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BimmerFile Gears up for the Detroit Auto Show

MotoringFile Sections: Site News Dec 31st, 2009 5 Comments

Over the next few weeks we expect the automotive industry to slowly come out of its late December combo to prepare for what still is the largest automotive event in the US: NAIAS. However this year we’ll be covering the show from every angle. Todd, Matt and myself be there to not only report from the floor but bring you the designers, executives, and insiders through a series of show floor BimmerCasts. Look for full galleries of the entire show as well.

The fun starts on January 11th where BMW will be showing off the ActiveE, Z4 35is, F10 5 Series and just about everything else you would expect and imagine. We’ll see you from the show floor in just under two weeks.

Adam Carolla Visits the BMW Booth at the LA Autoshow

MotoringFile Sections: F01 7 Series, Video Dec 28th, 2009 2 Comments

The always delightful Adam Carolla visited the LA Auto Show a few weeks back and had some time to chat with Tom Plucinsky about the new 7 Series Hybrid among many other new releases.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from BimmerFile

MotoringFile Sections: Site News Dec 24th, 2009 2 Comments

We’d like to wish everyone happy holidays as we close out 2009. It’s been an incredible year at BimmerFile and we owe it all to you the readers. We’ll be taking the next few days off (or at least trying to) as we gear up for next week, next year and of course the Detroit Auto Show. So until then, thanks and cheers!

Car Magazine Interviews Chris Bangle

MotoringFile Sections: Design Dec 24th, 2009 No Comments

Car Magazine caught up with BMW’s former design chief at his Italian Villa where the master of flame surfacing has been “drinkin’ some wine, eatin’ some cheese, catchin’ some rays” in his own words. But what about design, cars and of course BMW? Here’s an excerpt:

Bangle is critical of this generation of car designers and their fear of challenging ‘brand holiness’, as he calls it. He laments that too many car companies just repeat what’s been done before. ‘You can always argue that the generation before didn’t have the constraints that we have, but that’s crap. The worst thing you can do is to think design is a rolling wheel fixed on a track of inevitability and you can’t move it left or right.’

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Two World & Two North American Debuts at Detroit

MotoringFile Sections: ActveE, E89 Z4 Roadster, F01 7 Series, F07 PAS, Official News Dec 24th, 2009 No Comments

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit will see the World debut of the BMW Concept ActiveE and BMW Z4 sDrive35is, as well as the North American unveiling of the twin-turbocharged inline-6 engine version of the BMW 740i and 740Li Sedans and the six-cylinder turbocharged version of the BMW 535i Gran Turismo. BMW Concept ActiveE

BMW Concept ActiveE is the latest electric vehicle project under BMW Group’s initiative to produce vehicles that explore solutions to minimize environmental impact while preserving the dynamic driving experience for which BMW has long been known. The BMW Concept ActiveE will follow the all-electric MINI E as the second large-scale electric vehicle test program to be conducted in the hands of interested customers.

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BimmerCast #11 (DCT/Manual, E92 LCI & more)

MotoringFile Sections: BMW Performance, BimmerCast, E81/82/E87 1 Series, E89 Z4 Roadster, E90 3 Series Dec 22nd, 2009 5 Comments

BimmerCast #11: The longest most action packed show we’ve ever produced. Ok action packed maybe a bit strong, but we can promise more topics over the course of 50 minutes than ever before. First up we talk ActiveE and the new (for the US) 740i models. Then of course there’s our exclusive on BMW Performance price drops and what’s coming next for BMW’s own pseudo aftermarket tuning arm. Then it’s onto the E92 3 Series refresh, the 335is (!) and the (seemingly) age-old debate between the DCT and the manual transmission. Finally we talk Z4 racecar and the likely-hood of seeing more of this car on the road.

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BMW Model Number Cheat Sheet

Classics
E9 CS (1968-1976)
E10 2002 (1967-1977)

1 Series
E81/82/88 1 Series (2004-)
F20 1 Series

3 Series
E21 3 Series (1975-1983)
E30 3 Series (1982-1993
E36 3 Series (1991-2000)
E46 3 Series (1999-2006)
E90/E91/E92/E93 3 Series (2006-)
F30 3 Series (2013-)

5 Series
E12 5 Series (1972-1981)
E28 5 Series (1981-1988)
E34 5 Series (1987-1995)
E39 5 Series (1995-2002)
E60/E61 5 Series (2003-2010)
F07 5 Series GT (2010-)
F10 5 Series (2011-)

6 Series
E24 6 Series (1976-1989)
E63 6 Series (2005-)
E64 6 Series Conv. (2006-)
F12 6 Series (2012-)

7 Series
E23 7 Series (1977-1987)
E32 7 Series (1988-1994)
E38 7 Series (1995–2001)
E65/E66 7 Series (2001-2008)
F01/02 7 Series (2009-)

8 Series
E31 8 Series (1989-1999)

X Series
E84 X1 (2009-)
E83 X3 (2004-2011)
F25 X3 (2011-)
E53 X5 (1999-2006)
E70 X5 (2006-)
E71 X6 (2008-)

Z Series
E36/7 Z3 Roadster
E36/7 Z3 Coupe (1995-2001)
E86 Z4 Coupe (2006-2009)
E85 Z4 Roadster (2002-2009)
E86 Z4 M Coupe (2006-2009)
E89 Z4 Roadster (2009-)
E52 Z8 (2000-2003)

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