{"product_id":"bmw-century","title":"Bmw Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate more than 100 years of Germany’s best two- and four-wheeled rides. This handsome volume is filled with images, history, and in-depth review of the incredible machines BMW has created year after year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEstablished in 1916, BMW is one of the automotive and motorcycle industry’s oldest and most respected manufacturers. Over the past 100-plus years, the company has passed through myriad incarnations. \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBMW Century \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003echronicles this remarkable transportation story through the cars and motorcycles manufactured\u003c\/b\u003e, from the 1923 R32 motorcycle to today’s sleek electric, hybrid, and high-performance cars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe BMW Century \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases how the company’s visionary team systematically rebuilt BMW in the post-World War II years into the spectacular success we know today—a company with sales in excess of two million cars annually, led by its top-selling 3-series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBMW’s motorcycle division is no less legendary. It began with the 1923 avant-garde \u003cb\u003eR32\u003c\/b\u003e, which featured a 180-degree, horizontally opposed twin, the engine configuration that would become BMW’s hallmark. Over the decades, BMW used that configuration to power groundbreaking machines like the \u003cb\u003eR90S\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eR100RS\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eR80GS\u003c\/b\u003e. Beginning in 1983, the company added three- and four-cylinder machines to their offerings, culminating in today’s spectacular \u003cb\u003eS1000RR sport bike\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the pre-war motorcycles to the iconic R-series twins of the 1970s and ’80s to the mighty M-cars and superbikes of today, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBMW Century\u003c\/i\u003e offers a full review of German engineering at its zenith. The book is illustrated generously with \u003cb\u003ehundreds of historic, contemporary, and racing photographs\u003c\/b\u003e—many sourced from BMW’s historic archives—and \u003cb\u003ethorough text covering BMW’s full history\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the one volume no BMW aficionado will want to be without.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306176946558,"sku":"NW9780760373774","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780760373774.jpg?v=1778656800","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/bmw-century","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}