BMW Sauber F1.09
Building the new car represented a massive challenge. Fundamental changes to the regulations have, in many cases, consigned the fruits of experience to the dustbin. Development work on what is a radically different race car got underway even earlier than usual. Indeed, the concept phase for the BMW Sauber F1.09 began back in February 2008. [...]
BMW 7 Series: More Driving Pleasure – Lower Emissions
The new BMW 7 Series now establishes trendsetting momentum for the effective reduction of both fuel consumption and exhaust emissions also in the luxury performance class, consistent use of numerous BMW EfficientDynamics guaranteeing an outstanding driving experience combined with all-round economy quite unique in this segment. So in a nutshell BMW is using its innovative [...]
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport
The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport was shown for the first time at the 2009 Geneva Autoshow. The Bugatti Grand Sport is a unique roadster based on the Veyron Coupé and was launched at last year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elégance in California. This new model will go into production at the end of April 2009 and [...]
Bugatti Veyron ‘Bleu Centenaire’
Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. presents the Veyron Bleu Centenaire, a special commission honouring the 100th anniversary of the company. Building on the marque’s core values of Art–Forme–Technique, Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. has created the Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire, a unique model to celebrate the hundred year old history of the company. This special model takes up the [...]
BMW Concept CS: ‘Gran Turismo’
A concept study of a four-door car which combines the luxury of a Gran Turismo with the thrill of a high-performance sports car. The car has a stretched look, low-slung roof-line, low centre of gravity and a extremely long wheelbase. Its sophisticated surface design makes use of extensively moulded convex and concave surfaces. Previously unseen [...]
BMW X-Series -Ten Years of Success
Exactly ten years ago, BMW laid down the foundations of the X models’ success by launching the predecessor of the current BMW X5 – the first Sports Activity Vehicle. The BMW X5 with its unique combination of sporting on-road characteristics and confident off-road traction defined new standards. Its predecessor boosted the attractiveness of the Sports [...]
BMW X6: Top 4×4 Crossover
Outstanding driving dynamics and a unique design has made the BMW X6 the clear favourite of the “Off Road” specialist magazine’s readership. The world’s first Sports Activity Coupe to score top marks in the “Four by Four of the Year 2009″ competition’s “Crossover” category, a reflection of the undiminished attraction of BMW X models and [...]
Hundred years of Bugatti
In 1909 Ettore Bugatti started his business in the Alsacian town of Molsheim, France. The name of the company: Ettore Bugatti Automobiles i.Els. And although the name has changed into Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S., the site and the philosophy of the brand have been preserved. In 2006 the first model under the ‘new management’ was launched, [...]
BMW Z4 – 2009: A roadster like never before
The 2009 Geneva Motor Show provides the setting for the European debut of the new BMW Z4, the first BMW roadster with a fully retractable hardtop. Both open and closed, the new BMW Z4 takes on the classic look of the roadster in modern, flowing lines. The car’s proportions are borne out by the long [...]
Bentley Continental Supersports
The Continental Supersports is the fastest and most powerful Bentley ever. It is the extreme Bentley, a muscular two-seater that delivers supercar performance and a highly focused driving experience. The Supersports is also the first Bentley capable of running on both petrol (gasoline) and biofuel, pioneering the use of FlexFuel technology in the luxury sector. [...]