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BMW
2000 CS (1965-1969)
BMW 2000 CS coupe
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1965–1970
- Engine
- 2,000 cc / 2 LFactory: 2 L
- Power
- 89.5 kW / 122 PSFactory: 120 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Wilhelm Hofmeister (BMW in-house styling chief)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The 2000 CS was the four-cylinder member of BMW's two-door Model 120 coupe family. It was a sportier relative of the Neue Klasse sedan and shared most of its mechanical parts. It came before the six-cylinder E9 coupe that BMW developed from it.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
BMW 2000 CS (1965-1969) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY 4.0
BMW 2000 CS (1965-1969) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Rudolf Stricker · Public domain
BMW 2000 CS (1965-1969) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Rudolf Stricker · Public domain
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
BMW introduced the Model 120 coupes for the 1965 model year. Their styling followed the Bertone-built 3200 CS, but BMW gave production to the coachbuilder Karmann instead of building the coupe in-house.
The six-cylinder E9 arrived in 1968 with a stretched nose. The four-cylinder cars were still built until early 1970, and the source counts 13,696 four-cylinder coupes in total.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 2000 CS (1965-1969).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Cylinders | 41 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 2,000 cc / 2 LFactory: 2 L1 Independently researchedThe source also gives 121 cu. in. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Valvetrain | SOHC (single overhead camshaft)1 Independently researched |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 89.5 kW / 122 PSFactory: 120 hp · converted1 Independently researchedSame source: 120 gross is 100 hp DIN; the other version is 135 gross (120 DIN). Not converted. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | unitized construction, sharing the Neue Klasse sedan inner body structure1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2,550 mmFactory: 2,550 mm1 Independently researched |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
From Bavaria with Love: The BMW E9 Coupes Level C Ate Up With Motor · 2008-11-17
- the 2.0L (121 cu. in.) version of BMW's SOHC four
- BMW's SOHC four
- 120 gross horsepower (100 hp DIN) or 135 (120 DIN)
- whose inner body structure it shared
- 100.4 in (2,550 mm) for the four-cylinder cars
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