tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16468764339478439882024-03-04T21:11:36.035-08:00BimmerXtremeBimmer Xtremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337403378234626241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646876433947843988.post-4008077071125998692010-03-10T16:02:00.000-08:002009-03-14T01:47:44.511-07:00<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Latest News and Updates</span></span><br /></div>Bimmer Xtremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337403378234626241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646876433947843988.post-55114337200413442212009-05-19T02:52:00.000-07:002009-11-07T15:58:36.008-08:00BMW M3 GTS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEnJHzSFvfqzVNLCH90P_S27_WktK-d40ZdQxfZCbJHX7BRmXATZII8YcHw9tDqMWzEp0bPycS4OZ83QHQ3hnD7rp1IN5KWxphipbCF5wl4mKKUAMGLPepfWrBevI4uDcDJAxl2Li5Jvk/s1600-h/m3GTS_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEnJHzSFvfqzVNLCH90P_S27_WktK-d40ZdQxfZCbJHX7BRmXATZII8YcHw9tDqMWzEp0bPycS4OZ83QHQ3hnD7rp1IN5KWxphipbCF5wl4mKKUAMGLPepfWrBevI4uDcDJAxl2Li5Jvk/s320/m3GTS_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401514845394678242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQemVcJytd2esGXqrCFGjGrhWibWF6xc-o5xEMptm1qNkX_MTH4XL5CAXbJiFGAPmXqqLinsuRLliKSGGx-g5dnl7tqzfG8JgSTgV0TKui2er16thgylDwDyOG_M-E_z5xWrOy_ew5yHmf/s1600-h/m3_gts2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQemVcJytd2esGXqrCFGjGrhWibWF6xc-o5xEMptm1qNkX_MTH4XL5CAXbJiFGAPmXqqLinsuRLliKSGGx-g5dnl7tqzfG8JgSTgV0TKui2er16thgylDwDyOG_M-E_z5xWrOy_ew5yHmf/s320/m3_gts2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401514854966655202" border="0" /></a><p>The mysterious BMW M3 with a massive wing spied testing on the Nurburgring a couple of weeks ago has now been identified. It was this brand new M3 GTS, the most extreme 3 series-based factory car of the current E92 generation. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7G6K-i4soQ">(video)</a><br /></p> <p>Installed into the engine bay is a 4.4-litre V8 based on the 4.0-litre engine found in the standard M3. Maximum power is 450bhp (an increase of 36bhp) and the transmission is the 7-speed M dual clutch transmission (M-DCT) with adapted shift characteristics. The exclusive 19-inch aluminium wheels come wrapped inside 255/35 front and 285/30 rear tyres. <a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/109110422899/bmw-m3-gts-revealed-video">(read more...)</a><br /></p>Bimmer Xtremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337403378234626241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646876433947843988.post-62861273648848750942009-03-14T14:04:00.000-07:002009-09-15T23:44:08.071-07:002009 Frankfurt Auto Show Preview: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAuRXKpfM34V8xEb4Fe9YWk_K1lAQmyrMyHm0OvWg0cl90mXzuuCK5tgS7tB1ZVRPvtPmMOt2xP5bmD5PsLUYDddiUlI7BtGiMVMpP7CxdgOqicD18dR1eL2jyToo6CEWBX02lX8vjC47/s1600-h/bmwvisionefficientdynamicsfrankfurtpreview.vision_actr34_bmw_ns_500-2.img.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAuRXKpfM34V8xEb4Fe9YWk_K1lAQmyrMyHm0OvWg0cl90mXzuuCK5tgS7tB1ZVRPvtPmMOt2xP5bmD5PsLUYDddiUlI7BtGiMVMpP7CxdgOqicD18dR1eL2jyToo6CEWBX02lX8vjC47/s320/bmwvisionefficientdynamicsfrankfurtpreview.vision_actr34_bmw_ns_500-2.img.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381951012193698626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdGwAebA31F6Pd2Z7ADdToOJf4b4v-yh3Wi6XFSbJzwZW1pFXN8RdyKfzoOaztazgWinyPyaCGei5ePhWAURWDL2prVkWUSeiyWlVHh6rZzpOO5LwcLac8ha0_aeR63mCMs5Aw-zBtCfW/s1600-h/bmwvisionefficientdynamicsfrankfurtpreview.vision_actf34_bmw_ns_500_1.img.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdGwAebA31F6Pd2Z7ADdToOJf4b4v-yh3Wi6XFSbJzwZW1pFXN8RdyKfzoOaztazgWinyPyaCGei5ePhWAURWDL2prVkWUSeiyWlVHh6rZzpOO5LwcLac8ha0_aeR63mCMs5Aw-zBtCfW/s320/bmwvisionefficientdynamicsfrankfurtpreview.vision_actf34_bmw_ns_500_1.img.