According to BMW Development Chief Klaus Draeger, they will build the Grand Coupe concept car — which will directly compete against other luxury coupe-styled 4-door cars like the Mercedes CLS, Audi’s A7 and the Porsche Panamera. After being unveiled at the Beijing auto show in April, it is now time …
Read More »Spy Video – 2012 BMW 6 Series Convertible driving at 160 mph
Here’s a video of the 2012 BMW 6 Series Convertible running at 160 mph. This video shows that the spy photographer was having difficulty keeping up with the camouflaged 6 Series Convertible, mainly because it is capable of 407 hp. Good thing he was driving a G-Power M3 SK II …
Read More »BMW wants to avoid U.S. gas-guzzler taxes
BMW hopes to avoid gas-guzzler taxes that are added on top of the base prices of some of their vehicles in the U.S. President of BMW NA Jim O’Donnell, says that they are focusing on fuel efficiency researches so that they will not be under gas-guzzler taxes for the refreshed …
Read More »Video – Save the Manuals! by Car and Driver
U.S. surveys show that only less than 10% of new cars sold annually have manual transmissions — the rest are automatics. For BMW alone, they are starting to slowly deplete the manuals in their fleet in favor of the new 8-speed automatic transmissions because of its efficiency. These are the …
Read More »Spy Photos – 2012 BMW 6 Series Convertible at Nurburgring
The news generation BMW 6 Series will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show this September. The design cues of this vehicle is closely inspired by the Gran Coupe Concept. What makes it different from current 6 Series? It is longer and a bit wider. These photos of the 2012 …
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