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Pics aplenty: BMW M1 Hommage Concept
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/935382/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/m1hommagea15_opt.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><em>Click above for a high resolution image</em></p>
<p>We were completely taken with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/27/modern-retro-bmw-m1-homage-officially-revealed/">BMW M1 Hommage</a> concept car that was introduced at the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este earlier this year. It's blend of modern and retro design is a fitting tribute to the original M1 road car, and we'd have no objection to BMW putting a production version on the road. There were only a handful of photos available when the car was officially introduced, but since then BMW has released several more for us to drool over including some of the original design sketches. We felt no need to keep them to ourselves and have put them in a high resolution gallery below for your viewing pleasure.</p> <p><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/">BMW M1 Hommage</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/935382/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/m1hommagea06_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/935393/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/m1hommagea07_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/935394/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/m1hommagea08_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/935395/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/m1hommagea09_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/935396/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/m1hommagea10_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: BMW]</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/23/pics-aplenty-bmw-m1-hommage-concept/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1261849/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/23/pics-aplenty-bmw-m1-hommage-concept/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr /> أكثر... |
Port Authority skittish over BMW Hydrogen 7
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrids/Alternative</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/green/" rel="tag">Green</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/automobiles/autosreviews/20AUTO.html?_r=3&oref=slo gin&oref=slogin&oref=slog in"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/h7_street450.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Note to all you celebs and journos driving around in BMW Hydrogen 7s: be careful where you go in New York and New Jersey. While taking the uber-clean car for a joyride, <em>The New York Times</em> was <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/automobiles/autosreviews/20AUTO.html?_r=3&oref=slo gin&oref=slogin&oref=slog in">informed</a> it was not to drive through either the Lincoln or Holland Tunnels or on the lower level of the George Washington Bridge. It seems that the Port Authority of the two states isn't thrilled with the idea of 17.5 pounds of liquid hydrogen moving about its crowded thoroughfares, fearing a disaster of Hindenburg-like proportions. It so happens that our own Alex Núñez also just had the Hydrogen7 recently, and he's provided us with a copy of the relevant bit of paperwork which the Times refers to. You can read about the Hydrogen7's visit to the AutoblogGreen Garage at our sister site on August 1.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-hydrogen7-port-authority-of-ny-nj-restrictions-1/944864/"><img hspace="4" height="137" border="1" align="right" width="250" vspace="4" alt="BMW Hydrogen 7 PA Restrictions" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/h7_addendum_crop.gif" /></a>Seriously though, BMW has done an excellent job of ensuring safety on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/12/bmw-introduces-the-hydrogen-7/">Hydrogen 7</a>. There are numerous mechanical and electronic systems designed specifically to be sure that any hydrogen let loose is done so in a controlled manner. We're sure that the last thing the bosses in Munich want on their hands is the negative publicity associated with a mishap involving a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/06/wonder-whos-driving-those-hydrogen-bmws-brad-pitt/">celebrity</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/09/crown-jewel-prince-albert-ii-of-monaco-gets-a-bmw-hydrogen-7/">dignitary</a>.... or innocent bystanders in the New York metropolitan area. <em>(Or me, Jeremy -- AN)</em><br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/automobiles/autosreviews/20AUTO.html?_r=3&oref=slo gin&oref=slogin&oref=slog in">The New York Times</a> | Photos: Alex Núñez]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/automobiles/autosreviews/20AUTO.html?_r=3&oref=slo gin&oref=slogin&oref=slog in>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/25/port-authority-skittish-over-bmw-hydrogen-7/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1266935/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/25/port-authority-skittish-over-bmw-hydrogen-7/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />
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Spy Shots: BMW X6 5.0iS puts the "sport" in "sports activity coupe"
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossovers/CUVs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><p><a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080724.014/high-powered-bmw-x6-50is-spied"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/x6-50is-spy.jpg" alt="" /></a>BMW has its own grammar rules. For instance, M and X cannot appear in the same car name. So while a BMW sport-ute/crossover (or whatever they want to call it) can for all intents and purposes be an M vehicle - that is, top-of-the-line sport model with all the go-fast components and power to spare - it can never wear the vaunted M badge. That is, for the most part, just semantics. BMW's solution for the 'Ring-running versions of its taller vehicles is to slap an S on there instead. </p>
