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BMW

2011 BMW Alpina B7

With the success of the M3, M5, and M6, many have wondered why BMW doesn’t make an M7?  After all, the M series is very well recognized as a serious performance division.  It just makes sense for BMW to carry this thinking to their top of the line model, right?
Almost.
See, there’s already an M7.  It’s [...]

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2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 Pricing Announced

Interested, for some reason I can’t comprehend, in the monstrosity that is the 2010 BMW X6, but can’t get over the thirstiness? No? Well, someone must be, or at least BMW hopes someone is in that situation. For that mysterious customer, BMW created the 2010 ActiveHybrid X6. For the low, low, price of $89,775 ( [...]

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2010 BMW X1

Well that was fast. Just about a week after we saw the prototype X1, BMW ha released some official pictures. The 2010 BMW X1 should be for sale in Europe by the end of the year, and available in the US early 2010. Specs are still pending, at least for US spec models. European [...]

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BMW 755ih Spy Shots

BMW is a bit behind in the luxury hybrid game. Both Lexus and Mercedes-Benz have luxury hybrid sedans on the market right now, ready for sale today. Though BMW is late to the game, they plan on arriving in serious style. Meet the BMW 755ih – the first hybrid that will wear [...]

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2011 BMW X1 Prototype Spotted

The crazy photographers over at Left Lane News managed to get some great shots of the 2011 BMW X1 prototype. The X1 is, of course, BMW’s latest creation – basically a smaller version of the X3 SUV. Based on the 1 series coupe, the X1 is sort of a cross between a big [...]

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2010 BMW Z4 Pricing Announced

BMW’s popular Z4 is all new for 2010, and comes with an all-new price tag.  The base price of a 2010 Z4 is now a whopping $46,575.  For the record, that’s about $9800 more than the base price of a 2008 Z4.  One might wonder what in the world BMW is thinking.  Ten grand [...]

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BMW X1 Concept – in Paris

Well, here it is.  What’s "it" you ask?  The BMW X1 concept.  It’s a smaller CUV than the X3.  Already, there isn’t a tremendous difference in size / functionality between the 3-series wagon and the X3.  Now we’re tossing an X1 into the mix, and I just don’t know why.  Someone needs to tell [...]

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2009 BMW 335d Diesel – Coming to the US

BMW is bringing the 335d to the States this fall – and that’s some of the greatest news I’ve heard from the auto world in awhile.  Why the big deal about diesel?  Well, a couple reasons.  The one that I’m going to focus on is a number.  And that number is
425

That number you see [...]

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2010 BMW Z4 Spy Shots

I don’t like the current BMW Z4 a bit.  I think the lines are too harsh, and nothing really flows.  Here’s hoping that BMW can fix things with the 2010 Z4, pictured here.  Sure, there’s a bit of camo covering up the details.  But from what we can see, it looks like some cleaner [...]

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2008 BMW 135i Review

The BMW 1-series can be had with a baby engine, sure. But what’s the fun in that? When the folks from Germany announced that their excellent twin-turbo six cylinder engine would be available in the form of the 135i, nothing else mattered. Indeed, the 135i accelerates brilliantly. 0-60 in the [...]

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