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The New 2011 BMW X3
The all-new BMW X3 – due to arrive in dealerships by the end of 2010
Model highlights – the all-new 2011 BMW X3 has been finessed beyond imagination. Introducing a smooth-shifting eight-speed automatic transmission, an 8.8″ LCD screen and hard-drive based navigation system. The nav system’s maps show detailed 3D maps of some urban areas. These [...]
My BMW Isetta 300
The Mille Miglia, the famous road race for veteran cars that runs from the town of Brescia in Northern Italy to Rome and back, takes three days to complete. A dream for any driver. And strenuous too. Because the route covers winding passes and interminable country roads. The engines of these veteran cars (only models [...]
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BMW’s Megacity Vehicle – Passenger Cell Made From Carbon
The BMW Group is once again breaking new ground with the Megacity Vehicle (MCV), due to come onto the market in 2013: “The Megacity Vehicle is a revolutionary automobile. It will be the world’s first volume-produced vehicle with a passenger cell made from carbon. Our LifeDrive architecture is helping us to open a new chapter [...]
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The History of the BMW Emblem
The first documentation we have of the BMW logo is from 1915. It is commonly thought that the BMW logo was modeled after an airplane propeller with blades whirring in a blue sky background. But that is not the actual story of the logo. The logo evolved from the father company of BMW, Rapp Motor [...]
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Jeff Koons Unveils 17th BMW Art Car
At the premiere of the 17th BMW Art Car Jeff Koons unveiled and signed his car in front of 300 international VIP guests on June 1 in the Centre Pompidou, one of the world’s most prestigious cultural institutions for modern and contemporary art. It is the same place where Roy Lichtenstein back in 1977 first [...]
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BMW Makes Kelley Blue Book’s Top 10 Green Cars List
BMW’s commitment to reducing fuel emissions has been awarded yet again. First in 2009 and now in 2010, the 335 six-cylinder diesel sedan (first released in 2009) has received the Kelley Blue Books’s award for being in the Top Ten Green Cars. The award does not only calculate fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions, it also [...]
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BMWs in the Movies
BMWs and the silver screen are a match made in heaven! In fact, name any movie involving cars, driving, speed, etc. and it is almost a guarantee that the director put a BMW in it. Below are examples of just a few of BMW’s appearances in films. We will keep our eyes out for [...]
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The 2011 BMW X5
This spring, BMW will write the latest chapter in the story of the world’s first Sports Activity Vehicle®, the BMW X5. Originally launched for the 2000 model year in late 1999, the BMW X5 permanently changed the automotive landscape. It proved that the driving dynamics, responsiveness, and linear control signature to every BMW could be [...]
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BMW European Delivery
Why not break in your new BMW on, say, the Autobahn?
BMW invites you to meet the BMW of your choice at it’s own Mecca, known as The Welt in Munich, Germany. Not only will you enjoy exclusive travel specials, and as much as a 7 percent discount on your BMW, BMW invites you to explore Europe while [...]
BMW Art Car Collection
Intro to BMW Art Cars (1975-Today)
A BMW racing driver from France, Herve Poulain, initiated the idea for an art car in 1975. He inspired his friend, renowned artist, Alexander Calder, to transform Poulain’s BMW racing car into an artistic masterpiece. The car, a BMW 3.0 CSL was a colorful phenomenon in its debut at the [...]
