Archive for the ‘BMW’ Category

Just when you thought other car makers were catching up, just when you thought that it was safe to start looking at other sport sedans, BMW upped the ante. That’s right, BMW has been watching the moves of the strong contenders in the crowded “near luxury” sedan market-as if any of these cars are “near-missing” the luxury mark-and played the ultimate trump card by giving the 3-Series more power.

Said infusion comes in the form of a 32-horsepower boost to the marvelous inline-six-cylinder engine that also serves in BMW’s Z3, X5 and 5-Series. Horsepower is now a robust 225, and torque rises a bit to 214 lb-ft, changes due primarily to the engine’s higher displacement (up to 3.0 liters, from 2.8). To sum up what most everybody in automotive journalist circles feels about the new 330i: if you liked the 328i, you’ll love the 330i. Read the rest of this entry »

Munich, 5 November 2009 – Who wants a BMW M3 with more momentum, it can take from 2010 to M3 GTS. The modified coupe will be suitable for use at club events. The M3 GTS is produced in the factory of the BMW M GmbH exclusively on customer request.

On their own wheels to the race track

With the GTS, the M GmbH continues a long tradition. The BMW M3 GTS is through targeted modifications ready for the club sport at the track, but offers the opportunity for street legal. This allows the driver’s M3 GTS can be driven to the race. Read the rest of this entry »

In the past, the words “sport” and “wagon” presented such as dichotomy that they could never be placed side-by-side. In the time of leisure suits and disco balls, wagons were decidedly un-cool and the only time Dad would be caught behind the wheel was when he was shuttling the family off on a summertime trip to the Grand Canyon.

Two decades later, the wagon is hot and, with the entry of several new models from the Europeans, it is definitely sporty. In fact, BMW’s new 3-Series sport wagon seems to be the perfect match for hip dads (or moms) who need the extra cargo space, but have a yearning for a performance-oriented sedan. BMW reports its target buyer as being a near even split between the sexes (55% men, 45% women) who are 45 years old and married (70%) with an annual household income of $110,000. Read the rest of this entry »

Munich, 23 November 2009 – The new BMW 5 Series, on 20 March 2010 stands at the dealer, comes the popular Bayer, the upper middle class already in its sixth generation. 1962 BMW launched the “New Class”, 1972 came with the 520, the first car with the new nomenclature – the “5″ stands for the series, the “20″ for the Zweilitermotor. With the new model, which will celebrate at the Geneva Motor Show in early March 2010 world premiere, we had already been up close and first contact: BMW Project House in Munich, the birthplace, so to speak, we could make the first detailed seating test. Read the rest of this entry »

A new hybrid vehicle will be marketed in the United States in spring 2011: it is the BMW Active Hybrid 7.

Meanwhile, the manufacturer BMW is exposed at the Salon in Los Angeles in 2009 and used it to disclose its charges.

Its price advertised? From 103 $ 125 outside options (69 700 euros) and from 107 to 025 dollars for the long version without options (72 338 euros).

The BMW ActiveHybrid 7 benefits of technology including motor control power and a backup camera.

Here is a new luxury sedan a bit cleaner that will not be accessible to all U.S. equity markets …

Specifications

Style: two-seat roadster
Engine: 1.9-liter four-cylinder
Transmission: five-speed manual
Drivetrain: rear-wheel drive
Power: 138 hp @ 6,000 rpm
EPA mileage: 23 city/31 highway
Weight: 2,690 lb.
Base price: $28,750

GOOD STUFF

Looks
Uniqueness
Handling
Fun to drive

BAD STUFF

Huge steering wheel
Sounds like a moped
James Bond would want more power

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Frankly surprising and innovative concept as “bristling”! The BMW Concept Lovos does indeed resembles nothing known so far in automotive design and we like it or not its air porcupine bad mood, it will in no case overruling his undeniable ecological potential. The BMW Lovos (Lovos for Lifestyle of Voluntary Simplicity) claims because the optimal use of solar energy through a body composed of 260 interchangeable panels and covered with photovoltaic cells. Motorized panels can then rotate to capture the most sunlight and rise during braking to act as Read the rest of this entry »

According to a study by an insurance company in Australia, 77% of drivers believe that the sedan 4×4 represent a hazard on the road. It was enough to take action and thus a petition involving nearly 20 000 signatures was filed this week in the Parliament of Queensland. The claims are: raising taxes on circulation of 4×4 non-commercial and deny them access around schools and shopping areas.

The petition then insists on the environmental aspect and the amount of fuel consumed by these devices: “A 4×4 vehicle uses almost 2 times more fuel and emits 17 times more pollution Read the rest of this entry »

The German carmaker BMW gives its vision of sustainable individual mobility through various concepts.

Since October 9, 2009, he reveals his concept “Simple” hybrid at BMW Museum in an exhibition dedicated to vehicles with a sober look innovative.

The concept “Simple”, the aerodynamic shapes, is an acronym for “Sustainable and Innovative Mobility Products for Low Energy Consumption” which means “Innovative Product of Mobility and Eco-Responsible Read the rest of this entry »

The timing would have it. BMW introduced the X6 Hybrid on the same day that France and Germany publish figures indicating the return of economic growth. But what better sign of recovery as the output of a large 4×4 hybrid 485 hp and 2450 kg capable of driving 250 mph? We can all say the X6 ActiveHybrid, except that it is a car crisis! There is even a car instead of madness, with no competition in world production. The term innovation does not seem appropriate, but BMW ahead into the unknown with a hybrid car as big and powerful. Read the rest of this entry »