BMW Some 2007 BMW 328i models may have had the wrong size alternator installed during assembly.

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STEVE: "In other words, even after the fix, BMW models will still be seen as targets of opportunity, so park appropriately."

Nearly a third of the parts in the Silver Seraph are already shared with BMW models, and more parts-sharing is likely.

Technical features which other BMW models use also:

Not unique to BMW models, similar C-pillar kinks have appeared on cars of other brands both before 1961 and since.

BMW models, including the Mini brand, use a sausage-like bag that deploys from the roof.

Some BMW models are equipped with cornering lights.

The engine was very successful, with over 3.5 million produced across many BMW models.

BMW was already planning its BMW 1500 model when Quandt took control.