<p>With those rules laid down, we bring you these spy shots of a BMW X6 <strike>M</strike> 5.0iS. While the name might have you thinking that BMW has shoehorned in the M division's highly praised 5-liter V10 to the X6, sources suggest otherwise: the same twin-turbo version of Munich's 4.4-liter V8 producing in excess of 500 hp is expected to feature in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/07/next-bmw-m5-will-nix-v10-in-favor-of-twin-turbo-v8/">next M5</a>. Information indicates a release in about a year from now, complete with all the extra dressings you've come to expect from a performance-oriented Bimmer. You didn't think Bavaria would pass up the opportunity to create a high-performance version of the strangest segment-buster yet, did you? Certainly not when the opportunity to further confuse us with its nomenclature is just so tempting.</p> <p>[Source: <a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080724.014/high-powered-bmw-x6-50is-spied">World Car Fans</a>]</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080724.014/high-powered-bmw-x6-50is-spied>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/28/spy-shots-bmw-x6-5-0is-puts-the-sport-in-sports-activity-cou/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1268024/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/28/spy-shots-bmw-x6-5-0is-puts-the-sport-in-sports-activity-cou/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr /> أكثر... |
IED students imagine a pod-shaped BMW in 2015
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ied-bmw-concepts/946272/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw_snug_concept_450.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><em>Click above image for more IED concepts in high-res</em></p>
<p>While we certainly don't expect BMW to make such drastic design changes to its lineup within this decade, third-year students at the Turin-based IED (istituto Europeo di Design) were asked to interpret what the German automaker's automobiles would look like in 2015. Although they worked from a clean slate, inspiration was to come from natural elements such as the sea, wind, or the earth. Thirty-five students were divided into eighteen teams for the task. Those teams conjured up, and approved, twelve proposals. Of those, eight were developed into 1:4 scale models. To ensure the quality standards of their trademark, each of the stages of development were supervised under the watchful eye of BMW execs Thomas Plath, Anders Warming, and the controversial Mr. Bangle-butt himself...Chris Bangle. Check the gallery below for high-res images of the fruits of their labor.<br /> </p> <p><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ied-bmw-concepts/">IED BMW Concepts</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ied-bmw-concepts/946272/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw-zx-6-concept-2-lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ied-bmw-concepts/946271/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw-vela-concept-2-lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ied-bmw-concepts/946270/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw-vela-concept-1-lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ied-bmw-concepts/946269/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw-snug-concept-3-lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ied-bmw-concepts/946268/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw-snug-concept-2-lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2008/07/25-bmw-2015-concept-ied-turin/">Car Body Design</a>]</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/28/ied-students-imagine-a-pod-shaped-bmw-in-2015/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1267058/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/28/ied-students-imagine-a-pod-shaped-bmw-in-2015/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr /> أكثر... |
AC Schnitzer reveals aero package for BMW X6
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/" rel="tag">Aftermarket</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossovers/CUVs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ac-schnitzer-bmw-x6/947877/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/web-ac-x6-07.jpg" /></a><br /><em>Click above for high-res gallery of the AC Schnitzer BMW X6<br /></em></p>
<p>In case the BMW X6 just doesn't look "the business" enough for your liking, AC Schnitzer has revealed a new aero package for BMW's controversial segment-buster. Hot on the heels of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/28/spy-shots-bmw-x6-5-0is-puts-the-sport-in-sports-activity-cou/">X6 5.0iS spy shots</a> we brought you today, Schnitzer's package is mostly cosmetic. It consists of a new front bumper with integrated diagonal vents and fog lights, a new rear bumper with diffuser and integrated tailpipe enclosure, and a set of 22" Type VII modular rims. The tuning house is also offering a set of new springs developed on the 'Ring, and a three-spoke steering wheel. The end result, of course, is a matter of taste, but with nothing more than a new engine control unit offered for the diesel models, we wish we had some engine mods to report on. Check out the show in the gallery below.</p> <div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ac-schnitzer-bmw-x6/">AC Schnitzer BMW X6</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ac-schnitzer-bmw-x6/947878/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/ac-x6-08_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ac-schnitzer-bmw-x6/947877/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/ac-x6-07_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ac-schnitzer-bmw-x6/947876/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/ac-x6-06_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ac-schnitzer-bmw-x6/947875/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/ac-x6-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ac-schnitzer-bmw-x6/947874/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/ac-x6-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.ac-schnitzer.de/en/bmw-cars/product/x6/e71-since-2008/general-info/">AC Schnitzer</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.ac-schnitzer.de/en/bmw-cars/product/x6/e71-since-2008/general-info/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/28/ac-schnitzer-reveals-aero-package-for-bmw-x6/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1268753/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/28/ac-schnitzer-reveals-aero-package-for-bmw-x6/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr /> أكثر... |
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