Electric Mini 0-60 in 4 Seconds, It Has Motors In Its Wheels |
Date Added: Friday 26th of June 2009 |
A British engineering firm has put together a high-performance hybrid version of BMW's Mini Cooper which has a top speed of 150 mph, a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds. The car uses a small gasoline engine with four 160 horsepower electric motors with one on each wheel. The car has been designed to run for four hours of urban and extra urban driving, powered only by a battery . The Mini's ... |
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The new BMW X3. Official Car of Grand Designs Live. |
Date Added: Tuesday 21st of September 2010 |
As official car sponsor of Grand Designs Live, BMW will be offering visitors an exclusive preview of the new BMW X3. Combining performance with efficiency, luxury and practicality, the new BMW X3 offers best in class performance whilst, thanks to EfficientDynamics technologies, keeping CO2 emissions low. Visitors to Grand Designs Live will be given the chance to view the new BMW X3 for the first time in the UK, in ... |
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Design Pure Impulse equipment package for BMW Z4 |
Date Added: Friday 2nd of July 2010 |
We are all used to cherishing the notion of a perfect design from German car manufacturers. German car makers set the standard that others simply aspire to. Yet it comes as a surprise that the car giant BMW could get an engine design wrong? The BMW diesel engines produced between 2000 and 2008 all have a particular design problem with inlet manifold butterfly flaps (commonly known as swirl flaps). Swirl ... |
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Commercial Possibilities |
Date Added: Saturday 6th of November 2010 |
After the recent partnership announcement between BMW and Saab, another automaker company is pursuing a strategic partnership with BMW. General Motor has recently came upfront with their plans of finding partners to develop technology and new products |
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Why Rolls-Royce and BMW Recall Won’t Set Off Toyota-Style Fireworks |
Date Added: Monday 10th of August 2009 |
Last week, BMW submitted a letter to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) announcing a voluntary recall of approximately 198,000 V8 and V12-powered BMW 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars models produced between the 2002 and 2010 model years. The reason for the recall was a possible leak in the power braking system, potentially causing a vacuum loss and consequent reduction of power braking ... |
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