BMW cars archive: BMW 303
The BMW 303 is unveiled with the slogan "The most perfect, high-performance German small car". Cheap to run and low-maintenance, it is the last word in economy and outperforms the competition with its 1.2 litre six-cylinder engine. This, the patented tube frame and the double air intake grille at the front all signal the direction the brand's development will take. For the new car, engine designer Rudolf Schleicher developed a six-cylinder inline engine with a displacement of only 1.2 litres. The chassis of the new car, which in due course became the BMW 303, was also a new design with a light steel tube frame and new front and rear axles, which were far more successful than those of the previous car.
The BMW 303 is unveiled with the slogan "The most perfect, high-performance German small car". Cheap to run and low-maintenance, it is the last word in economy and outperforms the competition with its 1.2 litre six-cylinder engine. This, the patented tube frame and the double air intake grille at the front all signal the direction the brand's development will take. For the new car, engine designer Rudolf Schleicher developed a six-cylinder inline engine with a displacement of only 1.2 litres. The chassis of the new car, which in due course became the BMW 303, was also a new design with a light steel tube frame and new front and rear axles, which were far more successful than those of the previous car.