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Main > Car Makers News > BMW > Spy Shots: Are reports of BMW CS' demise exaggerated? The low-slung four-seater was intended as a rival for the Maserati Quattroporte and upcoming Porsche Panamera. The company said it no longer expects to break last year's sales record of 1.5 million vehicles in 2008 and product initiatives will now focus on more efficient smaller cars. The Concept CS, which takes its name from highly styled BMWs of the 1960s, is longer, wider and lower than BMW’s current flagship saloon, the 7-Series. It was first shown to the public at the Shanghai Auto Show in spring... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:26 Article Views Rating: 153 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Automobile Magazine Reveals 2009 All-Stars Winners A List of Ten of the Years Elite, Ranging from the Sexy and Sleek to the Environmentally Innovative and Cost Efficient * Monday December 15, 2008, 8:02 am EST“This year’s list is one of the broadest we have compiled. Our 2008 Automobile of the Year Audi R8 is joined by stalwarts such as the BMW 3-series, newcomers like the Ford Flex, and repeat winners Chevy Malibu and Volkswagen GTI,” said Jean Jennings, president and editor-in-chief of AUTOMOBILE Magazine. “These ten cars are the year’s... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:24 Article Views Rating: 95 Main > Car Makers News > Other > DETROIT AUTO SHOW: The Most Comprehensive List Of What Cars Are Coming in 09'. Which One Excites You Most? It's hard to believe that the 2009 Detroit Auto Show is only weeks away, amidst all this end of the world bailout talk.Thank God, the wizards at one of our favorite print mags maybe even our favorite, CAR Magazine have compiled an exhaustive list of what they know is coming in 2009!Alfa Romeo MitoMini-rivalling premium hatch with supercar styling cuesAlfa Romeo 149147 moves upmarket to take on A3 and 1-seriesAlfa Romeo 169We're due to hear more on Alfa's 167 later next yearAlfa Romeo 8C SpiderStunning... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:39 Article Views Rating: 267 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i in detail We saw the official reveal of the 2009 BMW Z4 this past weekend and we saw videos of the new hardtop roadster in action yesterday.Today we bring you some new images of the 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i - one of the two variants BMW will offer in the new Z4 lineup the other variant is the 255-hp sDrive30i. The 2009 Z4 sDrive35i is powered by BMW’s outstanding 3.0L twin-turbo inline-6 engine that makes a total of 306-hp. That allows the Z4 to go from stop to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds when mated to a manual... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:36 Article Views Rating: 159 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo to introduce sportier version of S60 sedan | detnews.com | The Detroit News In what is becoming an industry-wide stampede, one of Volvo's more popular sedans is about to become more coupe-like -- bowing to the Swedish brand's drive to become sportier. Volvo will introduce a concept car at the 2009 North American International Auto Show next month that hints at the next generation S60 sedan due in 2010. The next S60 will ride on the same platform as the new Volvo XC60 crossover. It will be smaller as well, to better distance it from the S80. Volvo says it will also be engineered... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:29 Article Views Rating: 208 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > Sneak peek: 2010 BMW X6 xDrive M | detnews.com | The Detroit News BMW won't confirm the M version of the X6, but the side vents and dual exhaust on each side give away the true identity of this not-so-mild-mannered X6. Built to compete with Porsche's Cayenne Turbo S, Mercedes ML63 AMG and other high-performance crossovers, the X6 xDrive M may very well be in a class of its own. We're expecting BMW to make an official announcement about the X6 xDrive M -- and its rumored 500-plus horsepower twin-turbocharged V-8 engine -- this month. Sales are expected to begin early... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:28 Article Views Rating: 123 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW Z3 Review The new 2009 BMW Z3 roadster has nothing less than a work of art engine, encased in a brilliantly-designed aluminum Spaceframe and open to the heavens. It is the stuff that dreams are made of. A two-seater sports car in the tradition of the legendary BMW cars of the twentieth century. A classic based on the essential principles of car design, made with the best engineering on earth and the finest technology available. The BMW Z3. Experience a car that is the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 07:04:59 Article Views Rating: 300 Main > Motorsport > Other > Flywheel Batteries to Power F1 Regenerative braking is an integral part of every hybrid electric vehicle. Here, deceleration and braking energy is converted to electrical energy to keep batteries charged. Hydraulic hybrid trucks and buses recoup energy by pressurizing a hydraulic fluid that's stored in an accumulator, and then use this energy when extra power is needed. There is third type of regenerative braking where recouped energy is stored in a flywheel revved up at high rpms. This third type of storage, called a Kinetic... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 06:26:58 Article Views Rating: 590 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > The NEW 2010 BMW Z4 OFFICIAL Release and Details - AutoSpies.com Brings YOU All the Details! BMW officially released details of the new Z4 roadster today and we have the details and pictures to show you.Officially called the BMW Z4 sDrive30i and Z4 sDrive35i these roadsters sport the newest alpha-numeric model designations that will trickle throughout the lineup.For the first time a retractable hard-top is included on this model range, and iDrive makes an appearance in cars equipped with Navigation along with a new 7-speed double clutch transmission on the sDrive35i model.Click through for full... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-15 07:23:48 Article Views Rating: 138 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > 2009 BMW Z4 Review: The New Landshark has landed Well folks, today is finally the day we get a true glimpse at the 2009 BMW Z4 and what a glimpse it is! As BMW noted in it’s press release, the new Z4 is the first BMW Z Series to carry a hardtop convertible. As such, this new Z4 will be a hybrid of both coupe and convertible which may leave little hope for those of us looking for a successor to the E85 coupe. Moving on though, the new Z4 is a tour de force of styling, technology and performance. For those of you that followed the many test mule... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-15 07:23:47 Article Views Rating: 158 |
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