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BMW’s 2012 Olympic Games Fleet Livery Revealed

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BMW has today revealed specially livered 2012 F30 3-Series and F10 5-Series models that have been specially livered for this year’s Olympic Games, which will take place in London.
As a partner to the event, BMW has already delivered 40 of these specially livered cars to the Olympic Park, where they will be used this summer. The range will eventually consist of electric, diesel, and hybrid cars, as well as a range of motorcycles and bicycles. Amongst the first cars that have now arrived are the 520d EfficientDynamics and the 320d EfficientDynamics.

“BMW’s Olympic fleet needs to be varied to deal with the complex operational demands of the Games time effort.  We were selected as a partner based on our ability to provide such a diverse fleet that could achieve the challenging emissions threshold as set by LOCOG. The Games fleet will include our class leading efficient diesels, hybrids, electric vehicles and even bicycles. We are extremely proud for our cars to be involved in the London 2012 Games and are excited about seeing them in full service this summer in these eye-catching designs,” explains Tim Abbott, Managing Director of BMW UK.

“The BMW fleet will become a familiar sight around our venues this summer and will help us perform a huge range of tasks to will help to ensure the smooth running of the Games.  Taking delivery of the first vehicles is an exciting moment for us as we continue our preparation for the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” adds Paul Deighton, LOCOG’s CEO.
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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