The Bavarian automaker has no plans to create a sub-brand which will compete with Mercedes-Maybach. As several of the top BMW people confirmed over time, their take at the high-end market is Rolls-Royce, an extremely successful brand. As for the luxurious BMW models, such as the X7 and 8 Series, …
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Diesels are once again a topic of discussion as Munich considers to ban this engine type to tackle pollution. Bloomberg and New York Times both report that the City of Munich is currently making a decision on this amidst “shocking†nitrogen oxide emissions in their location. “As much as I …
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Over 20 kilometres long, more than 300 metres of elevation changes, 170 corners, the longest racetrack in the World and quite possibly the most dangerous. This is the Nurburgring Nordschleife, otherwise known as “The Green Hell”, and we have finally arrived. It was an Friday morning when i finally set …
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The BMW M2 has quickly become the darling of tuners. The N55 engine is one of the most tunable engines in the history of BMW because it can easily be tweaked to produce crazy power numbers. In stock guise, it already makes 365 hp from its 3.0 liter turbocharged I6 …
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With around 5-6 hours of driving laid out ahead of us, it was time to load up our trusty G30 5s for a short roadtrip across Germany. Today, we leave Munich towards the lovely spa town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, where we will be based for the rest of the weekend …
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