Video: BMW looks back at the sultry 3.0 CSI coupe

E9. No, we haven't sunk your battleship. We only wanted to remind you of one a biggest BMW models ever. BMW wants to jog your memory, too, which is why it put together a short video documenting a E9's history, with a specific concentration on a 3.0 CSi.

Approximately 8,359 examples of a stylish two-door were built from 1971 through 1975. The car's fuel-injected 3.0-liter inline 6 constructed 200 horsepower, enough giddyup to propel a CSi down a highway during 140 miles per hour. Click past a jump for a closer demeanour during this BMW icon.