BMW 2002 LUX

About the BMW 2002 LUX

The BMW New Class (German: Neue Klasse) was a line of compact sedans and coupes produced by German automaker BMW between 1962 and 1977. The New Class ensured BMW's solvency after the company's financial crises of the 1950s and established the identity of BMW automobiles as sports sedans. A two-door sedan was developed from the four-door New Class platform and introduced in 1966. The two-door sedan was intended to be an entry-level BMW, smaller, less expensive, and less well-appointed than the four-door sedan on which it was based.BMW's design director Wilhelm Hofmeister assigned the two-door project to staff designers Georg Bertram and Manfred Rennen. The shorter length and wheelbase and lighter weight of the two-door sedan made it more suitable than the original New Class sedan for sporting applications.As a result, the two door sedan became the basis of the sporting 02 series.