In 1973, BMW announced the 2002 Turbo, which was fitted with a turbocharger that was fruit of the company's venerable experience in aviation engine development. By lowering compression ratio and fitting the engine with Kügelfischer fuel injection and an KK&K AG (Kühnle, Kopp und Kausch) BLD turbocharger. BMW increased power output by some 30% over that of the 2002tii. As for the chassis, treads were widened front and rear, front brakes were upgraded to ventilated disk type, and the drums of the rear brakes were enlarged. The body was fitted with a front air spoiler featuring a sticker reading "turbo" in reversed lettering (which must have put pressure on race car drivers looking in their rearview mirrors to see a fast-closing 2002 Turbo). Overfenders were riveted, both front and rear, and the trunk hood was fitted with a rubber rear spoiler. While BMW intended its turbocharger to improve both output performance and fuel economy, only the former improvement was achieved in reality. The onset of the Oil Crisis of 1973 saw the 2002 Turbo's production rund end at a mere 1672 vehicles. The BMW 2002 Turbo now command a high price from collectors of rare cars. Length of the built model: 176mm Width of the built model: 68mm