A few days ago I kicked off with a first issue of a prospected series about modern concept cars reincarnating classics of ages ago. The BMW 328 Hommage we have today isn’t quite as literal a translation as the Renault […]
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07, 2012
Tag Archives: bmw
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06, 2012
The new A-Class takes a bow
It’s a Mercedes A-Class – but not as we know it. Gone is the rather dumpy design (but really clever use of interior space) to be replaced by something very sleek and refined. It’s going to give the BMW 1 […]
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06, 2012
Are Friends Electric and Are Electric Cars Your Friends?
Would you like to drive an electric car? For some reason I have always wanted to get in one and put Gary Numan’s Are Friends Electric up really loud. I don’t even like Gary Numan but I wouldn’t want this […]
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06, 2012
The Driver
I may be a BMW fan, but that doesn’t mean everything they do makes sense to me. Far from it, in fact. For example, I wasn’t too impressed with anything American designer Chris Bangle (with BMW between 1992 and 2009) […]
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06, 2012
Plasticise the Automotive Experience
With many a sporty car, the noise is even more important for the experience than pure performance. If it sounds fast and brutal, the brain seems to amplify the car’s actual speed. Carmakers know this full well, and in recent […]
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05, 2012
Jaguar tops vehicle ownership study
I don’t know who is more surprised by this announcement – me or Jaguar. But the best car to own is the Jaguar which claims the top spot in the J.D. Power/What Car? 2012 UK Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study. The […]
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05, 2012
New Gran Coupe breaks new ground
We’re just a few days away from BMW’s new 6 Series Gran Coupe being available. This is the German marque’s first four-door coupé and is an elegant and sporty classic grand tourer. It has a stretched wheelbase which helps improve […]
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05, 2012
New BMW 7 Series announced
With its army of fans, the new BMW 7 Series is heading our way and it’s still an impressive car. There are some styling changes but the German firm is making the ActiveHybrid engine available for the first time in […]
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05, 2012
Redefining Counting
Edit: It seems I was ninja’d by Steve… 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 208, 208, 208. Look like a stuttering kid playing hide and seek? It’s not, it’s Peugeot’s past and future line up in the supermini […]
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05, 2012
Truckin’ Wild
I’m back in China this week, with more automotive observations from the country with the biggest number of the smallest people. (Did I tell you about the airport security officer that made me stand on a block in order to […]
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05, 2012
A New Set of Tyres
When yours truly found employment with his current employer he was offered the option to drive a company lease car. As the stretch home-to-office covers about 30 miles one way, that was an attractive option. I drove a VW Polo […]
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05, 2012
Good News for Dads
No, an F30 is not a baby brother of the Ferrari F40 and F50. It’s a BMW. It’s like this. BMW has been giving the cars in its model portfolio standardised names so customers and drivers can easily recognise their […]
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05, 2012
Best diesel car: And the award for best diesel car goes to….
They aren’t to everyone’s taste but for many people, diesel vehicles are a blessing and Diesel Car magazine has judged which is the best to own. And it is, they have announced, the British-built Range Rover Evoque. It is stylish […]
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05, 2012
Hong Kong’s Hot Wheels
I was in Hong Kong yesterday. They have three types of vehicles there. To understand this, some background info first. Hong Kong is a very wealthy place. It breathes decadence and has a ridiculously commercial mindset. You literally walk from […]