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Basketball legend Michael Jordan’s BMW 850i. Image: bringatrailer.com
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A noble coupé with a famous former owner: a BMW 8 Series owned by basketball legend Michael Jordan is available in an online auction.
04/01/2024, 09:3104/01/2024, 11:48
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Legendary athlete, legendary car: Anyone who wants to feel like a basketball star behind the wheel will be thrilled. A Michael Jordan car is currently for sale, with only 48,000 kilometers on the clock and at a still affordable price: on the “Bring a Trailer” portal, the price for the BMW 850i is around 70,000 US dollars (just under 60,000 euros ). CHF, as of January 4, 2024, 9 a.m.).
The interior of the car. Image: bringatrailer.com
Just like its former owner (six NBA championships, five Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, two Olympic titles and seven scoring titles), the BMW Coupé is one of the legends of the automobile. Only 30,000 examples of the BMW 8 Series were built between 1989 and 1999 – at that time it was the most expensive model in the Munich manufacturer’s range.
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The new 850i cost 157,000 German marks (around 75,000 CHF). It is powered by a five-liter V12 with a six-speed manual transmission and 300 hp. This variant accounted for around two-thirds of all 8 Series built and enabled this 1.8-ton car to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds.
The rims from AC Schnitzer and a few other parts were added later. Image: bringatrailer.com
Jordan purchased the 8 Series from Motor Works of Barrington in Illinois in 1991. The car went to the next owner in 1995. The blue coupé’s equipment with light leather upholstery includes 17-inch rims from AC Schnitzer (which were installed later), an electric sunroof, fog lights, dual-zone automatic climate control (defective). because it doesn’t cool), on-board computer, CD changer, electrically adjustable front seats with memory function and cruise control.
The vehicle documents bear Michael Jordan’s signature. Despite its low mileage, the 8 Series appears to have suffered somewhat: according to the last owner, the front bumper cover, hood and front fenders were repainted – although the car was not involved in an accident according to documents.
The auction runs until January 8th.
Translated and adapted from German by Léa Krejci
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