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In Reply to: Message from a reader of the board. posted by Kurt.G on January 28, 2001 at 17:20:27:
In 1991 and 1992 BMW produced the 850i which had 296 horsepower. In 1993 the 850i was renamed the 850Ci with no changes in its' specifications. The reason why the car was renamed the 850Ci instead of the 850i was so that BMW could later introduce a more powerful 8-series in 1994 with 378 horsepower using the traditionally significant Csi label. This title was originally used on the discontinued high-end 6-series coupes. Had BMW not renamed the standard 850 the 850Ci they would have had to label the more powerful 850i the 850si which wouldn't carry any historical significance. In 1994 or 1995 I believe the 850Ci had an increase in horsepower to 322 horses and they also received a significant boost in torque. There was also the introduction of the 840ci which was a less expensive 8-cylinder version of the 12-cylinder 8-series. I believe the 840ci had 286 horsepower. The cars also got fold down backseats which is really helpful if you want to go skiing and don't have a ski-rack. Further modifications that may have come in either 1995 or 1996 was an option called DSC which is a improved system to stop the car from sliding out of control in aggressive maneuvers. This system can control the engine speed and all four brakes. This system followed the ASC and ASC+T system which was a more basic type of traction control which used variable engine speed and the application of the rear brakes to regain control in the event of skidding.
I hope this is helpful Dale
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