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BMW attempts to lure in new customers across the United States with a drive and compare event they call the BMW Ultimate Driving Experience. They trot out representative examples of their model line (with the…
Hugo Becker / May 20, 2013
Rolls-Royce
Rolls Royce showed off a special edition ghost in Shanghai honoring Rolls Royce’s four car participation – three works cars and one private entry – in the 1913 Alpine Rally where it earned the sobriquet,…
Hugo Becker / April 29, 2013
Interesting
After Shawn wrote his ode to the M5 as an all around great car (it’s the track!) the question was asked, if you could choose between one car to do many jobs or multiple cars…
Hugo Becker / April 9, 2013
BMW i
Journalists are receiving rides in the BMW’s i3 to get the word out on BMW’s next foray into electric motoring. And now some more tidbits about the i3 will come trickling out. The primary electric…
Hugo Becker / March 2, 2013
3 Series
BMW 3 Series GT – Extending the 3er Model Range
by Hugo Becker / Date: February 7, 2013
Interesting
If there’s one automotive segment that is hotly contested, and subsequently well served, it’s the mid-size sedan market. The cars tend to have very similar dimensions, with wheelbases between 109 and 112 inches, length between…
Hugo Becker / January 28, 2013
Interesting
The press release from BMW this morning acknowledged that BMW and Toyota have formalized their memorandum of understanding from June 2012. It highlights four areas where BMW and Toyota will cooperate. Those areas are fuel…
Hugo Becker / January 25, 2013
Auto Shows
Detroit – On the Sunday before press days at the NAIAS, a gaggle of people and cars arrived at a hotel north of downtown. In that group was the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class. Walking up…
Hugo Becker / January 21, 2013
Auto Shows
The 1 series is not the entry into the BMW brand in North America. Rather, it is a niche vehicle, not unlike the Z4, meant to bring in a segment of the enthusiast market that…
Hugo Becker / January 15, 2013
Interesting
The automotive new year begins with the North American International Auto Show, held in Detroit mid-January and attracting concept cars from around the world. It seems appropriate that some reflection of the year past occur…
Hugo Becker / January 1, 2013
4 Series
BMW has decided to take a page from Audi and bump its coupe offering up a number. Instead of the heretofore 3 Series Coupe, we’re seeing that the Concept 4 Series Coupe is the direction…
Hugo Becker / December 5, 2012