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381951003893225970" border="0" /></a><p><strong>MUNICH, Germany — Trust us. Nothing quite like the stunning — and awkwardly named — BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept has ever been seen at the normally staid <a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/autoshows/frankfurt/2009/index.html" onclick=" s_objectID='insideline../content/insideline/autoshows/frankfurt/2009/bmwvisionefficientdynamicsfrankfurtpreview.insidelineautoshowpagebody..25875..*'; setTID('insideline../content/insideline/autoshows/frankfurt/2009/bmwvisionefficientdynamicsfrankfurtpreview.insidelineautoshowpagebody..25875..*'); ">2009 Frankfurt Auto Show</a>.</strong></p> <p>For this year's German show, the Bavarians have conjured up a vision of future transportation that is not only visually arresting, but boasts the performance of an M3 with the environmental impact of a Prius. In other words, a truly "sustainable sports car," as so characterized by one BMW executive (and numerous bloggers). ... <a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/autoshows/frankfurt/2009/bmwvisionefficientdynamicsfrankfurtpreview.html#vision_r34_bmw_ns_500_2">(read more)</a><br /></p>Bimmer Xtremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337403378234626241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646876433947843988.post-64062410736129663642009-03-14T01:50:00.000-07:002009-09-15T23:51:02.591-07:00BMW X6 M<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xMPT_cuJXt9A8rOpEa_oowceojlAISyhXi2cDpCMklrGv8AoSfbyPYGJT62C3AYuryiSVIXcCZByyyY3gnqOjWfOqEdvRL4vfBER5v7UcqPXXl5I3GOv3p-ZeXigVM_qZ_PjcMiitvWO/s1600-h/bmw_x6m_wallpaper5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xMPT_cuJXt9A8rOpEa_oowceojlAISyhXi2cDpCMklrGv8AoSfbyPYGJT62C3AYuryiSVIXcCZByyyY3gnqOjWfOqEdvRL4vfBER5v7UcqPXXl5I3GOv3p-ZeXigVM_qZ_PjcMiitvWO/s320/bmw_x6m_wallpaper5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381953880854251122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Thanks to an avid Carscoop reader, we now have the first official photographs of the all-new BMW X6M that is set to make its world premiere along with the more spacious X5M at the New York Auto Show on April 9. BMW M Division's first ever attempt on an SUV / Crossover as well as, on an all-wheel drive model, is powered by a new 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine that churns a swaggering 550HP. The same engine will also equip the X5M and from what we've been told by our inside sources, the next-generation M5 Sedan / Touring and M6 Cabriolet / Coupe cars.<br /></span> <span class="fullpost"> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We don't have all the details yet, but the 550HP V8 should allow both the X5M and X6M to accelerate from standstill to 100km/h or 62mph well under the 5.0 second mark. Comparatively, the current X6 xDrive50i which is powered by a 4.4-liter twin turbocharged V8 with 408HP sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds...<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-bmw-x6m-first-photos-of-m-version.html">(read more)</a><br /></span></p></span>Bimmer Xtremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337403378234626241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646876433947843988.post-14685915045769805192009-03-14T01:49:00.000-07:002009-09-15T23:53:56.988-07:00M3 vs GTR vs 911 Turbo<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RaYKSd6q6ps&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RaYKSd6q6ps&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Bimmer Xtremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337403378234626241noreply@blogger.com