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BMW launches Google-assisted MyInfo service in U.S. BMW has made its navigation system faster, more convenient and easier to use with the introduction of the new ‘MyInfo’ address input service. The new addition to the BMW Assist Safety Plan allows subscribers to send business locations and street addresses as well as their associated phone numbers found online using Google Maps directly to their cars. They can then immediately start route guidance by a simple push of a button. To use MyInfo, owners simply search online for a business or street... Article added: 2008-04-13 17:14:02 Article Views Rating: 194
2008 BMW M3 vs. 2008 Lexus IS F - Comparison Test “Competition,” said John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and an early poster child of the business monopoly, “is a sin.”He’d certainly be horrified by the competition going on these days among the makers of sports sedans. To many, these are the jewels of the high-performance market, and yet they seat at least four and don’t require fortunes associated with Google stock.Although the genre is deliciously broad, we’ll concentrate here on two cars: the cat’s meow of sports... Article added: 2008-04-12 22:12:07 Article Views Rating: 163
Does The BMW 1 Series Have The Moxy To Become As Successful As The 3 Series? BMW's 1 Series is a new to the USA line of small, nimble BMWs that offer your choice of really powerful or merely powerful engines mated with a sweet-shifting six-speed manual or non-pareil five-speed automatic. And they're not, for a change, ugly. Rather, the look vaguely recalls BMW's CS coupe of the 1960s and '70sWhere can we hang crepe on that? Maybe reliability? We've all heard stories. But, no, the data show something different. Most BMW models now earn a "recommended" from... Article added: 2008-04-12 22:12:06 Article Views Rating: 161
Next-generation BMW Z4 to become a hardtop roadster Spies recently caught the next-generation BMW Z4 around Munich and the biggest upgrade that stands out this year is a folding metal roof. The next-generation BMW Z4 will drop the fabric for a hardtop convertible following in the footsteps of the 3-Series convertible. Not to mention that rival Mercedes SLK is also a hardtop.Rather than just concentrating on competing with the SLK, the Z4 will expand its horizons and will take on the Porsche Boxster with a range of high-output engines. Sources say a... Article added: 2008-04-12 22:12:05 Article Views Rating: 165
Now hear this! There will be no M version of the BMW X5 Since July of last year, we've seen several spy photos of a BMW X5 mule making an appearance all over Europe. The quad-tipped, camouflaged prototype has always been assumed to be an upcoming M version of BMW's SUV, but according to the crew at BimmerFile, it isn't going to happen. The mule that's undergoing testing will be a "sport edition" of the X5, similar to the 4.8is, but it won't be equipped with the M5/M6's V10. Instead, it'll be packing the twin-turbocharged V8 currently found in the new X6... Article added: 2008-04-12 22:12:03 Article Views Rating: 157
TTAC 2008 BMW 135i Review My paranoid-delusional theory: BMW intentionally botched the 135i. The new car has the same engine as the 335i, meets the same American crash requirements, and satisfies the [marketing] need for four seats. If executed properly, the chances that the 1-Series would have eaten the 3-Series cash cow's breakfast, lunch and dinner. So The Boys from Bavaria took a 3-Series, screwed it up a bit, and said "here is your entry level car."Even a simple glance tells you that BMW doesn't believe in reincarnation... Article added: 2008-04-12 22:12:03 Article Views Rating: 162
Videos: BMW X6 xDrive35i and xDrive50i in action The BMW X6 is slowly arriving in BMW dealerships across the nation this month and BMW has just released a very lengthy press release giving us a detailed look at its new Sports Activity Coupe.Hitting up the U.S. with two engine variants, the X6 will be available with a 3.0L 6-cylinder engine that produces 300-hp and 300 lb-ft of torque for the xDrive35i and a 4.4L V8 twin-turbo that produces 400-hp and 450 lb-ft of torque for the xDrive50i. The xDrive50i does 0-60 in 5.3 seconds, the same time it takes... Article added: 2008-04-11 08:37:28 Article Views Rating: 137
What's an "SAV" cost? BMW X6 starts at $53,275 Putting one of BMW's newest X6 "Sport Activity Vehicles" aka "SAV" in your driveway will cost you at least $53,275. That's the announced base price for the 300-hp X6 xDrive35i with its twin-turbo 3.0-liter six-cylinder yep, that's the same powerplant shared with the 535i, 335i, and the 135i. If you want to pony-up to the 400-hp xDrive50i, powered by a new twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8, that will set you back another ten large as its base price is $63,775. All the details are available in the press release... Article added: 2008-04-11 08:37:20 Article Views Rating: 171
AC Schnitzer restyles ACS6 BMW 6-series BMW-specialist AC Schnitzer has released its latest aero kit for the facelifted 6-series coupe and cabrio and has added a host of performance upgrades as well. Like its predecessor, the new front skirt of the ACS6 mirrors the famous kidney design of the grille but gets a more aggressive look with sharper lines and new-style triangular fog lights. The changes continue at the rear with a new, slightly smoother rear skirt and BMW’s facelifted taillights. Other changes include new side skirts, which now... Article added: 2008-04-11 08:37:04 Article Views Rating: 177
Edmunds reviews BMW X6 (Is it good or bad?) It looks awkward in pictures and some find it hideous, but the 2008 BMW X6 50i isn't nearly as warped when you see it in person. It's kind of a supermodel from behind, with a slim, narrow roof at the top and curvaceous hips at the bottom. Designers call this sort of thing tumblehome, and an SUV without it looks like a refrigerator.The front is all BMW with a big twin kidney grille and fighter-jet-size intakes at each corner. The roof line goes on forever in profile, giving the X6 a hatchback-style look... Article added: 2008-04-10 06:01:57 Article Views Rating: 153 |
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