GTP Cool Wall: 1971-1975 BMW 3.0 (E9)

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1971-1975 BMW 3.0 (E9)

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1971-1975 BMW 3.0 (E9) nominated by @GranTurismo916
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Engines: 3.0L Twin-Carb I6, 3.0L Fuel Injected I6, 3.2L I6
Power: 3.0 Twin-Carb: 180 hp; 3.0 FI I6: 200 hp; 3.2: 203 hp
Torque: 3.0 Twin-Carb: 185 lb-ft.; 3.0 FI I6: 200 lb-ft.; 3.2: 211 lb-ft.
Weight: 1420 kg
Transmission: 4-speed manual, 3-speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front engine, rear wheel drive
Body Styles: 2-door coupe
Additional Info: "The 2800CS was replaced by the 3.0CS and 3.0CSi in 1971. The engine had been bored out to give a displacement of 2,986 cc (182.2 cu in), and was offered with a 9.0:1 compression ratio, twin carburettors, and 180 horsepower (130 kW) at 6000 revolutions per minute in the 3.0CS or a 9.5:1 compression ratio, Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection, and 200 horsepower (150 kW) at 5500 revolutions per minute in the 3.0CSi.

Introduced in May 1972, the 3.0CSL was a homologation special built to make the car eligible for racing in the European Touring Car Championship. The "L" in the designation meant leicht (light), unlike in other BMW designations, where it meant lang (long). The lightness was achieved by using thinner steel to build the unit body, deleting the trim and soundproofing, using aluminium alloy doors, bonnets, and boot lids, and using Perspex side windows. The five hundred 3.0CSLs exported to the United Kingdom were not quite as light as the others, as the importer had insisted on retaining the soundproofing, electric windows, and stock E9 bumpers on these cars."​
3.0 CS:
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3.0 CSi:
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3.0 CSL:
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Pure classic that is just cool. And this is from one of the biggest haters of BMWs so yeah. Respect due.
 
Almost as cool as the E24, almost.

Still SZ.
 
The coolest of all the BMW's
 
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Pure classic that is just cool. And this is from one of the biggest haters of BMWs so yeah. Respect due.
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This. I don't much care for BMWs, chiefly due to the typical owners. It doesn't strike me that the typical owner of this one would be a self-centered knob however. Plus it looks pretty classy.

Cool.
 
Awesome design, it gave birth to the 3.0 CSL, and it is one of the most iconic Bimmers of all time.

Sub Zero
 
Lovely classic car that stands out from the swathe of brown which was the 1970s.

Very, very cool
 
Sub Zero. It is The Sharknose.
 
Jahgee, you better explain your seriously uncool vote. :p
 
There was one of these in the Supercar car park at the Goodwood Festival of Speed:

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The fact that everyone chose to completely ignore the Audi R8 Spyder parked beside it to look at this instead says it all. Sub Zero.
 
It's German, SU.:yuck:

OK, it's old enough that it doesn't attract the same crowd as modern BMW's, but it's still a BMW so it only gets a cool.
 
I would have given it a cool rating despite all the tacky chrome bits stuck on, then I saw the one with the ugly spoilers on it so had to knock it down to meh.
 
The coolest BMW ever. The best looking car of the era? SZ.
 
Delicate. Gorgeous. Incredible presence.

Sub zero.
 
I vote cool. Because of this:
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Still one of the nicest designed BMWs ever made.

Solid cool, until they fall into the hands of the stance crowd.
 
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