M Diesel BMW released a new batch of pictures of the M Diesel, the incredibly powerful straight six oil burner available in their series of M Performance automobiles. With almost 400 HP and 546 lb-ft…
In the 1990s I was involved in setting up an artificial intelligence system for a ‘major telecommunications company’. We were using a piece of AI software available at the time to build a decision tree…
Announced today is a ‘strategic realignment’ of the BMW board of directors effective April 1, 2012. Quoting the press release, “Board of Management members Dr.-Ing. Klaus Draeger, previously responsible for the R&D Division, and Dr.-Ing….
Pushrods After the Twin Overhead Cam article, I just had to bring up pushrods. Derided by many, the humble pushrod has been around as long as the overhead cam valve actuation. They are still in…
The Editor-In-Chief tossed this article on Cadillac marketing, a piece over the wall and ran. It’s an interesting take on GM’s argument that Cadillac is THE competitor to BMW (not Audi or Mercedes-Benz as THE…
The original M6, the E24 M635i, was the follow on to the much loved and still desirable E9 3.0 CSL. The original M6 ran from 1979 to 1989 whereupon the M6 badge went into hiatus…
The meeting where ZF pitched the 8HP eight speed automatic to BMW would have been interesting to attend. To have seen the wheels turn as the BMW engineering team recognized the flexibility of the transmission…
Fuel During a discussion of the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 recently, the subject of energy density came up. Batteries have so much lower energy density than gasoline or diesel that even with the efficiency superiority of…
Acura chose Detroit to unveil it’s mid-engined hybrid NSX sports car. The car is slated to be built in Ohio and features the super hybrid all wheel drive system that Honda has pioneered. The SH-AWD…
Porsche unveils the new 911 Cabriolet at the Detroit Auto Show. Porsche has unveiled it latest iteration of the new ‘991’ generation 911 family with the 911 Cabriolet. Porsche has enhanced the efficiency of the…
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