Cars review info (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Production 2009- Model year(s) 2011 (USA) Class Compact SUV Body style(s) 4-door SUV Layout Front engine, four-wheel drive Platform BMW E84 Engine(s) 2.0L 143 hp I4 2.0L 170 hp I4 3.0L 258 hp I6 2.0L 143 hp diesel I4 2.0L 177 hp diesel I4 2.0L 204 hp twin-turbo diesel I4 Transmission(s) 6-speed manual, 6-speed automatic Wheelbase 2,760 mm (108.7 in) Length 4,457 mm (175.5 in) Width 1,789 mm (70.4 in)...
Cars review info (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
BMW has taken the high-performance Sport Activity Vehicle through extreme durability tests typical of M and BMW products. Slightly more mainstream than his brother BMW X6 M, the M provides the same utility as the regular X5, with the addition of M TwinPower Turbo V8, a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 delivers 555 horsepower at 5,750 rpm and maximum torque is 501 lb / ft, available between 1,500 and 5,650 rpm....
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Hybrid , BMW BMW ActiveHybrid X6 - Click above for high-res image gallery Our leader Sebastian was down in Miami on Friday for international media launch of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and we'll have his review shortly. During the event, AutoCar's Greg Kable spoke with BMW project leader Peter Tünnermann about the company's hybrid plans. The X6 and the new ActiveHybrid 7 are just the...
TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
It is BMW’s first application of the two-mode transmission it developed in partnership with GM and DaimlerChrysler, and as the debut of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 inches ever closer, the company has released a host of new details about this eagerly anticipated model. The ActiveHybrid X6 will offer approximately a 20 per cent reduction in fuel [...]
Autocar (Free subscription) | yesterday
BMW’s new full ActveHybrid system closely follows but does not entirely mimic the principle laid down by petrol-electric pioneer Toyota with its Synergy Drive set-up, as used by the second-generaton version of the ActiveHybrid X6 rivalling Lexus RX400h. Both cars rely on a petrol engine as their prime means of performance; a 407bhp twin-turbocharged 4.4-ltire V8 in the BMW and a smaller 244bhp...
habser | yesterday
In a recent interview with Autocar, at the launch of the new Bmw X6 ActiveHybrid , Peter Tuennermann, the model’s project leader, revealed the fact that the Bavarian manufacturer is currently working on more hybrid models. It appears that volume models such as the 3-, 5- and 7-series will are more suited towards a mild hybrid set-up on the basis of their packaging.
Creditplus Car News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Liverpool´s Dutch International Ryan Babel has put his BMW X3 up for sale. The BMW X3 is a 2004 3.0 ...
The Car Connection (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
BMW's X6 "Sports Activity Coupe" is a car of contradictions. Our review of the 2009 BMW X6 range called it "an oddity: a sport-utility vehicle designed to have a coupe-like shape." For 2010, BMW has added a new model that may polarize people even further. It's the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6, the first production hybrid from the maker of ultimate ..
Autocar (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Although I haven’t got hold of the keys yet, I’ve spent more than a few minutes staring at the BMW X1, which is currently sitting in the Autocar car park. I can’t quite get over the size of the X1. It’s barely taller than a Sirocco and even looks dainty – in a kind of stretched wheel base way – compared to a VW Golf. But this lunchtime, it was positively dwarfed...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Filed under: Etc. , BMW BMW 535i Gran Turismo - Click above for high-res image gallery Yes, you read the headline correctly. BMW has filed a patent for a "Method for Systematically Identifying Technology-Based Solutions." Broken down into non-lawyer speak, BMW thinks it has identified the ways in which technology can solve problems. In other words, they want to patent the methodology behind...
Crave RSS (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
CNET Car Tech reviews the 2010 BMW X5 M. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
newsletter archive (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Committed to providing anticipative service and a personalized luxury experience that its guests have come to know and expect, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has expanded its partnership with BMW to offer members of the brand's guest loyalty program, Fairmont President's Club (FPC), complimentary access to BMW X5 xDrive 35d Sport Activity Vehicles during their stay. The...
Unit1 (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
About a week ago, a woman tried to park her BMW X5 in a gym parking lot in Thornhill, Ontario. For some mysterious reason, she instead drove over two other cars and sat on top of them for a few seconds, like a big game cat savoring her kill. Then she drove off. One of the [...]
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Germany's BMW gave a tepid markets outlook after third-quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) shrank 86 per cent amid a global economic slump.
