Nick Murray is on his way to becoming a true car reviewer, a là Chris Harris. After gaining some unexpected notoriety with his nine-a lemon story, he went on with his life and continued to dedicate part of his free time to his hobby that, fortunately for us, is all about cars.
After picking up a brand new BMW M4 with which he replaced his defective Porsche, the love he started showing the blue and white roundel company seems to be reaching all new high levels.
Now one of his neighbors offered him the chance to take his car out for a quick test drive and maybe even post a review on Youtube. We’re talking about a 1986 BMW E24 635CSi, a truly rare and beautiful bird.
Needless to say that Nick seems to be falling head over heels in love with it and we can’t really blame him. The first batch of 6 Series models will forever remain engraved in history, not only for its looks but also for what it brought to the table.
This was the first BMW to incorporate a sort of early prototype of the onboard computer as we know it. As you’re about to see in the video, it had all sorts of sensors installed everywhere that were checked when the engine was turned on.
Apart from that, on the center console, right next to the cassette player, there’s a panel that shows all the relevant info you need from your car. Things like the average speed, fuel consumption and outside temperature could be read on this readout. It’s quite amazing that they still work.
Other innovative functions included electric seats with 8-way adjustments and the electric windows for the rear seats that could be adjusted by each passenger separately. A neat trick that soon went extinct.
The engine is not to be ignored as well. Under the bonnet hides an M30B34 engine that was part of the M30 family, one of the best of the 20th century, according to various publications. It had a familiar inline 6-cylinder architecture spread across 3.5 liters and used to make 218 HP in Europe, 185 in the US due to the catalytic converter these cars had on. The sound is unmistakable, though. Check it out!
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