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Posted by admin in BMW on 05 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Video: BMW 640i Gran Coupe
The U.S. launch of the new BMW 640i Gran Coupe takes place this week in Santa Barbara, California. To showcase the beautiful design lines and sportiness of the Gran Coupe, BMW takes a Frozen Bronze model for a ride on some curvy roads. The BMW 640i Gran Coupe variant will debut this summer...
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Posted by Maria Palma in Auto Blog, Auto News, BMW on 05 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
2012 BMW M6 Convertible Test: 0 to 60 mph in Four Flat
The 2012 BMW M6 convertible is a puzzling machine. Two conundrums, for example, present themselves immediately upon use of the primary controls. The first is trivial: the presence of a narrow, three-pedal-style brake-pedal pad in a car with no clutch pedal. The second is of infinitely more...
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Posted by Horisly in BMW on 05 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Video: New BMW M6 Convertible at Lime Rock
The new BMW M6 Convertible goes to Lime Rock, home of BMW’s RLL Racing Team. The 2012 BMW M6 Convertible will be the first of the three new M to arrive in US BMW Center showrooms. The M6 Convertible arrives this June and will be priced at $113,995 (including $895 Destination and Handling). The...
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Posted by Admin in Auto News, BMW on 05 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Next-Generation BMW M3 Switching Back to Inline Six
Next-Generation BMW M3 Switching Back to Inline Six
We’re convinced that the previous generation BMWs (save for probably 3-Series) will stand out as divergent from the developmental flow. That is true in both styling and in powetrains. Last time around the M5 ditched its traditional V-8 power plant for a V-10. A BMW V-10? That was a shocker. Then,...
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Posted by Horisly in Audi, BMW, Honda, Mercedes on 05 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Study: BMW is the most valuable global car brand
BMW replaces the Japanese automaker Toyota as the world’s most valuable car brand. The annual ranking is conducted by Millward Brown as part of the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study. Same report says Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Audi have improved their brand value as well. Peter...
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Posted by in BMW on 05 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
BMW Super Bild Of The Day: BMW 1M with Brembo CCM-R brakes
We knew the BMW 1M was going to be hugely popular with the tuning and track enthusiast and we almost immediately saw a flood of tuning options from a host of varying companies in Germany as well as the US. But you can never finish a proper “tune” without a set of upgraded brakes to stop your freshly...
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BMW, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz Are The Most Valuable Auto Brands
How do you value a brand — not a company, not a world-renowned CEO, but a brand? Marketing research firm Millward Brown knows, and its recent rankings of international brands puts BMW, Toyota, and Mercedes-Benz at the top of the automotive sector. Millward Brown starts with quantitative data,...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News, BMW on 05 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
2013 BMW M5 Configurator Site: Kiss Productivity Goodbye
If you asked enthusiasts to name the world’s best sport sedan, chances are good the BMW M5 would be at or near the top of most lists. Since its launch in 1985, the BMW M5 has blended understated good looks, impressive power, surprising handling and supreme comfort into a single package, and the latest...
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Posted by Horisly in BMW on 05 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Confimed: New BMW M3 and M4 powered by inline-six engine
After months of speculations and contradictory reports, the saga of the next generation M3 and M4 engine has come to an end. While attending the BMW M6 Convertible and 6 Series Gran Coupe press drive event, we learned that the engine of choice for the M3 and M4 is an inline-six unit. BMW of North America...
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Posted by Admin in BMW on 05 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
BMW Super Bild Of The Day: BMW S1000RR WSBK
It’s a new week. So to kick off the week right, today’s “Super Bild” is a tribute to BMW Motorrad who finished 1-2 at last weekend’s Donington Park round of the Super Bike World Championship. The BMW Motorrad Motorsport Team worked hard to reach the victory milestone. Troy Corser (AUS) claimed...
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Posted by Maria Palma in BMW on 05 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
BMW 3 Series Sedan Earns “Top Safety Pick” from IIHS
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today named the all-new 2012 BMW 3 Series Sedan a “Top Safety Pick”, continuing the company’s long-standing commitment to offering class-leading safety with each new model. In order to earn “Top Safety Pick”, a car must receive a rating of “good”,...
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Posted by admin in Auto Blog, Auto News, BMW on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
BMW Debuts New M6 Safety Car for MotoGP
The stable of BMW M cars serving as MotoGP’s official vehicles will grow by one more come the middle of this season. The new M6 will join a fleet consisting of the M5, the 1-series M, the X6 M, the M3, the X5 M, the ActiveHybrid X6, and the 535i Touring. Read full story » Read the original:...
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Posted by in BMW on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
Photo Gallery: BMW 640i Gran Coupe
We’re attending the U.S. launch of the new BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe and had the opportunity to spend some time with the four-door coupe on the scenic roads between Santa Barbara and Solvang, California. Without immediately jumping into the first drive impressions (more on that tomorrow), we simply...
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Posted by in Audi, BMW, GM on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
Four BMW Z4 GT3s in the top ten at the Nurburgring
The 40th staging of the 24-hour race gave the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (DE) another opportunity to prove just why it is regarded as the toughest circuit in the world. And it didn’t disappoint. The best-placed BMW Z4 GT3 was car number 29, with Bas Leinders (BE), Markus Palttala (FI) and Maxime Martin...
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Posted by Admin in Audi, BMW, general, GM, Mercedes on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
2012 DTM: Another podium for BMW at Brands Hatch
BMW Motorsport continues to enjoy success in the DTM: following his victory at the Lausitzring (DE) a fortnight ago, Bruno Spengler (CA) of BMW Team Schnitzer was once again celebrating on the podium at the end of the race in Brands Hatch (GB). After 97 laps, the 28-year-old crossed the finish line...
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