Pedigree of the Brands - A Different View of the Story... ...Many of us own cars which come from rather famous brands. Plenty of times, even if you hate to admit it, the badge is the main reason to look at a certain car and, in the end, it's the decisive reason in actually choosing the "perfect"model. OK, there ...
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100+ years since the invention of the self-propelled car, three new engines battle for a place in the automotive future. Which one do you see in your car 10 years from now?
BMW introduced the third generation 3 Series in 1991, designing it for the compact luxury car sector. Based on the all-new E36 automobile platform, the new 3 Series was initially available as a 4-door sedan (several other body configurations followed) featuring a more roundish exterior design, restyled headlamps and revised suspension. The new 3 Series sedan was larger and heavier than its previous generation model (due to more active safety features fitted into it) and benefited from a perfect 50:50 weight distribution (relocation of the engine further in the back). Its top-of-the-range 325i version was doing 0-60 mph in 7.3 seconds and topped around 140 mph. This model received a minor facelift in 1997, one year before being replaced by the 4th generation 3 Series.
For those addicted to know what is happening in the world, regardless of where they are or what they are doing, German carmaker BMW added a CNN newsfeed in its BMW Assist system.
The addition of the newsfeed was not advertised by BMW, but accidentaly discovered ...
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What we have here can be classified in the "looks true, but we're not sure it is" category. French website Automobile Magazine released today two photos portraying the future generation BMW 3 Series, in fact two CGIs which are supposed to showcase the ...
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During the Annual Accounts Press Conference held in Munich this week, German carmaker BMW confirmed, through the voice of Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the board, that a front wheel drive model will be added in the line-up below the 1 Series, in an attempt to ...
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Automakers say that one of the most important issues regarding the electric car industry is the level of potential taxation for the energy used to power the EVs. Car manufacturers insist that governments address this problem asap.
“We have said to a couple ...
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Three months into 2010, German carmaker BMW managed to add the numbers which made 2009 the troubled year that it was and announced today the steps it will take to improve the group's earnings in 2010. The guiding words: cautious optimism.
"We are heading ...
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