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Posted by Admin on
August 16, 2008
This just goes to show whether you own a Bentley, Ferrari, or BMW, everyone has problems. We have just received word that Bavarian Car Maker BMW is officially recalling 200,000 vehicles over concerns that the front passenger air bag might not deploy in a crash.
The German automaker says the recall includes all models of the 2006 3 Series, the 2004-2006 5 Series, and the 2004-2006 X3 compact sport utility vehicle.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on their website Wednesday that small cracks could possibly develop in the seat detection mat that could lead to the front passenger air bags to be deactivated.
But that’s not all…
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Posted by Admin on
August 3, 2008
Thanks to a leak over at BMW, we now have official photos of both the 2009 BMW M3 sedan and 2009 BMW M3 coupe. Both the E90 and E92 benefit from the 2009 BMW 3-series facelift, which means the bumpers, lights and interiors are cleaned up to make them a little less awkward. While this will probably do nothing more than piss off people who just paid up to $100,000 for this year’s model, we think its a good move.
Hit the jump for full pictures of both the M3 Sedan and the M3 coupe.
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Posted by Admin on
July 16, 2008
With the success of the Europe-only E46 BMW M3 CSL, BMW now is working on a follow up, applying the same approach to the E90 chassis. Like its predecessor, the 2010 BMW M3 CSL will drop most of its standard equipment to focus on weight savings and boost power.
More details after the jump.
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July 15, 2008
Those fine folks over at Automobile magazine have bestowed their “Funky Ergonomics Awards” again this year. As one could imagine, BMW’s iDrive and 7 Series interior (pictured above) again tops the list of bad designs. (Rightly so.) Their list includes convenience keys that are downright inconvenient, window switches that require broken wrists to operate, touchscreens that are dangerously slow to respond, all center-of-the-dashboard mounted instrument clusters, complicated navigation systems, reverse-action manu-matic transmissions, and dimly lit interiors.
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Posted by Admin on
July 8, 2008
This is one of those head-to-head battles everyone wants to see: Manufacturer BMW’s brand new V8 Powered M3 versus the aftermarket Dinan tuned 335i coupe. So here’s the facts, we’ll let the video do the talking.
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