New BMW M5 (F10) - V8 TwinPower Turbo, 4.4 litres - boîte à double embrayage DKG 7 - 560 ch à 6 000 tr/mn / 69.3 mkg dès 1 500 tr/mn - 0 à 100 km/h en 4.4 s / Vmax annoncée : 250 km/h (modèle d’essai, vitesse limitée à 270 km/h) - Germany - Option Auto n°193 (Décembre 2011/ Janvier 2012) - www.optionauto.com - ON ROAD SPEEDO NOT A SINGLE DYNO TEST ON OPTION AUTO VIDEOS
The Subaru press conference at the New York Auto Show isn’t until tomorrow, but with the new 2011 Impreza WRX sitting out in the open, we headed right over to snap a few photos. Just as it has done the past few years, Subaru couldn’t resist tweaking the looks of the WRX and has given it a broader stance thanks to a 1.5-inch wider track both front and rear and flared fenders like those seen on the current generation STI model. The visual upgrades are rounded off with a reworked front fascia and bumper as well as standard 17-inch wheels. Powertrain options remains the same as the 2010 model 265 horsepower and 244 lb-ft torque is nothing to complain about and the interior remains unmolested as well.
After a quite entertaining piece of both gravity and physiology-defying strangeness from some smiley Cirque de Soleil performers (Infiniti is the official sponsor of Cirque de Soleil), Infiniti’s product boss Carlos Tavares took the wraps off the all-new QX56. Based not on the Nissan Armada chassis (like the previous QX56) but instead on the heavy-duty Patrol, the new QX56 is a large, eight passenger “5-Star Luxury” body on frame SUV. That said, Infiniti managed to shed over 100 pound of flab compared to the 2010 QX56. Speaking of the 2010 iteration, the previous QX56 is roundly regarded as one of the most awkward and ungainly looking luxo-barges, well, ever. In fact, if we were to put together a museum exhibit about the uncontrolled and obnoxious wild excesses of the just-ended SUV craze, the old QX would get top billing right next to a Hummer H2 and the Cadillac Escalade EXT. The new QX56 changes all that. It’s world’s better looking. We’d even go so far as to state that it has a certain Middle Eastern chic to it. Put it like this: if you had to cruise around your kingdom checking oil wells what would you rather be driving? Infiniti is billing the QX56 as an eight-passenger private jet. Mr. Tavares must have said the word “luxury” a dozen times in his ten-minute presentation. Judging by our time with the all-new 2011 M37 and M56, we can declare then when they want to, Infiniti is fully capable of building a world-class interior. In the 2011 QX56, even the third-row …
BMW Série 1 M Coupé - M pour Motorsport - 6 cylindres en ligne biturbo de 340 ch / 50.9 mkg - 0 à 100 km/h en 4.9 s / Vmax : 250 km/h - Poids à vide : 1 570 kg - Mai 2011 - Germany - Option Auto n°190 (Juin/Juillet) - www.optionauto.com - ON ROAD SPEEDO / NOT A SINGLE DYNO TEST ON OPTION AUTO VIDEOS
Full review: www.autoexpress.co.uk When it comes to sporting heritage, few marques can match Audi and BMW. Both have succeeded in the white heat of competition, and proved that the race track and rally stage are the best proving grounds for new products.
4WheelsofLux records a white BMW X6 Tycoon modified by the German tuning house, Hamann. Video shows the BMW first arriving to the valet park of MOE, then parked and leaving MOE with a small low exhaust note. I usually wouldn’t film BMW’s, but I personally like the BMW X6 Tycoon. Notice that the driver is a lady, like Bugatti252mph mentioned. 4WheelsofLux on Twitter! Link: twitter.com 4WheelsofLux on Facebook! Link: www.facebook.com Pictures on Flickr! Link: www.flickr.com
Full review: www.autoexpress.co.uk Auto Express gets behind the wheel of BMW’s latest M Power car, the 1 Series M Coupe. Powered by a 335bhp 3.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder engine - a tweaked version of the unit from the 135i, it is capable of 0-62mph in 4.9 seconds, while top speed is electronically limited to 155mph. Could this be the best M car since the original E30 M3? The new 1-Series M Coupé is about as back-to-basics as BMW’s performance models get these days — it’s a simple formula of a powerful engine, a manual gearbox and rear-wheel drive. Factor in compact dimensions and you should have a spiritual successor to one of the most-loved M cars in history. But is it any good on UK roads? Auto Express took the wheel to find out.
Full review: www.autoexpress.co.uk Auto Express gets behind the wheel of BMW’s latest M Power car, the 1 Series M Coupe. Powered by a 335bhp 3.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder engine - a tweaked version of the unit from the 135i, it is capable of 0-62mph in 4.9 seconds, while top speed is electronically limited to 155mph. Could this be the best M car since the original E30 M3? The new 1-Series M Coupé is about as back-to-basics as BMW’s performance models get these days — it’s a simple formula of a powerful engine, a manual gearbox and rear-wheel drive. Factor in compact dimensions and you should have a spiritual successor to one of the most-loved M cars in history. But is it any good on UK roads? Auto Express took the wheel to find out.
Full review: www.autoexpress.co.uk Pocket rockets from BMW and Audi go head-to-head in a drag race shoot out over the quarter mile. But which is fastest? The BMW 1M Coupe and Audi RS3 have two things in common… Power. Each offers an identical 335bhp and 450Nm of torque. However, they are two very different beasts. The Audi’s 2.5-litre five cylinder turbo drives all four wheels via a seven speed dual clutch automatic gearbox. The BMW on the other hand has a 3.0-litre straight six twin-turbo. And it sends all its power to the rear wheels via a good ol’ fashioned six-speed manual.
BMW 1 Séries Coupé 2012 Model versions: BMW 118i: Four-cylinder in-line petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology package, consisting of twin-scroll turbocharger, High Precision Injection, VALVETRONIC and Double-VANOS variable valve control. Capacity: 1, 598 cc, output: 125 kW/170 hp at 4800 rpm, Maximum torque: 250 Nm at 1500 — 4500 rpm, Acceleration [0 -- 100 km/h]: 7.4 seconds, Maximum speed: 225 km/h, Combined-cycle fuel consumption*: 5.8 — 5.9 litres/100 kilometres, CO2 emissions*: 134 — 137 g/km, emissions standard: EU5 BMW 116i: Four-cylinder in-line petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology package, consisting of twin-scroll turbocharger, High Precision Injection, VALVETRONIC and Double-VANOS variable valve control. Capacity: 1598 cc, output: 100 kW/136 hp at 4400 rpm, Maximum torque: 220 Nm at 1350 — 4300 rpm (240 Nm at 1500 — 3500 with overboost), Acceleration [0 -- 100 km/h]: 8.5 seconds, Maximum speed: 210 km/h, Combined-cycle fuel consumption*: 5.5 — 5.7 litres/100 kilometres, CO2 emissions*: 129 — 132 g/km, emissions standard: EU5. BMW 120d: Four-cylinder in-line diesel engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology package, consisting of variable-geometry turbocharger, common-rail magnetic-valve direct injection (max. injection pressure: 1800 bar). Capacity: 1955 cc, output: 135 kW/184 hp at 4000 rpm, Maximum torque: 380 Nm at 1750 — 2, 750 rpm, acceleration [0 -- 100 km/h]: 7.2 seconds, Maximum speed: 228 km/h, Combined-cycle fuel …
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