Budds’ will be hosting a small, exclusive event highlighting the new 7 Series. If you are interested in attending, please contact me directly, cars@budds.net. From time to time, a benchmark in progressive automotive technology is set anew. Witness such an occasion as the new BMW 7 Series prepares to enter the market. This fifth generation luxury sedan, [...]
Feb04
Goodbye Mr. Bangle
After 17 years with BMW, Chris Bangle has handed in his resignation. According to the press release below, the 52 year old will be pursuing personal “design-related endeavours beyond the auto industry…while maintaining strong ties with BMW.” The vacant Director of BMW Group Design position will be filled by Adrian van Hooydonk, with immediate effect. Van Hooydonk [...]
Feb04
Spoiled by BMW
Darryl and I travel a number of times each year and when we require a rental vehicle, we use it as an opportunity to compare the BMWs and MINIs that we are lucky enough to drive on a regular basis to other offerings in the marketplace. For this trip, from the Vancouver airport to the Four Seasons [...]
Another month, another tuner that takes on a BMW X6 project. We have seen Hamann earlier this month pimping out an X6Â and in November, it was Lumma’s time to come out with their own X6 version; and of course, the famous german tuner AC Schnitzer was the first one to showcase their own X6 Falcon. Following the [...]
November 4th represents the day when BMW fans’ hopes to see a hig-end luxury car were shuttered by BMW. The highly-acclaimed and admired CS Concept was officially cancelled by BMW’s Board of Directors due to financial reason and the current economical climate. Even though the project received the axe, we did learn that the CS Concept might [...]
The 2009 BMW Z4 has definitely become one my obsession these days. If I have already been a huge BMW fan, now I am a bigger one even. The 2009 Z4 is one of those cars that makes you fall in love with the BMW brand, a love that can and many times, will continue for many [...]
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BMW has released some new videos of the 2009 BMW Z4, their latest Roadster that made waves for the past twenty-four hours. They started with an overall footage of the Z4, continued with Adrian Van Hooydonk explaining the exterior design and now we’re moving onto the interior design and engine. Once again, expect more videos within the next few hours [...]
Wards Automotive Group announced its 2009 10 Best Engines list and BMW takes two of the top ten spots. The already double award-winning 3.0 liter twin-turbo engine takes one of the spots and the newly US launched, the 3.0 liter turbocharged diesel engine found in the 335d is the other winner. A great recognition again for BMW [...]



