BMW X6 will debut at Detroit

BMW's big Detroit debut will be the production X6 Sports Activity Coupe (unsurprisingly, BMW avoids the somewhat unbecoming "SAC" acronym), which will be arriving in US showrooms sometime during the second quarter of 2008. When it does, buyers get two flavors to choose from. The xDrive50i is powered by a new twin-turbo, direct-injected 4.4L V8 pumping out 400-horsepower and 450 lb-ft of torque. The xDrive35i, meanwhile, gets the automaker's acclaimed 300-hp TT inline six-cylinder. Dynamic Performance Control is a standard feature that can direct torque to either rear wheel, further aiding steering in both dry weather and sloppier conditions. Design-wise, the production X6 looks pretty much just like the hybrid-equipped concept version we saw earlier this year. Basically, it's a larger "X" model with a coupe roofline. Not bad, as SUVs go, but the sloping roof obviously forces owners to compromise some space in the name of style. Still, the driver and three friends can stow their golf clubs in back while riding in comfort. Interior appointments are typical BMW fare, meaning they're quite nice. If you've been in a modern Bimmer, you know precisely what to expect. The X6 is no slug, either, with a manufacturer-claimed 0-60 time of 5.3 seconds for the turbo V8 model. We'll have plenty more to say after we check it out firsthand in a few weeks.

Source: BMW

BMW X5 M

We spotted at the legendary Nurburgring circuit a prototype of upcoming BMW X5 Motorsport.

The famous official tuner BMW, Motorsport, for the first time is making an SUV. The engine should be the same amazing 500hp V10 actually under BMW M5's bonnet. Alloy whhels are at least 21 inches, to guarantee great handling and precision drive.

Alpina B7

BMW and ALPINA have long had a history of working together to produce special BMW automobiles. Burkard Bovensiepen, son of the founder of ALPINA Business Machines and an enthusastic racing driver/engineer, began his automotive career path in 1961 by developing a dual-carburetor setup for the just-introduced BMW 1500 sedan. It was a predictive beginning: to take an already fine-performing BMW (which also just happened to be a practical sedan) and making it perform even better.
BMW itself offers a 7 Series model powered by a 438-horsepower V-12 engine, the 760Li. It is indeed a high-performance car, combining the velvety and high-torque power delivery of a 12-cylinder engine with ultimate luxury. For an unabashedly sporty interpretation of the 7 Series, ALPINA chose the path of supercharging BMW’s V-8 engine.

By selecting as the basis for the B7 the BMW 750i, with its V-8 engine and regular-wheelbase platform, ALPINA could achieve a vehicle weight some 400 pounds lighter than that of the 760Li – a benefit in terms of agility and maneuverability. Then, to attain a power target of 500 hp, ALPINA added a supercharger to the V-8 engine, which adds little weight but lots of horsepower.

2008 Bmw M3

BMW raises the performance benchmark once again with the introduction of the 2008 M3 Sedan. Sharing the M3 Coupe’s high-revving 414-horsepower V8 and balanced chassis that is designed to be “faster than its engine”, the motorsports arm of the German auto maker, BMW M GmbH, is pleased to offer the most powerful, highest-performing M3 ever with four doors.

Originally offered in 1986 as a homologation special to allow BMW’s entry into the German Touring Car Championship, the M3’s popularity and steadily increasing sales for each iteration motivated the company to continue developing this unique combination of driving dynamics...

BMW 3 Facelift

Even for the German sedan, the BMW 3 Series, it is time for a little lifting in order to refresh the line and especially the mechanic.

Lifting
On the aesthetic side there will be a a simple trim, especially on the lights and to both the frontal and the rear spoiler; as confirmation the model photographed does not have the usual camouflage.
The profile of the front fender is more soft in lines, while on the back the only covered part is the internal part of the lights, the part inserted on the back door.

New engines
The 2 liter of the 320d will be raised to 177 HP (it has 163 at the moment). Even the petrol four cylinder is raised to 170 HP.

BMW 1 Convertible

For those whose definition of pure driving pleasure includes wind in the face and sunshine above, the new BMW 1 Series Convertible follows the tradition established by the iconic BMW 2002 sport sedan. The essence of such driving purity - a responsive six-cylinder engine positioned within a rear-drive chassis to provide balanced, sporty dynamics - is at the heart of this compact four-place convertible.
The 128i Convertible, which joins the new 1 Series Coupe going on sale in the spring of 2008, will be powered by BMW’s 3.0-liter, 230 horsepower inline six-cylinder engine generating 200 lb-ft of torque. Like its fixed-roof stablemate, the 128i Convertible will feature Valvetronic valvetrain management and aluminum/magnesium cylinder block construction-core elements of BMW’s EfficientDynamics.

The 135i Convertible, on sale later in 2008, features BMW’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine producing 300 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque from as low as 1,400 rpm. With its direct piezo gasoline injectors, twin low-mass turbochargers and air-to-air intercooler, optimum performance and economy is achieved with no loss in engine response. For the 135i Convertible, acceleration from 0-62 mph is accomplished in 5.6 seconds and top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph. Both engines feature on-demand engine coolant pumps that improve fuel economy and reduce parasitic losses for increased efficiency.

BMW X6

After to have inaugurated in 1999 the category of the “Sports activity vehicle” with the X5 (than, with to the X3, already has been sold in beyond a million exemplary), BMW introduces to Frankfurt the X6 new. With this concept, the Bavarian House inaugurates one new tipologia of cars, called “Sport activity coupé”.
The X6 is based on the pianale of the X5, but it has a lower and sport line, with the roof that before lowers on the posterior seats and the high tail of one coupé (and second image).
Characterized from the intelligent integral traction xDrive and the unknown system of distribution of brace between the wheels of the same Dynamic axis performance control, the X6 is available also in hybrid version (third photo). According to the constructor, on this last consumption of fuel and the emissions they are reduced until 20% regarding those of one traditional car.

Flower to the eyelet of the X6 ActiveHybrid is the active change Two-Mode, with two modality of operation electrical worker, one for the phase of starter and the guide to low speeds, the other for a performante guide. Like anticipated from the president Norbert Reithofer, the BMW Group will close 2007 launch 14 new ones or renews models to you with the objective to sell 1,4 million exemplary per year.