California tuner Vorsteiner joins the parade of tuning firms tweaking the latest generation of BMW's 7-Series limousine with the release of a new sport kit. Called the VR-7 Sportiv Aero, the package is available for both the standard and long...
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Somewhere in between buying new tires for our 2009 BMW 750i, the check engine light clicked on. We tried the simplest fix first. Run the onboard diagnostic check through iDrive. Everything checked out fine there, but the light was still...
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BMW and Daimler don’t really like each other. As Herr Baron Schmitt put it, “Daimler engineers view their colleagues as boorish Bavarian upstarts. BMW engineers think Daimler is a congregation of has-beens”. Bluntly speaking, there’s no love...
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found about 13 hours ago by Scott on
SACarFan
Tentatively dubbed the 0-Series at this stage, BMW Chairman, Norbert Reithofe, has confirmed this week that a rival to the Audi A1...
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Vorsteiner has revealed the brand new product range for the short wheel base version of the BMW 7-Series. The new package is called the VR-7 Sportiv Aero Package, and it will boast new aerodynamic components. The front end will boast a new...
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found about 30 hours ago by Arman on
Motorward
By unveiling the VR7 Sportiv Aero Kit,Vorsteiner is introducing the coolest body kit ever made for BMW 7-series. They wanted to create something sporty and elegant and they’ve managed to do that because the VR-7 satisfies both criterias! This...
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Through its joint-venture with Brilliance Auto, BMW will be assembling a series of models in China, according to a report by Gasgoo. The cars to be built there include the BMW X1 compact SUV, the BMW 1-Series and the stretched version of the BMW...
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According to the latest reports, it appears that Bmw will introduce a new front-wheel-drive entry-level model, which will be priced beneath the 1-Series. The new model will use the same front-wheel-drive underpinnings as the next-generation Mini...
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Bmw sees “definite” upturn in almost all car markets, after its sales of automobile and motorcycle increased 14 percent in February compared to with the same month last year. “In key sales markets such as the US, the automotive sector is...
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BMW are planning to introduce a new front-wheel-drive entry-level model which should be positioned below the 1-Series model. The top-dog from BMW, Norbert Reithofer said that this model will be developed to increase parts sharing between the BMW and...
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Thanks to Keith for sending this one in. Keep those photo of the day PMs and e-mails...
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BMW’s 1-Series is the entry model to any new BMW owners, and now BMW is reportedly working on another model, this time a front wheel driven, which will sit below the 1-Series, in order to compete with Audi’s newly introduced A1. Related...
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BMW is offering financing credits of up to $2,500 on certain 3 Series models and the Z4 roadster, as well as $1,500 on other models. Called the Spring Drive Credit, the cash is applied to reduce the total amount financed. On the 3 Series, the...
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found 2 days ago by Damon Lavrinc on
Autoblog
Rumors of a front-wheel drive model to slot in below the 1 Series have been circulating for some time, with the most recent report coming last October. Now, Autocar has confirmed with BMW's chairman, Norbert Reithofe, that an all-new model is...
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We’ve heard it before and today we hear it again. BMW is planning to introduce a new front-wheel-drive entry-level model that will be positioned under the existing 1-Series. BMW’s chairman Norbert Reithofer told UK’s AutoCar that the new...
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Risky business. That defines the car business, and never more succinctly so than in the case of this car. Rarely has a desperate last-minute gamble paid of so handsomely as the “Neue Generation” BMWs. Today’s new owners of Saab can only dream...
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Now this is a sight that you seriously won’t see often – an E90 Sedan with almost the full range of BMW Performance add-ons installed. And I say this because the total cost of the full kit clocks in at RM103,300, which is what you’ll have to...
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It was reported last week that BMW will lease 700 units of the all-electric 1-Series ActiveE to customers residing in major cities around the world. Of the 700, 200 were reported to come to the United States. BMW just released a short statement...
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A report in the trade journal Automotive News says that Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler will double its spending on development of various green technologies over the next two years. The company plans to spend $1.4 billion in...
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A couple of weeks ago, TTAC reported how Dieter Zetsche was re-elected as CEO of Daimler for another 3 years. In that article we mentioned the many challenges that face him. Mainly, how to make Daimler sustainably profitable. Size matters in the...
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Judging from the selectively placed camo on the 2011 M5 spied out on the streets, BMW is getting closer to finishing its new sedan. The sportier look is expected to be accompanied by a move from the current generation’s V10 engine to a...
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found 4 days ago by Murilee Martin on
Jalopnik
A wild day at the Sears Pointless 24 Hours of LeMons… so wild, in fact, that I couldn't get a complete standings list before the other LeMons carnies hosed out the Tilt-a-Whirl and hopped a freight out of town. We were all pretty shaken up when...
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BMW’s second test fleet of electric cars will comprise of up to 700 all-electric 1-series cars that will be sent to selected customers in major global cities, according to the carmaker’s board member for sales and marketing Ian Robertson. The...
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found 4 days ago by berrichondanny on
CarReview
BMW X6 Consumer Reviews BMW X6 Expert Reviews BMW X6 M Photo Gallery 2010 BMW X6 M Specs By Danny Chang Pros Uncompromised styling Power, oh there’s so much power Sticks to the pavement better than bubblegum on the sole of your shoe...
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For 298,000 Euros, you can have your very own BMW Z4 GT3 race car. Powering the car is the M3’s 4.0-liter V8, which is managed by a different ECU and is mated to an uprated six-speed sequential gearbox. This enables the engine to be capable of...
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found 5 days ago by Murilee Martin on
Jalopnik
The folks at LeMons HQ have become quite weary of the BMW E30. However, it remains possible to get your allegedly 500-buck E30 into even the most overcrowded race. How? Do what Team Special Deliverance did and Ford Ranchero-ize it!Last fall, I got...
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The guys at Piper Motorsport have been documenting the build on their crazy V10-powered E30 M3 on CarDomain for some time now. And guess what? It’s done and is being featured in the latest issue of European Car Magazine. See the finished pics on...
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found 5 days ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski on
Autoblog
BMW S 1000 RR pulls off the old tablecloth trick - Click above to watch the video after the break Ah yes, the good ol' pull-the-tablecloth-off-the-table-without-sending-dishes-flying routine. The oldest trick in the book? Possibly, but BMW has...
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The BMW M1, the performance version of the 1-series, was rumored to be in development at BMW, and it was even confirmed in parts by BMW, however, it seems that market conditions mean that there will be no M1, as it would likely jeopardize the sales...
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found 6 days ago by Steven J. Ewing on
Autoblog
It seems that the 2011 BMW M5 is nearing production-ready status, and while the new supersedan may still be wearing a bit of swirly camouflage, it's easy to see what the more aggressive M5 will look like in its new F10 5 Series body. As we've...
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