This is what looks to be the BMW Z4 replacement, an all-new sports car and the first product of the co-operative agreement the luxury German established with Toyota in 2011. It is codenamed G29 and is seen here in the open for the first time, heavily camouflaged and testing in the Scandanavian winter. The production version is not expected to surface until early in … [Read more...] about New BMW sports car is first product of joint deal with Toyota
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BMW M4 GTS sets record lap around Nurburgring
BMW said a couple of months ago that its new M4 GTS could lap the 22km Nurburgring circuit in 7 minutes and 28 seconds. We believe you, said those who worship at the BMW altar. Others wanted proof. So here it is, narrated in real-time by race team driver Joerg Weidinger, a BMW engineer. Weidinger recorded a 7:27:88 lap, making the M4 GTS the fastest production BMW ever clocked … [Read more...] about BMW M4 GTS sets record lap around Nurburgring
BMW shows its new X1 SUV off to dealers
For the past three days BMW has been using the new Kauri Bay Boomrock centre to show off its latest X1 sports utility vehicle (pictured) to dealers. The new facility is near Clevedon, 45 minutes southeast of downtown Auckland. It has a small conference centre, 4WD track, provides skeet shooting, archery, golf, and knife-throwing competitions, and will have a new luxury lodge up … [Read more...] about BMW shows its new X1 SUV off to dealers
Kiwis miss out on premium 40th birthday edition of BMW 3-Series
The top-range 3-Series model that BMW has produced to celebrate the original sports sedan’s 40th birthday is unlikely to be available in the facelifted line-up for New Zealand. “Not yet, anyway,” BMW corporate communications officer Ed Finn said of the strictly limited 40-year premium 340i model, pictured above. “We are concentrating on the mainstream 3-Series models at the … [Read more...] about Kiwis miss out on premium 40th birthday edition of BMW 3-Series
The day Chris Amon and the BMW ‘Batmobile’ got together again after 38 years
Alastair Sloane wrote this for the NZ Herald in October, 2011, leading up to the January 2012 NZ Festival of Motor Racing at Hampton Downs. The eyes of the man Enzo Ferrari called the "best test driver I ever had" peered into the open door of the enclosed trailer and focused on the front end of the two-door coupe: New Zealand race great Chris Amon was once again face-to-face … [Read more...] about The day Chris Amon and the BMW ‘Batmobile’ got together again after 38 years