Archive for September, 2008

BMW will show their new concept SUV at this year Paris Motor Show. BMW calls this car X1 Concept. They will show it tomorrow at the opening day of the Paris motor show. The small 4x4 is official concept car but the car will look 99 percent like this photoshopped car and will arrive in autumn 2009. His competitor will be ... Full story

Ceravision Ltd, the company behind the ultra energy-efficient Ecolumination lighting range, recently partnered with leading motor racing team, West Surrey Racing, to demonstrate its automotive lighting system. A set of headlights was fitted to a BMW race car and tested at Silverstone, the home of the British F1 Grand Prix. Ceravision's Ecolumination technology is a revolutionary, high quality, low-cost, energy-efficient lighting system, which uses microwave technology ... Full story

BMW is one of the companies as been tickling the fancy of Boxer fans with the development of its ultra-posh HP2 lineup. We've already tested the off-road chops of the 2006 HP2 Enduro and seen first-hand the potential of last year's HP2 Megamoto when stunt rider Chris Pfeiffer performed on the Boxer during the 2007 Motorrad Days. Well, the German manufacturer is at it again, ... Full story

BMW will introduce the next generation Z4 in early 2009. They are many spy photos of BMW Z4 prototype showing that the new Z4 will have similar shapes as the current Z4. Short rear overhangs and a long hood characterized the test-mule but it also featured a new folding roof and was slightly larger than the current model. This is in-line with BMW's plans to ... Full story

ABF got their hands on a new toy, Mini Cooper S, and managed to turn it into a real beast that outputs nothing less than 650 hp. I still wonder where they packed all these horses because that's a really small car that only weighs 795 kg and they installed a large turbocompressor and an intercooler that boosted power from the standard 172 hp. Could ... Full story