Posts Tagged ‘BMW’

Japan's Skipper to Introduce New BMW 5-Series M Sport Tune at Tokyo Auto Salon

By Ant On January 11, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/japan-skipper-to-introduce-new-bmw-5.html”>With less than 24 hours left for the grand opening of the Tokyo Auto Salon 2013, Japanese aftermarket brand Skipper dropped the first photos of its new tuning kit for BMW 5-Series sedans fitted with the factory M Sport package.

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'Banglenam Style' BMW 7-Series Riding on 28-inch Tall Spinners

By Ant On January 9, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/style-bmw-7-series-riding-on-28-inch.html”>As if Chris Bangle’s E65 BMW 7-Series from the 2000s needed the extra cosmetic attention, some folks over in Florida have donked out their rides with massive 28-inch tall spinners and are darn proud of it.

On the blingy bright side, these huge Dub Revolution wheels draw our eyes off the 7-Series’ infamous Bangle-butt, which can only be a good thing…

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Business Class: Corporate Sales Help German New Car Market and Domestic Manufacturers

By Ant On January 9, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/business-class-corporate-sales-help.html”>The new car Market in Germany dropped by 2.9 percent last year, to 3.1 million vehicles, compared to 2011. In 2013, it’s forecasted to slip to 3.0 million units, according to data provided by the VDA trade group.

Despite the sales plunge, the German market is holding its own against the crisis that’s sweeping the European car market as a whole and has resulted in the worst sales for the past two decades.

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Death of a Classic Beemer…

By Ant On January 5, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/death-of-beemer.html”>We are getting ready to put down an old friend. No, not the family dog…our old friend is a 1989 BMW 325i. It is 23 years old, which in Southern California car years is equal to 102 in human years.

Our Beemer failed a smog test this weekend. (Luckily, failing high school algebra wasn’t a criterion for euthanasia or I wouldn’t be writing this!).  The car is in that very gray area where it would cost more to fix it than it’s worth.

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2 or 4 Doors? C&D Pits the BMW M6 Against the M5 to Find Out

By Ant On January 4, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/2-or-4-doors-c-pits-bmw-m6-against-m5.html”>BMWs bearing the tricolor M badge have been for quite some time the darlings of sports car fans. M3s, apart from the E36, have been worshiped; M5s likewise – even the 1-Series M Coupe-based received raving reviews.

In every family, though, there’s a black sheep: in BMW‘s M-family, it’s the M6.

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U.S. Auto Market Records Nearly 14.5 Million Sales in 2012, Ford F-Series is No 1

By Ant On January 4, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/us-auto-market-records-nearly-145.html”>As far as the U.S. automotive industry is concerned, 2012 was a great year. Scratch that: it was a great and the best since 2007, thanks to nearly 14.5 million light vehicle sales, representing a 13 per cent increase over 2011’s 12.7 million units.

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Auto Express Pits BMW M135i Against Subaru WRX STi 320R

By Ant On January 3, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/auto-express-pits-bmw-m135i-against.html”>Once upon a time, not too long ago, buyers rarely cross shopped between Subarus and BMWs, but now, with the way that the Bavarian brand has expanded its range into most segments of the market, many of its cars directly challenge the Japanese brand’s models in terms of specs and surprisingly, pricing as well.

A prime example is the newly launched in Europe BMW M135i hatchback, which with 316bhp (320PS) and 450Nm (332 lb-ft) from its turbocharged 3.

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BMWs and Two-Wheelers Don't Mix in Taiwan

By Ant On January 3, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/bmws-and-two-wheelers-don-mix-in-taiwan.html”>Here’s another episode between a BMW driver and a biker in Taiwan. Whereas last time, we saw a bicyclist crossing paths with a BMW (and paying the price for it…), now it’s a scooter rider.

The person steering what looks to be a BMW M5 E61 sedan charges off as soon as the light turns green but is soon annoyed by the presence of a motorcyclist.

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BMW Shows the New i3 Concept Coupe on the Move

By Ant On January 2, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/bmw-shows-new-i3-concept-coupe-on-move.html”>Displayed for the first time in public at the LA Auto Show last November, the i3 Coupe is a conceptual spin-off from BMW’s five-door i3 series that will soon be released in final production trim and go on sale worldwide in the end of 2013.

In this new video, we have the opportunity to see BMW’s all-electric sub-compact on the road with the narrator giving us the primary details on the car including driving range and performance stats.

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Beware of Fast Driving BMWs

By Ant On January 1, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2012/12/beware-of-fast-driving-bmws.html”>Driving on a city road as if Frank Martin (from The Transporter film series) is chasing you is never a good idea and it can get you and other people in trouble or even worse, as was the case with this BMW owner.

The video commentary says the accident happened in Taiwan, with the footage showing the BMW driver knocking down a bicyclist, who we’re not sure if he was crossing the road from a side street or if he was in front of the car at the time.

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