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Next Generation BMW Personal iDrive Settings To Be Controlled From The Web Why sit in your BMW for an hour trying to customize the settings on your iDrive when sources say the next generation settings will all be customizable from a personal BMW webpage ala a MyYahoo or iGoogle account.Bimmerfile.com has a long laundry list of what new features and choices will be available when it gets announced at the 2010 BMW 7-Series launch, this October in Paris.One thing they DON'T have in their list, is that future software updates to the system will all be done through BMW Assist... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:48:40 Article Views Rating: 157
The BMW M3 Faces Of Against A Dinan Modified 335...Who Wins The Showdown? The Bavarian brothers from the house of BMW battle to claim supremacy in "Sibling Rivalry." Watch as Craig Stanton pushes each car to their limits as we find out which prevails - stock or not.Thanks to Millen for the tipoff... [source] Article added: 2008-06-02 06:48:40 Article Views Rating: 167
VIDEO: WebridesTV pits the BMW M3 against the Dinan 335i Click above to view the shoot-out between the BMW M3 and the Dinan 335i.This is a head-to-head battle we've been waiting to see: BMW's new M3 versus a Dinan-tuned 335i coupe. But we're only going to talk numbers and let the video tell the tale.The BMW 335i has proven itself as a credible player in the sports coupe segment, particularly with a tweaked ECU to extract maximum output from its twin-turbo'd 3.0-liter inline-six. Dinan announced its Stage 3 package a few months back, which includes a... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:48:37 Article Views Rating: 163
Spy Shots: BMW 3-Series facelift For those fond of delving deep into E90 minutiae, these are the best shots yet showing off the subtle changes coming to the BMW 3-series. For the rest of us, the tweaks are largely inconsequential. World Car Fans has unearthed some of the clearest shots yet, and the change that most people will notice are the taillamps, which look to get a slightly different shape. It even appears that the cutlines between the taillamp pieces on the trunklid won't line up with the rest of the cluster mounted in the... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:48:36 Article Views Rating: 206
Lithuanian foam sculptor does BMWs too Click on the above image for a photo gallery Whether or not the foam-skinned car based on a Mercedes-Benz got your motor going yesterday, you have to give the artist credit for painstakingly completing not one, but two of these polyurethane-plated projects. Thanks to a reader's tip, we found this BMW 6 Series-based interpretation wearing the same brilliant red paint, flashy 30-inch dubs, and dual triangulated exhaust tips. While the sculptor has kept much of the Bangle-butt intact, the overall... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:48:33 Article Views Rating: 151
BMW 123d hanging out in Michigan Imagine, if you will, a compact rear-wheel-drive hatchback that runs from 0-62mph in a very respectable 6.9 seconds. Not too shabby. Now imagine that this same car could average 45 mpg US! Not possible, you say? Au contraire! In other parts of the world where they don't just use gasoline to power cars, this is not an unheard-of possibility. One shining example is the BMW 123d, which was launched in Europe last year. Powered by a twin-turbocharged 2.0L four-cylinder diesel cranking out 204hp and 295lb-ft... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:48:32 Article Views Rating: 185
BMW to add further features, complications, to iDrive These days, technology and customization go hand-in-hand. Laptop computers and MP3 players now come in a rainbow of colors and your computer's operating system can be made to suit your unique preferences. BMW has big plans in store for its oft-criticized iDrive system which would make it and the vehicle in which it's installed extremely customizable as well. Simple choices such as color schemes and screensavers for the iDrive's graphical user interface pale in comparison to the ability to adjust... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:48:31 Article Views Rating: 183
BMW Leads The Way In Latest Brand Quality Survey-VW Takes Corporate Honors Luxury brands once again dominated an annual U.S. automobile quality survey by a California research company, but total quality dropped for the first time in four years, the company said.BMW led all brands in the results released Wednesday by San Diego-based Strategic Vision Inc., followed closely by Hummer, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Infiniti, Lexus, Land Rover, Cadillac, Lincoln and Volkswagen.Volkswagen AG, which includes Audi, led all corporations with a total quality index score of 892 out of 1,000... Article added: 2008-05-29 04:23:17 Article Views Rating: 178
AutoExpress reviews the BMW X6: Is it a route worth following or a dead end? Creating niche products doesn’t always guarantee you success – but we can’t help feeling the X6 has ‘hit’ stamped all the way through it. While the looks will put many buyers off, that conversely is certain to attract others.The drivetrain, chassis and build quality are first rate, and although the cabin is a triumph of style over substance, the X6 is thoroughly competent.[source] Article added: 2008-05-29 04:23:16 Article Views Rating: 155
BMW tops quality survey, Hummer comes second Luxury brands have once again dominated an annual U.S. vehicle quality survey conducted by Californian research company Strategic Vision Inc. However, in a surprise result Hummer came second. The results also showed that overall quality in the industry had actually dropped for the first time in four years. Volkswagen Group, which includes the likes of Audi and Bentley, topped the results for a corporation with a total quality index score of 892 out of 1,000 possible points. GM finished second as a... Article added: 2008-05-29 04:22:51 Article Views Rating: 166 |
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