BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Bavarian Motor Works) is the German-based company is one of many world’s most respected automakers, renowned for crafting luxury cars and SUVs that provide superior levels of driving enjoyment.

It wasn’t until 1928 that production began on the first BMW automobile, the Dixi. Postwar BMW cars maintained this tradition, with several racing, rallying and hill climb victories. The vehicle proved tremendously popular, and its success helped the maker weather the Depression. BMW’s best-known pre-World War II vehicle was the Type 328 roadster, a supple…