Everybody knows that Bmw is the most customizable vehicle! In order to confirm these words VQMotoring unveiled its latest body kit for the Bmw 3-Series. Powered by the 3.0 liter petrol engine, the car features a VQMotoring widebody, Seibon trunk lid, 20” alloy wheels, rear spoiler as well as a rear air diffuser with integrated exhaust system.
Also the suspension system has been improved due to the use of H&R sports springs. The car not only looks good but also has better performances and due to the ECU tweaking is now capable to develop 350 hp making the sprint from 0-100 km/h possible in less than 5.5 seconds.
BMW will launch two new crossovers in the next years: one based on the 3-Series and one based on the 5-Series. The first one, the V3 will be launched sometime in 2012, two years after the V5, that is set for launch in 2010.
With design clearly inspired by the CS Concept, the future 3-Series PAS will be a four-seater model, with improved interior space.
It will be offered in two different versions, RWD and FWD, and under the hood there will be a choice of four and six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.
Read our V3 preview in here.
The Bmw 3 Series Concept is a project that previews a possible future design direction for the brand, with an original and complex surface language. The designer is Coventry graduate Benedetto Bordone.
Created by Benedetto Bordone, the BMW 3 Series concept was "designed to realistically preview where BMW Design could go next with their design direction for their Core Models."
The surfacing for the body has been inspired by the human forms of an athlete.
The design emphasizes the typica BMW characteristics of lean strength and "highlights the brand’s role at the forefront of what is possible in automotive sculpturing", as Benedetto explains.
Several characterizing design details were inspired by modern architecture.
The BMW 3-Series is close to be revealed and spy shots are getting better by the day. Here are the best spy shots ever, that reveal almost everything, and as you can see we can expect to a pretty big facelift.
The taillights on the sedan facelift will be quite different. The sedan will be equipped with LED taillights. The front will have as well some new elements, such as: new bumper, grille and different fog lights.
Stay tuned, more details will soon follow!
There’s not a secret anymore that the CO2 emissions regulations are getting drastic by the year, and that the auto carmakers are doing their best to stay on top of the game and most of them are working on eco-friendly cars. BMW is obviously one of them and there are already rumors flying around that speak of a minicar that could be released in 2010.
At the Geneva Motor Show, BMW has unveiled a 3 series model, 320d, delivering an impressive 53.3mpg on the combined cycle and CO2 emissions of just 140g/km. The german automaker has also shown a 119g/km of CO2 1-series model, but the latest news report a 3 series sedan that will have a sub-120g/km CO2 level.
BMW’s goal is to receive a 100% refund on London’s congestion charge as well as lower registration tax also in the UK as it would qualify for the Band B taxation category.
BMW will launch the 3 series diesel (335d) and the X5d on the US market this October.Both models are getting BMW’s dual turbocharged 3.0L inline six diesel starting this fall.
The 265-hp, 425-lb.ft. torque monster will make these vehicles among the most fuel-efficient and best performing vehicles in their class.
The BMW 335d featuring Advanced Diesel with BluePerformance for maximum output of 265 hp and peak torque of 425 lb-ft. will provide a clear and convincing demonstration of these qualities. On the road, this means acceleration from 0–62 mph in 6.2 seconds and average fuel economy of 23/33 mpg (city/highway, provisional data).
The BMW X5 xDrive35d offers sporting character through BMW Advanced Diesel with BluePerformance, while standing out as a high-torque Sports Activity Vehicle with excellent qualities for long-distance motoring. The BMW X5 xDrive35d accelerates from 0–62 mph in just 7.2 seconds and offers average fuel economy of at least 19/25 mpg (city/highway, provisional data).
BMW will announced pricing in the next couple months.
Matthes posted some pretty cool pictures of their work on the BMW 3 Series. The tunning company offers high quality build using the best tuning part providers such as AC Schnitzer. Aside of the usual coupe and sedan work, they are showing a very cool station wagon ’germans style’: 21’ wheels, rear air diffusor, M package, full body kit and the double exhaust system. Wagon love, right there !
BMW become legendary with the help of three letters: tii that first debuted in the ’70s and stands for performance and lightweight. For BMW fans 1600ti, 2002tii, 2000tilux are magical shortcuts. Almost fours years after BMW produced the last 325ti, at the end of 2007 at the Tokyo Motor Show the ti-drug begun again with the launch of the 1-Series tii Concept, while the production version is scheduled to go on sale in the spring.
Same thing will also happen with the next generation 3-series sedan that will debut in 2011. The tii package will include: carbon kits, aerodynamic parts, larger wheels and brakes, bucket seats and a sport steering wheel with built-in wreath LED tachometer.
Also BMW is working on stronger M3 brakes, a special 19-inch sports suspension, a double-clutch gearbox and a sharper charged three-liter turbo with around 355 hp.
As about other future models, there will be a new 1-Series at the end of 2011, the next generation 3-Series coming early 2012 and a new X3 in early 2011.
By mounting LSD wing door hinges, the quite unadventurous BMW 3 Series E90-saloon becomes a real showcar. The wing doors hinges are available with immediate effect.The LSD wing door hinges for the BMW 3 Series E90 feature the new GRS+ (Guided Roller System). It offers an adjustment possibility with the roller guidance of the roller bearing integrated in the hinges and additional stability through a catch which that locks in fully-opened condition. This results in more safety and more precise opening and closing of the door.
LSD door fittings come with a German TÜV certificate certifying that the LSD wing doors meet all safety standards. Compared to other retrofit sets for wing doors, the LSD fittings made in Germany are more impressive due to their absolutely sound engineering and the highest-possible standard of quality. In addition, a testing laboratory accredited by the German Kraftfahrtbundesamt (Federal motoring bureau) proved in a side-crash test, that the LSD-solution patented in Germany is as secure as a door assembled in the series production.
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The history of the Alpina D3 begun in 2006 at the Geneva motor Show and since then the tuning company sold 850 units. Not this successful story will go on with the D3 Biturbo, a tuning kit based on the current 3-series.
The D3 Biturbo is powered by a bi-turbocharged version of the two-liters diesel engine found on the BMW 123d. The turbochargers now help the engine to develop a power of 214 hp and a peak torque of 450 Nm. This means a high performance of 107 hp per liter engine capacity.
An alternative to the standard six-speed manual gearbox is a sequential automatic gearbox called "Switchtronic". The performance of both variants are the same: the acceleration to 100 km/h occurs in 6.9 seconds, and the top speed is 244 km/h. According to Alpina, the average consumption of the D3 bi-turbo, depending on the gearbox, is between 5.4 and 5.6 liters.
The D3 Bi-turbo is being offered with the initial bars, a front spoiler, floor mats, an exhaust system, sport suspension, and the typical instruments with a blue background and the Alpina alloy rims in classical design.
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