The mobility and climate transition is currently one of the most highly discussed subjects. Politicians, pressure groups and carmakers are scrambling to come up with ideas that will enable the transport system to help save the climate. The three-part series by Christiane Köllner on Springer Professional provides a good overview of this issue and also a critical perspective.
Whenever we think of a BMW motorbike, we automatically think of its typical Boxer engine. It has characterised the image of the brand for more than nine decades. And yet, just two years after its original Boxer motorcycle, the R 32 from 1923, BMW was already launching its singlecylinder range in the shape of the R 39. It was some decades later, however, before BMW adopted a third engine concept by presenting the first four-cylinder inline engine of the K 100, in the early 1980s. It wasn't always received only with enthusiasm by some Boxer purists, like the most recent conversion to air/liquid cooling and vertical flow in the new Boxer engine. But today, inline and Boxer engines exist side-by-side in perfect harmony, and history has shown that BMW made the right decisions. The Munich-based manufacturer has gained new customers and is celebrating one sales record after another.
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