Category Archives: BMW
- June 24, 2009
- BMW opens its latest Aerodynamic Test Center
The German carmaker BMW is opening its latest Aerodynamic Test Center (ATC) as the main element in its commemoration of its Technology Day today. The center will be utilized for making more efficient and more sporting cars of the future.
The external profile of the facility reflects the high-tech activities going on inside. The facility is [...]
- April 28, 2009
- Bavaria’s new Flagship: Cruiser 55 sailboat by BMW DesignworksUSA– also posted in General
The term “flagship” gets thrown around a lot in the auto biz, but this time the term really fits the mold. Styled by the the automaker’s design firm, the BMW DesignworksUSA Bavaria Cruiser 55 became the largest vessel in Bavaria’s fleet when it launched this past weekend at the Palma Boat Show in Majorca, Spain.
Even [...]
- September 3, 2008
- BMW Builds a Shape-Shifting Car Out of Cloth
Concept cars give automotive designers a chance to let their imaginations run wild, often with outlandish results. But even by that measure, BMW has come up with something as strange as it is innovative — a shape-shifting car covered with fabric.
Instead of steel, aluminum or even carbon fiber, the GINA Light Visionary Model has a [...]
- February 28, 2008
- BMW to sell engines and transmissions to Fiat and GM– also posted in Fiat, General Motors
To be honest I was expecting something like that to happen sooner or later. Financial Times Deutschland announced today that BMW is in talks with General Motors and Fiat to sell them engines and transmissions, but none of the three cared to give an official comment.
The main reason why I was expecting it to happen [...]
- February 23, 2008
- Geneva 08: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics X5
International Motor Show in Geneva this year is going to be big. Very big, because there are so many announcements with lots of new models coming up.
That’s the case with this BMW twin-turbo diesel hybrid X5 that uses the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept technology.
The engine is a 2.0 liter four cylinder diesel that sports 204hp and [...]
- February 14, 2008
- Hartge Tuning Program for the New V8-Powered BMW M3
BMW tuning specialist Hartge has released a series of accessories for the new, V8-powered, E92 M3.
The line-up includes an ECU modification unit that discards the electronic top speed limiter, a boot lip spoiler, carbon casings for exterior mirrors, alloy wheels, various leather steering wheel designs with or without carbon-fibre inserts, aluminium pedals, gearbox knob and [...]
- February 10, 2008
- BMW returns to ALMS with M3 race car– also posted in Motorsports
BMW chose the Chicago Auto Show to announce its re-entry into American Le Mans Series racing. The German automaker revealed a race-prepared M3 coupe, festooned with a large rear spoiler, aggressive fender flares around the wheels and a stripped interior complete with built-in roll cage. The M3′s V8 has been up-rated to 485 horsepower.
Race [...]
- January 9, 2008
- MINI to offer diesel option in the US ?– also posted in MINI
The car you see above is the MINI Cooper D Clubman. That’s “D” as in “Diesel”. The diminutive brand owned by BMW offers a diesel engine in Europe, but to date has not in the U.S.
We believe that MINI may correct this at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit next week. Our [...]
- December 17, 2007
- VIDEO: Production version of the BMW X6– also posted in Videos
When the BMW X6 concept was revealed in Frankfurt in September, we had mixed reactions to its oversized hatchback proportions. BMW made no bones about the fact that the sleek CUV was close to its production reality, and after seeing the motion pictures on YouTube, we tend to believe them.
Video of the freshly-unveiled X6 in [...]
- December 16, 2007
- OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: BMW X6 to debut at Detroit
BMW’s big Detroit debut will be the production X6 Sports Activity Coupe (unsurprisingly, BMW avoids the somewhat unbecoming “SAC” acronym), which will be arriving in US showrooms sometime during the second quarter of 2008. When it does, buyers get two flavors to choose from.
The xDrive50i is powered by a new twin-turbo, direct-injected 4.4L V8 pumping [...]
