Posts Tagged ‘BMW’

Frankfurt 2009: BMW 320d EfficientDynamics With 68.9 MPG Announced

Posted on August 23rd, 2009 by by admin

To sum up in one word… staggering! If you thought Mercedes had the last laugh with its C Class BlueEFFICIENCY, which delivered a phenomenal 4.8 litres per 100 kms of fuel mileage with its highly evolved 2.1 Litre 170 bhp, 400 nm diesel powerplant, enter the new BMW 320d EfficientDynamics.
BMW has come with the all [...]

Official: 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6

Posted on August 13th, 2009 by by admin

BMW has launched the petrol-hybrid version of its sports activity vehicle X6 which incidently is also the most powerful hybrid powertrain in the history with a peak power of 480 bhp and a massive 575 lb-ft of torque.
The overall drive system of the new X6 ActiveHybrid consists of a 4.4 Litre Twin Turbo V8 developing [...]

Samsung Bosch JV SB LiMOTIVE To Supply Lithium-ion Batteries For BMW’s Megacity Vehicle Project

Posted on August 4th, 2009 by by admin

SB LiMotive – the Samsung SDI and Bosch joint venture – will supply lithiumion battery cells to BMW. The German automaker will install the battery cells in its first electric car, which is currently being developed as part of the “Megacity Vehicle” project. The zero emission vehicles will go into series production in the first half [...]

Just In: BMW To Exit F1 At The End Of 2009

Posted on July 29th, 2009 by by admin

BMW have confirmed their exit from Formula One at the end of the current 2009 season. The shock news was announced this morning in a press conference called at their Munich headquarters.
The said that ‘freed up’ resources from its exit from the sport will be deployed in other areas. The world largest luxury car maker [...]

BMW Re-Thinking Mini Plans

Posted on July 15th, 2009 by by admin

The world’s largest luxury car maker, BMW is reconsidering launching its Mini sub-brand in India by the end of the current year. The company had previously put its Mini plans on hold after a feasability study found the launch to be ‘not viable’ at that time.
The Mini will cost a whopping Rs 20 Lakhs when launched in [...]

Rendered: 2012 BMW 3 Series

Posted on July 3rd, 2009 by by admin

Although the current BMW 3 Series is still one of the best driving machines in its class, it hasnt stopped BMW working on the next generation which will debut in the year 2012.
This is the latest rendering of the BMW 3 Series published in a German Automagazine. BMW had an intense internal design competition for the new [...]

BMW Technology Day 2009: Enhanced 3.0 Litre Gasoline And Diesel Engines And Eight Speed Automatic Gearbox Introduced!

Posted on June 25th, 2009 by by admin

The technology race between the German giants is turning to be more fascinating than we ever imagined it to be. After Mercedes introduced new diesel engines under the BlueEFFICIENCY range which had the tech geek in awe, the latest from Munich will certainly have them jumping up and down in anticipation.
BMW has introduced the new [...]

BMW Unveils 6.0 Litre V12 Twin Turbo 760Li And 760i

Posted on April 28th, 2009 by by admin

The most powerful flagship 7-Series is here. BMW have officially unveiled the all new 760Li & 760i which are powered by a brand new 6.0 Litre twin turbo V12 engine developing a massive 544 bhp and earth shattering 750 nm of torque.

The new uber powerful BMW flagship is aimed squarely at the 5.5 Litre Twin Turbo V12 [...]

Baby Roller: Rolls-Royce Ghost Launched!

Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by by admin

 
Rolls-Royce have finally confirmed the baby roller for production at the Shanghai Motor Show 2009. The company CEO Tom Purves announced that the new, smaller model will be called Ghost.
The car codenamed ‘RR4′ nicknamed ‘baby Rolls-Royce’ was launched as a  concept car at this year’s Geneva Motor Show as the 200EX.
The company will showcase the production-ready [...]

BMW Profit Nosedives 89%

Posted on March 13th, 2009 by by admin

Economic slowdown seems to have taken its toll on BMW, the world’s largest luxury car maker. The company has announced 89% drop in profits over the past 12 months.
Although BMW managed to avoid a loss with net annual profit of €330 million but its still way below analysts expectations which were expecting a figure around €1.02 [...]