Posted in BMW, New cars, Automotive on Sep 30th, 2008
BMW is at it again with this new teaser of it’s upcoming concept, called the X1. The concept will eventually evolve in the production X1 which will debut worldwide sometime in 2010.
The video starts of with a young guy skating about the city. Then it cuts to the Concept X1 rolling off a truck and […]
Posted in BMW on Sep 27th, 2008
I worry for BMW these days. Though the company is financially stable, it lately seems to be run by people who could care less about what makes a BMW a BMW and care more about the profits and what sells. It’s a really awkward situation for BMW fans that have been with the brand […]
Posted in BMW, Hybrids, Automotive on Sep 22nd, 2008
If there ever was a perfect case for the argument of forced competition, this is it. Just a few days after Mercedes-Benz announced that it was putting hybrid versions of it’s S-Class for sale BMW retaliated by announcing it too had a hybrid version of it’s newest flagship sedan in route to dealer showrooms.
Dubbed the […]
Posted in BMW, Diesel, Automotive on Sep 3rd, 2008
BMW recently announced that the company is thinking about bringing a 4-cylinder engine to it’s 3-Series lineup here in the states. The most obvious candidate would be the direct injection 2.0-liter in the European 320i. The same engine also powers the 120i and both models have been strong sellers overseas for a few years now.
With […]
Posted in BMW, Diesel, Automotive on Aug 31st, 2008
When BMW’s newest face-lifted 3-Series arrives on our shores it will be offered in one new tasty flavor, diesel. One of the companies that have been pioneering modern diesel technology in the recent years, BMW has never offered a diesel model stateside. Things are about to change though.
For 2009 the folks in Bavaria have deemed […]
Posted in BMW, Cost of Ownership, Car Budget, Automotive on Aug 26th, 2008
BMW has recently announced they are hiking up pricing on all new 2009 BMW models due to ever rising costs. The company said the increases were “driven mainly by continually rising raw materials costs and ongoing exchange rate pressure,” in a statement released on Monday.
“The significant structural and economic changes in the marketplace are prompting […]
Posted in BMW, Safety, Automotive on Aug 11th, 2008
In what comes as a surprise to many people, BMW’s 2008 5-Series has scored quite poorly in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new side-impact crash tests. The 5 Series, described as “one of the most expensive models tested,” got the second lowest rating of “Marginal” for side-impact protection.
The IIHS stated: “Torso protection is rated […]
Posted in Luxury vehicles, BMW, Sports cars, SUV, Automotive on Aug 11th, 2008
AC Schnitzer is a company that has been synonymous with BMW tuning for almost a half century. In that time thet have established themselves among the elite BMW tuners in all of Europe, let alone their home country of Germany. When you see the little AC Schnitzer badge watch out! That’s a highly tuned German […]
Posted in BMW, Automotive on Aug 1st, 2008
BMW’s 1-series has been received with great acclaim. The littlest Bimmer has won over almost any automotive journalist who’s had the pleasure of sliding into it’s awesome bucket seats and turned it’s thick, three-spoke steering wheel. Add the 335i’s 300hp twin-turbo six cylinder to the mix and the results might just be enough to win […]
Posted in BMW, Automotive on Jul 15th, 2008
BMW’s have always been handsome cars. They possessed a sort of understated elegance that made them appear purposeful yet restrained. That was how things were, then a certain man by the name of Chris Bangle came along. He thought that BMW’s were going to get lost in their design language and would not progress, so […]