2 September 2010 | Comments (0)Superchips are ready with another performance package specially for BMW. This time they offer a new ECU remap for the mighty 3.0 liter straight-six diesel. The engine is mounted on 3er (E90/E91/E92/E93), 5er (F10), 7er (F01), GT (F07), X5 (E70), X6 (E71).
The 2993cc BMW diesel engine originally develops around 240hp (it varies for different models) and 520Nm of torque. The effect of the ECU remap is 44bhp at 4183RPM and ... Keep Reading ››
31 August 2010 | Comments (0)The latest BMW 5-Series hit the market, recently. Of course, the tuning companies don’t sleep and one of them prepares styling and performance package for the F10. The project is named CLR 500 RS2.
The aerodynamics package includes new front bumper with integrated LED lights, rear bumper with diffuser, vented hood, front and rear wheel arch extensions, side skirts, rear spoiler, quad exhaust system and M-style R20, R19 Lumma ... Keep Reading ››
16 August 2010 | Comments (0)The latest creation of Morgan is the stunning elegant Eva GT - four-seater luxury grand tourer. The car was presented at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
It is scheduled to go into production in 2012. The car measures 4.7m in length, 1.8m in width and 1.2m in height. Eva GT is powered by famous BMW's twin-turbocharged 3.0 liter straight six engine, which is found in 35i models. It generates 306bhp ... Keep Reading ››
5 August 2010 | Comments (0)BMW Performance Unlimited special edition 1 Series coupe will be offered in Japan. The compact coupe is powered by a 2.0 liter four-cylinder petrol engine delivering 170hp. The engine is mated with a 6-speed automatic transmission. The expected acceleration is 8.4 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h.
Only 30 units of the the Performance Unlimited 120i will be produced. The cars will be finished in white or blue and it ... Keep Reading ››
5 August 2010 | Comments (0)Unichip Europe now offers a new performance-enhancing plug and play U-Connect piggy back upgrade for the BMW 163 and 177bhp, 2 liter four-cylinder diesel engine, which is mounted in the 120d, 320d and 520d models from 2003 onwards.
The 2.0 liter diesel engine gains 19bhp and 54Nm of torque (40 lb-ft), so the overall power becomes 182bhp or 195bhp, respectively. The 120d, 320d and 520d become more efficient with the added torque at the ... Keep Reading ››
3 August 2010 | Comments (0)Recently, the electric sports cars are very fashionable. Audi revealed e-Tron and BMW can’t watch with indifference, so they started to prepare i100 Coupe ActiveHybrid, which will be a direct rival of Audi e-Tron.
The power system of BMW i100 Coupe ActiveHybrid, which is planned to be launched in 2013 is a three-cylinder direct injected petrol engine and two electric motors. The estimated overall power will be around 265-285hp.
The same power system was presented at ... Keep Reading ››
28 July 2010 | Comments (0)BMW 5 series has almost 40 years of history and nearly 5 million models sold accross the world. It probably the best car in executive saloon sector, which combines awesome handling, satisfying performance, nice elegance and luxury.
F10 is the sixth generation of 5 series. The vehicle features The near perfect 50:50 weight distribution inherent in all BMWs is still to the fore, while an advanced rear-wheel-drive chassis and developments of ... Keep Reading ››
26 July 2010 | Comments (0)2011 BMW X3 is priced at 39 100 Euro. The small SAV is expected to arrive in the market in November this year. The vehicle will make its public debut this September at the Paris Auto show.
The engine line-up will start with only two power units – a 2.0 liter diesel in X3 xDrive2.0d with 184 hp and 380Nm of torque. It's top speed is 210 km/h and it ... Keep Reading ››
22 July 2010 | Comments (0)The right word for the 1972 BMW 3.0 CSi is a legend. This is a milestone in BMW’s history since they have been making cars. As a very important symbol, the BMW 3.0 CSi model deserves a full restoration. The Classic Center’s new Customer Workshop refurbished the famous model and handed back to its owner at BMW Welt.
“The successful restoration of the BMW 3.0 CSi shows that we are on the right ... Keep Reading ››
22 July 2010 | Comments (0)Recently, seems like the automobile manufacturers compete each other, who will develop more sophisticated gearbox.
Back in 1980’s, the cars with 5-speed manual gearboxes were very rare and the automatic transmission were with only 3 or 4 speeds.
In the 1990’s, the premium brands – Audi, BMW, Mercedes, VW started to install 6-speed manual gearboxes and 5-speed automatics.
During the last 10 years, ... Keep Reading ››
21 July 2010 | Comments (0)What brand come up in your mind, when you think of reliability and quality – of course it is Mercedes-Benz or may be BMW or Audi. Of course the world changes all the time and now Germany’s Best Quality car is ... Hyundai. That’s right!
Leading German automobile magazine AutoBild, has awarded Hyundai the honour of first-place in its annual AutoBild Quality Report for 2010.
Hyundai managed to beat its main rival ... Keep Reading ››
16 July 2010 | Comments (0) The new small SAV from BMW is ready to raise the bar in the premium sports activity market this year when the model goes on sale in the UK. X3 will be the lowest-emission four-wheel drive model in its segment. Furthermore, it is the first to have start-stop with auto transmission, unparalleled agility, significantly upgraded cabin and a raft of sector-first technology.
Some of the features of 2011 BMW X3 are a class-leading diesel ... Keep Reading ››
2011 Volkswagen Touareg refined by JE DESIGN
Highly-customized CL65 AMG Black Edition by ANDERSON GERMANYThe guys at ANDERSON GERMANY have unwrapped its latest challenging project, an exclusively luxurious, restyled and boosted Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG Black Edition. Mixing beautifully ...
Vorsteiner VRT Porsche 911 Turbo – beautiful and incredibly fastPorsche 911 Turbo is a fantastic car. It comes from the factory with 3.8 liter twin-turbo flat-six delivering staggering 500PS and 651Nm of torque ...
