Review: 2008 M3 Coupe
The review we’ve all been waiting for. Tiff of Fifth Gear reviews the brand new 2008 BMW M3.
2007 3 Series Cabriolet Test Drive
The BMW 335i Convertible is the perfect solution for those who can’t decide between a performance coupe and a performance convertible.
Year in and year out, perhaps no car has shrugged off more challenges than the BMW 3 Series. But while Asian and American rivals have yet to equal the BMW’s refinement and pure handling capabilities, they have certainly been cranking up the power. They seem to feel that if they can’t out-finesse the Bimmer, they’ll simply crush it instead.
M3 Cabriolet on the track
The excitement at BMW continues! The new M3 Cabriolet has been caught doing laps at the Nurburgring which indicates that we should be seeing production vehicles within the next 4-6 months. The BMW M3 Convertible is to possess the same four litre V8 as the coupe, with power in the 420hp range. Pictures within…
EfficientDynamics – Performance and Green Technologies?
Throughout the course of BMW’s latest press releases and unveilings there has been considerable attention directed at BMW’s new technological mindset interestingly titled EfficientDynamics. I know a lot of you have questioned exactly what this concept is, and what it means to the BMW brand in the future, so I went searching for some answers. A number of technologies have been grouped together to create the BMW EfficientDynamics movement, and it appears that this is only the beginning of what may be one of the most successful green movements in history. I have found a wonderful video that will help you understand why BMW is the ultimate driving machine, not only in the performance aspect but also with respect to our environment.
Debut of the World’s First Sports Activity Coupe: The BMW Concept X6.
BMW has finally taken the wraps off its long-awaited X6 crossover, a new model described by Chief designer Chris Bangle as a coupe with off-road capabilities. Though BMW is calling its new show car a concept, an almost identical version of the car will hit the market early next year.
The car features four doors, a sloping coupe roofline and high waist line, oversized wheel arches for the 21in rims, and seating capacity for four. Its front end shares much in common with the current X5 SUV on which it’s based but gets a new CS-Concept inspired front bumper with aluminum underbody protection. The side mirrors also get a new design, made up of two units with a strip of lights between the lower unit finished in body colour and the upper section made of aluminum.
BMW X6 Concept Active Hybrid
In addition to the new X6 Concept, BMW is also presenting a modular two-mode hybrid version of the car dubbed the X6 Active Hybrid. The concept is running a new BMW drivetrain that integrates the batteries, electronics systems and power inverter all within the transmission. Compared with the non-hybrid model, the new Active Hybrid is said to improve fuel-economy by up to 20%.
The BMW X6 Teaser
The folks over at BMW HQ have leaked a fantastic little video of Chris Bangle and his latest creation the X6. While they don’t totally reveal the vehicle we get fantastic shots of the profile and stance. Enjoy the video within.
Globe and Mail: Your car is trying to tell you something
It is surprising how little some people know about the information displayed on the instrument panel of their vehicle. The Budds’ Service team felt that it may be a great idea to post such an article for those of us who have no idea what that little yellow light in the middle of our dash is trying to tell us.
While it may seem superfluous, every gauge or light has a story to tell and in virtually every case failure to listen to that tale can have disastrous and expensive repercussions.
Car and Driver: The quickest BMW you can get that doesn’t start with an M (until the 135i arrives, that is).
BY STEVE SILER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MORGAN J. SEGAL July 2007�
It used to be easy to write about the BMW 3-series. For the most part, we knew what we were gonna say before we ever got in the car. On the other hand, there were nuances about the character of the car that were extremely hard to put into words to convey just how good these cars feel. But we’d try, and it usually came out in the form of unbridled praise for perfect steering, elegant interior simplicity, and a brilliant ride-and-handling balance.
Maybe BMW got bored of hearing the same thing over and over again, because suddenly we had to come up with new words to describe the 3: controversially styled, technologically overwrought, and now this: quicker with the automatic.
The One for the Purists
It was only a matter of time until videos popped up on the internet. Click through to enjoy the 1 Series in action!
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