Posted in BMW on Jul 6th, 2009
BMW have now confirmed that their “World Green Car of the Year” winner, the BMW 118d will go on sale in Australia, sometime in the final quarter of the year. The BMW 118d consumers a miserly 4.5 litres per 100 kilometres, with carbon dioxide emissions of 119 grams per kilometre. The BMW 118d is powered [...]
Posted in BMW on Dec 8th, 2008
For the first time ever, a four-door BMW M3 is available in Australia. The BMW M3 is a definite hero car, powered by a V8, 4.0-litre, 309 kW engine, producing 400 Nm of torque and revving toward a mammoth 8,400 rpm red line. BMW has never offered the M3 sedan in Australia before. There was [...]
Posted in BMW on Sep 8th, 2008
BMW’s first ever V8 twin turbo production engine will be available from showrooms in December, under the bonnet of the X6 xDrive50i Sports Activity Coupé. The 4.4 litre V8 engine boasts 300kW and 600 Nm of torque but is said to be relatively fuel efficient in comparison to its competition. BMW are a big rap [...]
Posted in BMW on May 8th, 2008
With six awards for five engines gained at this year’s “International Engine of the Year Awardsâ€, 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]