25 Years of BMW Individual: The BMW Individual M760Li inspired by Nautor’s Swan.Finnish shipyard Nautor’s Swan and BMW present exclusive, unique specimen to mark milestone anniversary.

Munich. The 25-year history of BMW Individual boasts
countless highlights. The headquarters of BMW Individual Manufaktur
are in Garching, just outside Munich. It is here that numerous, unique
models have been created during the last quarter of a century.

To celebrate this anniversary, BMW Individual is presenting a car
that stands out even amongst all the special editions and individual
models of past years: the BMW Individual M760Li inspired by Nautor’s
Swan (combined fuel consumption: 12.8 l /100 km; combined CO2
emissions: 294 g/km).

Luxury and high performance: Nautor’s Swan. Over the
past 50 years, the renown of Nautor’s Swan has spread beyond the world
of sailing and is understood to be synonymous with luxurious,
high-performance yachts. BMW and the Finnish yacht designer and
manufacturer share a partnership of many years’ standing. The two
brands appear together at prestigious regattas such as “Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez”.

This cooperation has produced a one-off model to celebrate the 25th
anniversary of BMW Individual, combining the best of both worlds. The
result: The BMW top model M760Li xDrive V12 Excellence, inspired by a
glamorous sailing yacht.

Yachting atmosphere on board. A brief glance is
enough to reveal the yachting inspiration behind the unique BMW
Individual M760Li inspired by Nautor’s Swan. Cooperation partner
Nautor’s Swan produced some elements for this special model by hand at
their workshop in western Finland. These include teak panels with
joints filled precisely with a fine layer of rubber. This allows the
wood to expand and contract with changing temperatures. This is
particularly sensible for the deck on a yacht – but also in a car.
That is why this carbon-bonded wooden component graces the boot floor
in the BMW Individual M760Li inspired by Nautor’s Swan. The boot is
also intricately fitted out in Alcantara Smoke White.

The interior trims, entry sills and floor mats are also made with
teak and have been produced by Nautor’s Swan. You can feel and see the
yachting flair in every inch. This is enhanced by the presence of the
Finnish brand’s insignia. The Nautor’s Swan signet is stitched into
the headrests and cushions. It also adorns the sun visors and interior
trims made of European oak on the driver’s side and the central console.

Elegant and discreet exterior design details. The
cooperation between the two brands is also apparent on the exterior.
The brake calipers on the BMW Individual M760Li, which are exclusively
finished in the same colour as the car, each bear a sublime, raised
Swan logo, which is manufactured in an extra procedure. The boot lid
of the car is also decorated with the Nautor’s Swan arrow, which is
usually to be found on the side of the yachts. By way of analogy, the
side of the car features a coachline, underlining its luxury quality.

Based on the BMW M760Li xDrive luxury limousine. The
starting point for such a special car was none less than the already
impressive BMW M760Li xDrive V12 Excellence. It has an exterior
finished in the special BMW Individual colour damask red and a
two-tone fine-grain Merino leather interior in smoke white and Criollo
brown. The same is true of other features finished in leather, such as
the footrests in the back of the car. BMW Individual takes the full
leather interior to the next level, integrating top-quality BMW
leather varieties into the trims for the A and B pillars, seat trims,
door sills and the side covers for the instrument panel. The vehicle
manual is also produced inside the Manufaktur and bound in Criollo
brown Merino leather.

Sporty street performance with maximum comfort. The
BMW Individual M760Li inspired by Nautor’s Swan special model is just
as impressive on the road. An M Performance TwinPower Turbo
12-cylinder petrol engine provides plenty of drive. A cubic capacity
of 6.6 litres allows the engine to perform at 448 kW/610 hp and
provides maximum torque of 800 Nm. The high-performance engine lets
the car accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds.

In conjunction with the modern 8-gear Steptronic Sport transmission,
the matchless characteristics of the V12 engine provides plenty of
sporty yet controlled thrust. The innovative Executive Drive Pro
chassis system also combines remarkable driving dynamism with maximum
driving comfort. As you would expect from such a high-quality car, the
on-board technology is also state-of-the-art. Semi-automated driving,
touch display and BMW Gesture Control are just three of the technical
highlights of this unique part of BMW’s history.

The BMW Individual M760Li inspired by Nautor’s Swan celebrates its
debut at the Frankfurt International Motor Show on 12 September 2017.

BMW’s elite models share their identity and attitude.
The car presents itself as part of a distinct BMW product category
creating a new presence for its luxury cars. The identity and attitude
shared by BMW’s elite models, including the BMW 7 Series as well as
the new BMW X7, BMW i8 and new BMW i8 Roadster, are echoed in a newly
designed logo which combines a black-and-white version of the
manufacturer’s roundel first used 100 years ago with the company name
“Bayerische Motoren Werke” written out in full. With its classical,
understated aesthetic and the company’s original name spelt out, the
logo highlights BMW’s inimitable history.

 

 

You can find further information about official fuel consumption,
official specific CO2 emissions and power consumption for new cars in
the “Guideline for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power
consumption for new passenger cars”, which is available at retail
outlets, from the Deutschen Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT),
Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at
http://www.dat.de/angebote/verlagsprodukte/leitfaden-kraftstoffverbrauch.html.
CO2 Guideline (PDF ‒ 2.9 MB)