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Once Upon a Car I just finished reading Bill Vlasic’s, “Once Upon a Car”, and highly recommend it. It’s a fast paced look at the implosion of the Big Three US automakers that was pretty…
Hugo Becker / January 5, 2012
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N54 Legal Matters I received a piece of mail yesterday that was a bit interesting. It seems that one legal challenge to the issues with the high pressure fuel pumps (HPFP) on the N54 engine…
Hugo Becker / December 29, 2011
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It’s been some time since we’ve talked winter tires – three seasons to be exact. For those of us living in the Northern hemisphere, snow and ice have given us the gift – or curse…
Shawn Molnar / December 29, 2011
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The i8 I made the press launch of the Toyota Prius in 1999. At the time it was a revolutionary car that Toyota was hoping (but not entirely confident) would sell. They had identified specific…
Hugo Becker / December 23, 2011
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Opposite Lock: My Next BMW
by Shawn Molnar / Date: December 21, 2011
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EPS – Again I had to take the ’08 135i in to the dealer for routine service this week and had an opportunity to say hello and talk to the sales manager. If anyone has…
Hugo Becker / December 16, 2011
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Have you ever been out for a leisurely stroll when in your periphery you see an odd couple? After doing a double-take, you can’t help but think: how on earth did they end up together?…
Shawn Molnar / December 6, 2011
BMW M3
What do you get when you take an inline six, fold it in half, and then spread the cylinder heads? I’ll give you a hint: it rhymes with “G-Fix.” A wave of speculation has risen…
Shawn Molnar / November 15, 2011
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Mood Rings The Editor-In-Chief sent me a link with the following tag-line, ‘BMW develops health-check steering wheel to monitor physical and emotional duress’. Of course the first thing that ran through my mind is that they’ve attached a…
Hugo Becker / November 10, 2011
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There’s been a resurgence of talk about the electrically assisted turbocharger in recent days. I’d just like to point out that BMWBLOG covered that way back in July of this year. (Tri-turbo and electrical assist)…
Hugo Becker / November 4, 2011
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I find this topic electrifying, literally. Given the rich history of M cars powered strictly by internal combustion engines, just the notion of an electric M car is sure to cause sparks. We, as humans,…
Shawn Molnar / October 25, 2011