Archive for August, 2009
BMW F1 Spa Recap
Official ReleaseL The BMW Sauber F1 Team walks away from Spa with a further nine championship points in its pocket. This is exactly the total the team has collected in …
World Debut: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept
[pictobrowser motoringfile 72157622179408874] BMW has released it’s first look at both a new design language and a new focus on efficient dynamics. In this case the latter means 351bhp and …
BMW Shows Off More of the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Car
Wednesday we saw the first glimpse of the Vision EfficientDynamics concept car destined for Frankfurt. Today BMW’s Frankfurt IAA Motorshow blog has released another teaser of the concept revealing a …
End of the DCT is Near?
Has the time of the BMW Dual Clutch Transmission come and gone? Sources are indicating that the recently introduced DCT may be such a niche product that its time may …
BMW Rahal Letterman ///M3s Off to Canada
This coming Sunday the BMW Rahal Letterman team will compete in the Mobil 1 Grand Prix of Mosport located just outside Toronto, Ontario Canada. After placing 1 and 2 at …
Diesel Ads: Effective?
Marketing and advertising play a huge roll in our perception of many things, cars being one of them. An ad campaign can literally make or break a vehicle. Here are …
BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Teaser
MINI had its 50th birthday today, and released a concept. BMW is joining the party with a teaser of what the future holds. This video sets the stage for Frankfurt …
BimmerCast #4 – Your Favorite M Car
Michael and I talk about diesel, (four cylinder and six) motorsport and M cars. Specifically, what is your favorite M car. And we’re not talking about just any M car. …
MINI Coupe Concept
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, MINI released images and information regarding a new creation: the MINI Coupe Concept. This is just one of the many vehicles the BMW Group will …
Unique Engine Features for US Advanced Diesels.
Over the past several weeks, thanks in no small part to BMW’s ad campaign and releasing an über efficient 3 series to those in the EU, diesels have been at …
X3 Testing in the Alps
Here we see BMW engineers putting the F25 X3 through some tow testing. This photo was taken on the infamous Großglockner High Alpine Road in Austria. Towing a heavy trailer …
Pursuit of Perfection: The McLaren F1
The McLaren F1 is, in many ways, a crowning achievement for BMW engine development. While BMW wasn’t Maclaren’s first choice for drivetrain suitors (that honor goes to Honda who simply …
BMW to Release Ultra Efficient 320d at Frankfurt
For the time being this car and this engine will not be for North American consumption. Official Release: Premium car maker BMW is further increasing its substantial lead in the …
