Posted in BMW on May 8th, 2008
With six awards for five engines gained at this year’s “International Engine of the Year Awards”, BMW has successfully defended its position as the world’s leading manufacturer of efficient high-performance power units.
For the second time in succession, the 3-litre straight six engine with Twin Turbo and High Precision Injection has won the overall ranking […]
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Posted in BMW on Jan 2nd, 2008
The last few weeks have been a little slow in terms of Australian Auto News, but things look set to gear up again with the Brisbane Motor Show coming up in early February. BMW have already announced the debut of two of their new Twin Turbo models. The 135i Coupé and the X5 3.0sd will […]
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Posted in BMW on Dec 17th, 2007
BMW have officially let their new X6 Sports Activity Coupé of the leash. In terms of styling, the X6 looks like BMW have cross bred their M3 coupé with their X5 SUV. The X6 is an all-wheel drive affair, seats four and features a massive luggage compartment.
The X6 Sports Activity Coupé comes with three engine […]
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Posted in BMW on Nov 15th, 2007
The BMW M3 has won Popular Mechanics’ 2008 Automotive Excellence Award in the performance category, presented at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
“We are thrilled that the 2008 BMW M3 has won this year’s Automotive Excellence Award for performance,” said Tom Purves, Chairman and CEO, BMW (US) Holding Corp.
The all-new M3 Coupé and M3 Sedan—made their […]
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Posted in BMW, Concept Cars on Oct 25th, 2007
The new BMW Concept 1 Series tii has made a splash (ie. it launched) at the Tokyo Motor Show 2007. As far as ‘concepts’ go, this one doesn’t look all that exciting.
I mean, if you like the standard sort of BMW look then you’ll appreciate the Concept 1 Series tii design. You’d be hard pressed […]
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Posted in BMW on Oct 8th, 2007
BMW have released the first official images and details of the second body version of the new BMW M3. The BMW M3 is based on the E90 3 series sedan. As opposed to the BMW M3 Coupé, the four door sedan version caters for up to five passengers.
The front-end matches that of the BMW M3 […]
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Posted in BMW on Sep 4th, 2007
BMW have announced the Australian pricing for the fourth generation BMW M3 coupé. The BMW M3 coupé will be the first M3 to hit the road with an eight cylinder engine, and will go on sale immediately after its debut at the Australian International Motor Show (11 October 2007).
The M3 coupé puts out an impressive […]
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Posted in BMW, Concept Cars on Aug 20th, 2007
BMW fans will be able to catch the BMW Concept CS at the Australian International Motor Show from October 11. The Concept CS made its world wide debut in April at the Auto Shanghai 2007.
The Concept CS is said to showcase “a new design philosophy” for BMW and is based on the bespoke platform. On […]
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Posted in BMW on Aug 6th, 2007
As if the Twin Turbo, six speed manual BMW 335i Coupé wasn’t already sporty enough, both it, and the entire BMW 3 Series Coupé range are now available with the optional, and highly desirable, M Sports Package.
The M Sports Pack upgrades both the styling and the driving experience of the BMW 3 Series Coupé.
The M […]
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Posted in BMW on Jul 3rd, 2007
The new BMW 1 Series Coupé is set to hit Australian shores early 2008. The new coupé is based on the successful BMW 1 Series and is said to feature BMW’s award-winning Twin Turbo petrol engine as well as rear-wheel drive handling and, I quote, “muscular design”.
The BMW 135i Coupé is powered by BMW’s […]
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