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Australian Summer Cars 5 by Stuart Livesey If you’re looking for a convertible to help you enjoy the Australian summer – and you have over a quarter of a million dollars to spend – then the BMW M6 is for you. Some describe it as a street-legal F1 while the Australians who now own one […]
It’s not in the wild just yet but the details, pricing and photos are by Stuart Livesey BMW released the X5 in Europe late last year and it’s Australian release – at the Melbourne Motor Show is only weeks away. But BMW have released images, technical details and pricing and we’ve got them here at […]
The BMW 3 Series convertible Yesterday we looked at the Renault Megane Coupe Cabriolet – the only convertible on Australian road that comes with a glass roof. You will find a link to that article below. Today we’re going to look at a convertible that won’t be released until the Brisbane Motor Show next month […]
by Stuart Livesey Autocar magazine’s Car of the Year 2007 This year the magazine’s award went to the BMW 335i which was also winner of the Best Performance Car category. Other category winners included: Holden VE Calais V8 – Best Executive Car Nissan Maxima Spec-R – Best Large Car Mazda3 SP23 – Best Compact Car […]
Of course, it’s a BMW The world’s first hydrogen-drive luxury performance car has been unveiled at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. Known as the Hydrogen 7 the car is based on BMW’s familiar 7 Series model and is equipped with an internal combustion engine capable of running either on hydrogen or on petrol. With […]
Do you find that switching high beam on and off such a nuisance that you don’t use it? One of BMW’s cheaper options is also a safety device that could make night driving safer and less tiring. High-Beam Assist, an intelligent new technology feature for the BMW 3 Series that automatically activates and deactivates the […]
Perhaps he should have played cricket for the Poms Sir Alec Issigonis, designer of the post war Morris Minor and world-famous Mini, was born 100 years ago today, 18 November 1906. Originally from Smyrna, Turkey, a young Alec Issigonis moved to England in 1922 after his Greek father died. Photo courtesty of Arno Schwithal He […]
Launching a luxury rocket Australians will get their first peek at the fastest accelerating and most expensive example of open-top motoring in the BMW family, the M6 Convertible, next week when the Australian International Motor Show opens in Sydney. The 373 kW V10 M6 Convertible accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds […]
But why a new MINI when BMW couldn’t keep up with the demand for the old MINI? BMW launched its first MINI in 2001 and since then has sold over 875,000 vehicles and it admits that it has never been able to keep up with the demand. However in the words Dr Michael Ganal, a […]
Team MINI fielded just one of its three car team for the Alphera Dutton Rally Victoria last weekend and secured a giant-killing outright victory on handicap. Beating off a field of close to 100 hard-charging competitors including exotic sports thoroughbreds costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, and all-wheel drive rally-bred turbo-charged Japanese challengers by the […]
The elegant, sporty and high-technology 3 Series Coupe will arrive in dealerships around Australia in October in both 325i and 335i six-cylinder guise. The 335i now leads the 3 Series family thanks to its innovative 3.0-litre Twin Turbo petrol engine that delivers a smooth 225 kW of power at 5,800 rpm and a massive 400 […]
Mini, through the establishment of FMEF – has today begun to take action against a car identity fraud ring allegedly passing off counterfeit cars as Minis. FMEF, “Fake Mini Eradication Force” will co-operate with Mini and international law enforcement agencies to bring the counterfeiters to justice. Counterfeiting schemes are nothing new, although up until now […]
The popularity in Australia of diesel engines has hit a new high with analysis by ACNielsen showing that 95 per cent of diesel owners would purchase a diesel-powered vehicle again. Commissioned by BMW in order to evaluate customer experiences with diesel fuel, fuel stations and driving patterns, the survey of diesel customers found that high-performance […]
Mini Springs into Summer with a hot new model. The ever-popular high-specification Chilli model, so beloved by Mini hardtop buyers, is now available in the Always Open Mini Cabrio. Due to arrive in showrooms in December just in time for the summer holidays, the Mini Cabrio Chilli models gather together an outstanding array of additional […]
With the Bureau of Meteorology predicting a hotter than average Spring this year, convertible owners will welcome a revolutionary new technology that reduces heat build-up in leather upholstery by around 25 degrees. “The open-air motoring fan has to endure the same experience time and again,” says Tom Noble, General Manager Marketing at BMW Group Australia. […]
Driving at night can be one of the most hazardous of all times to drive. It is so easy to be dazzled by the headlights of an oncoming car and so be blinded to things that are in front of you. While such things as thermal imaging have been available to people such as military […]