Munich (DE), 25th August 2014. BMW Team RLL put in a strong performance in the United SportsCar Championship Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway (US), finishing third and fourth in the race for just the GTLM and GTD classes. John Edwards (US) and Dirk Müller (DE) raced to …
Read More »Alessandro Zanardi returns to the cockpit of his BMW Z4 GT3 in torrential rain in Slovakia.
Slovakia Ring (SK), 23rd August 2014. Alessandro Zanardi (IT) is back behind the wheel of his BMW Z4 GT3: this weekend the 47-year-old BMW works driver contests the fourth round of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series, which is held at Slovakia Ring near Bratislava (SK). Today, Saturday, the qualifying practice …
Read More »BMW Model and Maintenance Changes for 2015
BMW announces the changes happening to their MY2015 lineup. First off, all models will have the memory button for the electric seat settings marked with “SET†instead of “M.†Second, for all models except Z4 Roadster that have Navigation, an advanced version of Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI; option 6AM) …
Read More »BMW Team RLL finishes second and eighth at Road America.
Munich, 11th August 2014. Dirk Müller (DE) secured BMW Team RLL’s first podium finish in four United SportsCar Championship races. An excellent closing stint in the BMW Team RLL BMW Z4 GTLM he shares with John Edwards (US) assured them of second in the race in Road America (US). The …
Read More »The next Z4/Toyota project (Supra) will have a Turbo Six Engine
AutoMotor und Sport reports that new next Z4/Toyota project will have a turbo six gasoline engine. BMW spokesman Kai Lichte was asked in an interview whether the hybrid powertrain is also used in the BMW, or whether the Z4 gets four-wheel drive. He says, it is “too early to talk …
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