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TVS The Tata Nano was supposed to replace scooters in the Indian market, but a generation of Indian males gained the freedom of mobility on small displacement two wheelers. So the demand for bikes is…
Hugo Becker / July 19, 2012
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Automotive News reports that BMW is considering building vehicles at the NedCar facility in Born, Netherlands. The deal would be for third party assembly of BMW Group vehicles. The report indicates that they’re interested in…
Hugo Becker / June 29, 2012
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That feels better. I think subconsciously I was, indeed we all were, carrying a basket of stress at the rumor of a V6 M3. It’s undeniably sacrilegious. A few moons ago I wrote a piece…
Shawn Molnar / May 29, 2012
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Just the title of today’s Opposite Lock is probably enough to ruffle a few feathers. 1M owners everywhere are clinging to their gearshift in defiance, scowling through the windsheild with a twisted face. But, try…
Shawn Molnar / May 15, 2012
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Opposite Lock: Valencia Orange has 1M Owners Seeing Red
by Shawn Molnar / Date: April 10, 2012
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Some time has gone by since the launch of the BMW 5 Gran Turismo. Built upon the 7 series’ platform, the car was modified to look like a 5 and drive like a 7 with…
Shawn Molnar / March 26, 2012
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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….
Hugo Becker / March 9, 2012
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At a recent MINI event in Austria, I had the pleasure and honor of meeting one of motorsport’s brightest stars. True, it’s been some time since Rauno Aaltonen sat behind the wheel in the heat…
Shawn Molnar / March 2, 2012
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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…
Hugo Becker / February 26, 2012
BMW M6
In BMW’s official press release they state that the M6 has “true super-car performance.” Once again, we find ourselves debating the definition of a supercar. For decades we’ve longed for a successor to the M1….
Shawn Molnar / February 14, 2012
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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…
Hugo Becker / January 19, 2012