.multimania.com/Pics/zeem2.jpg

You can find more on www.clube31.com -> Tuning -> Zeemax

The widebody kit... is it a after market item ?

Yes, and not the cheapest one ;)

I think i'd rather have a Supra.....

It's so nice to see these posts about the awesome 850. It's such a beautiful car - I vividly remember the first time I saw one: in the Fall of '92 on the highway West of Toronto, it was a beautiful midnight blue and I even remember the face of the lucky guy who was driving it! I guess you know you're a car nut when you remember stuff like that :)

About a year ago, I saw an ad in the DuPont for a red on black Dinan Twin-Turbo 850. If I recall, not only was it beautiful, it also had 600+ HP and 650+ lb/ft of torque!!. Oh to have tons of disposable cash....

BTW, the pics of that Zeemax Wide Body 850 are making me drool.

BTW#2 - What was the 840Ci??? What were the key differences?

The 840 had the V8 4.0l & V8 4.4l

It was less expensive, but stronger ( first v12s were not that strong )

Performance is not as good as a 850, but not that bad

The 840 4.4l can beat the first 850s...

I do own a 97 840Ci 4.4l Steptronic , i must say it's great although it's not a 850Csi, but not that far

You won't get any differences from outside,except the exhausts, squared on a 850, rounded on a 850csi & 840 (///M bodykit on the 850csi & on the latest 840s in Europe)

Wow- thanks for the quick response and the good info. I saw the pics of your car - very nice. Nice web site too.

I have now reached the stage of pure, unadulterated lust for that Zeemax 8. I feel like reaching through the screen and touching it. Any and all pics of this wide body masterpiece would be very very appreciated.

Try http://zeemax.clube31.com

I doubt you'll find more infos elsewhere (the BIG PICS are in the ClubE31.com forum)

What are the specs on this car and performance?

And how much do these cars coast if you find one in good condition?

Ahh Phillippe is just sad that he doesn't have a 12 cylinder engine like the rest of us E31 owners.. just kidding Phillippe!!

Looks like you and are are the only two checking out this forum that owne E31's huh?

Sean