Worldwide Shipping M73

Background

The BMW M73B54 V12 engine with a cubic displacement of 5.4L succeeded the M70B50 5.0L V12 in the 850Ci in autumn 1994 and was henceforth used solely in conjunction with the ZF 5HP30 5-speed Steptronic gearbox until the BMW 8-series production ended in May 1999.

The M73 850Ci was built in two LHD variants only: EG41 for the ECE market and EG43 for the North American customers

The M73 850Ci is the lowest production 8-series model and with only 1218 produced units can be considered "rarer" than the CSi, despite being in production for a longer term. Following the German and US market the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Mexico turned out to be the most successful marketing regions. This was mainly due to the invention of high spec special editions:

Platinum (98/99 - 61 cars) and Alpina (98/99 - 10 cars) editions for the UAE & Mexico Luxury (95/96 - 38 cars) for Mexico.

The last M73 BMW 850Ci leaving the assembly line was CC41891, a Platinum Edition car for the UAE and the only one in the exterior colour Fashion Red 2.


Type and country code


Typcode		Option codeMarket Version
EG41L801Germany
EG41L804Switzerland
EG41L809Denmark
EG41L811Belgium
EG41L813France
EG41L814Italy
EG41L819Spain
EG41L820Latin America
EG41L822Middle East
EG41L846Taiwan
EG41NoneNone
EG43NoneUSA
EG43L838Canada


Regional distribution


Country of origin

Total

%

Germany

435

35.7

Middle East

166

13.6

Northern Europe

2

0.2

Latin America/Caribbean

96

7.9

Eastern Europe

6

0.5

Far East

11

0.9

Southern Europe

45

3.7

Western Europe (excluding Germany and the UK)

96

7.9

North America

361

29.6

1`218

100.0


Global distribution

DestinationTypcodeMarket CodeMarket VersionEdition

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Total

%

AustriaEG41804Switzerland

1

2





3

0.2

AustriaEG41801Germany



2

2



4

0.3

BahrainEG41822Middle East



1




1

0.1

BahrainEG41822Middle EastPlatinum





1


1

0.1

BahrainEG41822Middle EastAlpina






2

2

0.2

BelgiumEG41811Belgium

1

5

3

4



13

1.1

BelgiumEG41 NoneSport






1

1

0.1

BrazilEG41820Latin America


11

5


1


17

1.4

CanadaEG43838Canada


13

9

3



25

2.1

CroatiaEG41 None




1



1

0.1

Czech RepublicEG41 None


1


2

1


4

0.3

DenmarkEG41809Denmark


1



1


2

0.2

FranceEG41813France

2

7

4

1

1


15

1.2

FranceEG41 None




1



1

0.1

GermanyEG41801Germany

80

149

79

63

48

13

432

35.5

GermanyEG41 None

2






2

0.2

GermanyEG43 USA


1





1

0.1

GreeceEG41 None





1


1

0.1

GuadeloupeEG41 None





1


1

0.1

Hong KongEG41 None


2





2

0.2

ItalyEG41814Italy

3

12

6

4



25

2.1

KuwaitEG41822Middle East


1


1

1


3

0.2

KuwaitEG41822Middle EastPlatinum





8

2

10

0.8

LuxembourgEG41 None






1

1

0.1

MexicoEG41820Latin America


28

0

6



34

2.8

MexicoEG41820Latin AmericaMexico Luxury


24

14




38

3.1

NetherlandsEG41 None

3

9

5

3

1

1

22

1.8

NetherlandsEG41820Latin America


3





3

0.2

OmanEG41822Middle East


6





6

0.5

OmanEG41822Middle EastPlatinum





2


2

0.2

OmanEG41822Middle EastAlpina






1

1

0.1

PeruEG41 None


1

1

1



3

0.2

KatarEG41822Middle East



1

1



2

0.2

KatarEG41822Middle EastAlpina





1


1

0.1

RussiaEG41 None




1



1

0.1

Saudi ArabiaEG41822Middle East


2

2




4

0.3

Saudi ArabiaEG41822Middle EastPlatinum





7


7

0.6

Saudi ArabiaEG41822Middle EastAlpina





1

1

2

0.2

South KoreaEG41 None


2





2

0.2

South KoreaEG43 USA


1





1

0.1

SpainEG41819Spain

1

1


4

2

2

10

0.8

SwitzerlandEG41804Switzerland

6

10

3

3



22

1.8

SwitzerlandEG41801Germany




1



1

0.1

SwitzerlandEG41 None




2

5

3

10

0.8

SyriaEG41822Middle EastPlatinum





1


1

0.1

TaiwanEG41 None

1

1





2

0.2

TaiwanEG41846Taiwan



1

1

1


3

0.2

ThailandEG41 None



1




1

0.1

TurkeyEG41 None


3


4

2


9

0.7

United Arab EmiratesEG41822Middle East


26

31

25



82

6.7

United Arab EmiratesEG41822Middle EastPlatinum





24

16

40

3.3

United Arab EmiratesEG41822Middle EastAlpina





1

3

4

0.3

USAEG43 USA

2

141

121

72



336

27.6

Total M73 850CiA

102

463

289

206

112

46

1`218

100.0

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