BMW has revealed details of the latest version of its X6 “Sports Activity Coupe”. The frankly weird-looking high-riding swoopy-roofed four-door 4×4 coupe thing is now into its third generation and brings a slightly larger body, new engines and new technology along with revised styling. It’s still clearly an X6, with a strange mix of low fastback-style roofline atop deep doors and wings, all propped up on massive wheels and an SUV-like ride height. At the front the instantly recognisable kidney grille is present, correct and large. It’s not as disproportionately massive as on the new X7 and 7 Series but makes up for it by coming with optional illumination. Under the skin, the X6 offers a choice of four engines – two petrol and two diesel with outputs ranging from a healthy 261bhp in the xDrive30d to a silly 522bhp in the M50i. In between these two sit the straight-six xDrive40i petrol with 335bhp and a 0-62mph time of 5.5 seconds, and M50d with 295bhp … [Read more...] about New BMW X6 brings new engines and tech, plus a light-up grille
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Mystery of £28,000 BMW abandoned in car park for a year
It's a top of the range BMW which was brand new in 2016. But, despite its price tag of around £28,000 when new, it's been sitting in a car park for at least a year. It's got a smashed windscreen, parking fines left under the windscreen and its parking permit expired last year. Other drivers using the car park say they are frustrated by the fact the space it occupies could have generated the council more than £2,000 since last October, when the permit on the vehicle expired. Regular car park user Sion Evans told North Wales Live the vehicle has been in the same spot for around a year, maybe longer. He said: "It is a top model and expensive 2016 BMW with a shattered windscreen. About six months ago somebody covered the car with a blue cover and made a hole for the parking permit to be visible. Yet this expired a few months ago. I regularly park there and got a parking fine the very next day my permit expired." Yesterday morning, however, the cover had been removed and was … [Read more...] about Mystery of £28,000 BMW abandoned in car park for a year
Autos: BMW achieves record car sales in March
BMW recorded the best single sales month in its history with a total of 263,319 cars sold in March 2019, marking an increase of 2.8 percent compared to the same month last year. “The year is progressing as we expected, given the ongoing model changeover of the BMW 3 Series sedan and headwinds in markets worldwide,” said Pieter Nota, member of BMW’s management board. Business for BMW went particularly well in China, where the German car manufacturer recorded the strongest growth in car sales among all of its markets. In its largest single market, BMW’s car sales increased by 12.5 percent to a total of 60,717 cars in March. While car sales in BMW’s largest market Europe rose by 3.1 percent to a total of 131,657 vehicles in March, they fell particularly sharply by 4.4 percent to 30,135 cars in the car maker’s home market Germany. According to BMW, the company’s electrified models, such as plug-in hybrid cars or electrically powered vehicles, were … [Read more...] about Autos: BMW achieves record car sales in March
BMW achieves record car sales in March
BMW recorded the best single sales month in its history with a total of 263,319 cars sold in March 2019, marking an increase of 2.8 percent compared to the same month last year, the German car manufacturer announced on Thursday, Trend reports citing Xinhua. "The year is progressing as we expected, given the ongoing model changeover of the BMW 3 Series sedan and headwinds in markets worldwide," said Pieter Nota, member of BMW's management board. Business for BMW went particularly well in China, where the German car manufacturer recorded the strongest growth in car sales among all of its markets. In its largest single market, BMW's car sales increased by 12.5 percent to a total of 60,717 cars in March. While car sales in BMW's largest market Europe rose by 3.1 percent to a total of 131,657 vehicles in March, they fell particularly sharply by 4.4 percent to 30,135 cars in the car maker's home market Germany. According to BMW, the company's electrified models, such as plug-in hybrid cars … [Read more...] about BMW achieves record car sales in March
BMW 8-series Convertible review: luxury with unlimited headroom
Spring is a little late to my part of Blighty; the daffodils have come and gone, but we’re only just hearing the coughing of over-wintered old engines and the creak of fabric hoods folding for the first time since the clocks went back last autumn. Not that drivers of BMW’s new 8-series Convertible will suffer the broken fingernails and digits trapped in the hood sticks of yore. Up or down takes just 15 seconds and this remarkable feat of engineering can be done at up to 31mph, thanks to the new rear-hinged tonneau. You can even specify an Anthracite Silver hue for the acoustically-lined hood as well as the more normal black. Frankly, though, this car looks enough like a spaceship as it is...... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article per week Register for free … [Read more...] about BMW 8-series Convertible review: luxury with unlimited headroom