The M1-engined 745i - The secret South African creation - Official BMW Group SA Chronicles (Ep 3)

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The M1-engined 745i - The secret South African creation - Official BMW Group SA Chronicles (Ep 3)

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The BMW 745i was created almost in secret by BMW South Africa. The decision to use the special BMW M1 engine was a bold move and required some serious custom engineering just to make it work.
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Only 255 units of this sports luxury sedan were ever built, and it remains a shining example of the prowess of South African engineering. It also gave birth to the 745 racecar, which became a highlight of the South African race scene, in the hands of the legendary Tony Viana.
Born in the '80s, a particularly difficult period in South Africa's history, the 745i also represents a time when BMW worked closely with South African political activists to keep the Rosslyn plant operational and to contribute positively to South Africa's history.

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@ez8911 10 ай бұрын

SA is such a special place for BMW! 😮only notice after the 3 series 4door starts being built there

@sbanino2229 10 ай бұрын

Finally a detailed video of 745i SA✊🏽😩

@marlondavids5087 10 ай бұрын

How does the German guy sound German and South African at the time😅. Great video

@korvinpillay1002 10 ай бұрын

Right?!😂

@Getouttahere78 10 ай бұрын

The South African accent really rubbed off 😁

@sbanino2229 10 ай бұрын

This car definitely deserved a M badge.

@teamphashash 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see Jacob. Cool guy.A journalist who truly loves cars to the core.

@beylie6675 10 ай бұрын

Sheer Driving Pleasure Indeed ! Happy 50th Birthday BMW SA

@moh2502 10 ай бұрын

Back in the day when BMW use to build special cars like the M88 powered 745i, the 333i & 325is only in South Africa.

@thulanizulu5782 3 ай бұрын

The relationship of BMW and South Africans is very deep😅 Great video❤

@JuicyJLee 10 ай бұрын

There is one I German BMW museum. The only 7 series to backed by BMW to race..check the beauty 333i

@moiggc 10 ай бұрын

I remember this 745i and the Aston Martin Lagonda was the same price back then. R74 000 if memory serves. They were the most expensive cars you could buy.

@gavinsmith28 10 ай бұрын

My dad had one, it was lovely

@davieman3443 3 ай бұрын

A supercar engine in a luxury saloon. Absolutely bonkers and brilliant! Sadly the only bonkers department at BMW nowadays are the styling department. Cool presenter by the way.

@cedricjacobs4917 4 ай бұрын

That was my favourite time for local Motorsport in South Africa think, Chevrolet feranza canam, Alfa Romeo gtv6 back in the days

@T_B_G_23 10 ай бұрын

is the book available for purchase to people in the United States ? Fantastic content, cheers !

@virtuosoification 2 ай бұрын

well i had always thought my favorite from south Africa was the 333 that may change this looks so much like an e28

@schalkvandermerwe3838 10 ай бұрын

Great vid, great highlights to a period of "can do" that seemed to stretch from post-WW2 all the way up to the 90's... Just check that music volume during speech, it drones out the voice a lot of the time.

@antonioporra7210 10 ай бұрын

Obrigado para este video, Great content gents, Dankie man.

@alexemergineer3202 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Please do one one the 333i ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@kimberlysilenge734 10 ай бұрын

745i

@nkhalmizahar 7 ай бұрын

Bee em vee answer to merc w116 6.9 😮

@nkhalmizahar 3 ай бұрын

Bee Emm Vee answer to Merc 450 sel 6.9.

@leeighhh 9 ай бұрын

the M1 was not really amazing even for 80s standards... it's cool how they managed to get that engine into the 7 series and did not tell HQ in Munich but it did not make it a beast, just made it worse because of its excessive weight.

@angelisone 3 ай бұрын

would you mine posting some actual full repairs rather than just talks & cars running? who ideals for putting ni-cad batteries in back of the instrument panel, using metric wheels/tires & hvac? they should be fired!

@khumbudzonemukula914 4 ай бұрын

I'm looking for E23 745i M88 Engine...🥲

@MillenialKay 10 ай бұрын

For the love of beamers❤💙🤍

@s2000silber 9 ай бұрын

Hello Jacob, thank you very much for the great video, I have great respect for your knowledge and the commitment you're showing! 👍 I've been interested in rare BMWs for several years and I've been able to refurbish and drive many of them, including a "M745i ZA" (VIN ZBAFJ280200620190). I bought the car in South Africa a few years ago, had it brought to Germany and have been working on it ever since. It is now in good condition again and I enjoy driving it a lot. 😁