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BMW has announced its plans to honor the 2012 London Olympics by releasing special editions of the 1-Series and 3-Series in the UK. It will indispensably be models of choice for collectors and luxury car customers.
It seems BMW is out there in the cold with all its latest bimmer model from the M3 and M5 to the latest catch, the 2012 BMW 3-Series F30. Spy photographers caught a glimpse of the 2012 model in the northern part of Scandinavia at a BMW facility close to a frozen lake.
BMW has been testing the compact commuter in the cold for more than a month and spy shots have poured in relentlessly. The latest set of images reveals the LEDs on the rear and a roofline which meets the backend at a steeper angle than the present generation model. The elongated wheelbase and a bigger body talks though remain a speculation and images do not confirm the changes apparently. The engine speculations for the 2012 BMW 3-Series F30 include a petrol-powered four-cylinder turbo and a hybrid unit. There may also be a smaller twin-turbo six-cylinder power unit I the works for the best selling bimmer. [via WCF]
The 2010 BMW 3-Series Convertible is supposed to arrive at the Frankfurt Motor Show and prior to the facelifted model getting showcased, the spy photographers did manage to click it again. Interestingly the convertible was still camouflaged at the front end signifying that BMW is coming up with something phenomenal. The known changes about the car include a new front bumper, fresh headlamps, LED lighting on the rear as well as a new rear bumper. Very little is known about what will be under the hood and the speculations is that a new 2.0 liter EfficientDynamics diesel engine that puts out 163hp and consumes 4.1litres for every 100kilometres will probably be there. [via WCF]
Some friends of ours from a BMW fan site got in their hands the brochure for the new BMW 3 series that will come out next year. This brochure contains the makeover and new looks that out car got.
It seems the front bumper was redesigned and got the reshaped kidney grilles, resculpted hood lines, redesigned front headlamps and taillamps. The insides got a few subtle trims here and there and it seems that we will get iDrive as an optional asset. Nothing new for the engines except for a few tweaks at the fuel efficiency and other departments.
All these changes don’t do it for me, I need something that stands out as something new to the Bimmer. Call me crazy.
BMW has been selling the 3-series for over four years now. The results have been great with more than 96,000 units being sold in the US in the first year. However it was time for a new facelift (and many of us asked for it) and LehmannPhotoSyndication our best source for spyshots managed to get this one too.
This is how the new BMW 3-series is going to look, with a new rear end that has LED taillights, a newly designed engine hood and front grille, and “angel eyes” as the most important changes. Rumors have been speculating that it may also feature the 2.0L turbocharged 204 bhp diesel engine. I can only be happy about it.
For BMW buyers who wish to soak in as much sun as possible this summer without losing the marque’s hallmark performance and handling, the company has an offering to fit the bill to a tee. The German auto maker is no stranger to engineering convertible cars of the highest quality, and after such icons as the 330Ci Cabriolet and the Z4, one might have wondered how such winning packages could be improved upon. However, in BMW AG’s typical perfectionist tradition, they have once again raised the bar with an extremely well engineered and desirable addition; the 335Ci Cabriolet. (more…)
In our first installment of Car Blog’s “Car of the week“ we feature one heck of a supped up BMW 3-Series Coupe. The GP3.10 is equipped with a modified version of the BMW M5/M6’s 5.0-liter V10 engine that can on LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) or regular gasoline producing 552 HP (+45 than the M5/M6) and up to 540 Nm of maximum torque. The modded 3-series sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) in 4.5 sec and to 200 km/h (124 mph) in just 13.9 sec.
Specs:
Performances kW / HP: 406 kW / 552 HP
at rpm: 8000 rpm
maximum torque: 540 Nm
at rpm: 6200 rpm
Performances: 0 – 100 km/h = 4,5 sec. 0 – 200 km/h = 13,9 sec.
Maximum speed: 320 km/h
Besides the driver skill there are quite a few other ingredients needed before drifting can be achieved with a SUV. Building on the success of 2006 whereby Gatebil built a 634 bhp E90 3 series BMW taxi, they have come up with the perfect recipe once again for another bizarre project. Well the first ingredient is definitely a very large 7 seater SUV in which case the Volvo XC90 fully qualifies this criterion. Remove all the 4×4 functionality to leave it rear wheel drive. Slap in a huge American V8 motor caple of pushing out 787 bhp with 1010 NM of torque. Then lower the suspension and add 22 inch wheels. And voilà , the perfect SUV drift machine and probably the fastest taxi in the world as well.
Source : Gatebil
