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!
Introducing the BMW 1 Series
Since its introduction in 1966, the BMW 2002 has been at the core of BMW’s philosophy. By combining exhilarating rear-wheel-drive performance, agile handling, seating for four and powerful value, the 2002 created a new niche—the sport sedan—that is still a BMW stronghold today. The understated appearance never belied its capabilities but those who knew performance, knew the 2002. In 2008, BMW will introduce a modern and authentic performance coupe that will be the next BMW legend—the 128i Coupe and the 135i Coupe.
Budds’ Express Service – The new standard in customer care!
Budds’ BMW understands that our clients are always on the move. In light of this, we have created Budds’ Express Service, to minimize the disruption experienced by our clients in bringing their BMW in for service.
John Parker: Master Bike Technician and Racer at Heart
John “the professor” Parker holds the Canadian Dirt Track Champion title for 1982, 1983, 1999 and 2002. He is a five time Canadian Dirt Track Number One plate holder and is coming up on 40 years of racing! Be sure to make time to see John race (to all our bikers, he is the scientist behind the perfect operation of your bike ). Attached is his 2007 race schedule; make sure to keep in touch as Budds’ Motorrad will be riding out to watch John race at various points this summer!
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