YOU HAVE TO wonder what Gottlieb Daimler would make of a modern car.

On that day in 1886, when he and business partner Wilhelm Maybach screwed their strange 0.5 horsepower ‘grandfather clock’ single cylinder petrol engine onto the bones of a wooden carriage, can Daimler have imagined what his creation would become?

Would he now recognise it? [...]

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BMW’s 3-Series has enjoyed a huge run of success and now, come November, the darling of the Australian white collar worker is to be replaced by a new model - one that offers new styling, new features and a new price point.

BMW, known for its (ahem) extensive options lists, has announced a new era of [...]

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BMW has announced the debut by year’s end of its new Sports Automatic Transmission with Double Clutch (quite a mouthful and no-doubt quite a gearbox) in its 335i Coupé and 335i Convertible models.

Replacing the previous optional six-speed Steptronic gearbox, the new Double Clutch transmission features seven-speeds and takes its place as an option, alongside the [...]

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Once again the 2008 WPS Bathurst Motor Festival seems to have come and gone with nary a whisper, which is a real shame as the 12 hour showroom enduro is arguably one of the more interesting motor racing events in this country.

Almost 30,000 enthusiasts attended the third WPS Bathurst Motor Festival last weekend, with [...]

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BMW have just opened the information floodgate on their new X6 Sports Activity Coupe and announced its imminent unveiling at next year’s Detroit Auto Show in January. Virtually mirroring the X6 Concept that we’ve previously shown you the X6 is best described as a sporty coupe version of the X5 SUV.

All X6’s will feature BMW’s [...]

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BMW have released their latest design study based on the 1 Series Coupe. Dubbed the Concept 1-Series Tii, it looks the part but there is no word how well endowed the little racer is, with BMW not releasing drivetrain specifications, so lets pretend its packing the 335i’s turbo-charged six as then it all starts to [...]

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BMW will be introducing AWD to their 335 series coupe and sedan in early 2008, to create what will quite possibly be the ultimate current model BMW 3-Series. No, I haven’t forgotten the M3 but doesn’t a twin-turbocharged six with AWD sound more interesting and potentially more effective for the majority of drivers?

The 335xi uses [...]

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Some reasonable images of BMW’s upcoming 1 Series coupe have surfaced on the internet. Obviously still disguised around the boot and tail-light area this image does give us a good look at the undisguised flank and C pillar.

Frankly it looks a bit ho-hum but we will reserve our judgment until we see the final rear [...]

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May the best mota win
BMW is no stranger to winning the engine of the year award and last year was no different. BMW’s V10 as seen in the M5 and M6 took the honours.

Last years winner the BMW V10 from the M5 and M6 was 5 times bigger than the itsy bitsy 1.0-litre Toyota are [...]

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It is an old and painful memory for many V8 enthusiasts. The early 90’s in Australia when motor racing was dominated by a car so superior it was dubbed ‘Godzilla’. Mark Skaife and Jim Richards were Godzilla’s masters and they were all conquering…before the rules were changed. The mighty GTR took the Bathurst crown twice [...]

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Final results are in. Congratulations to Craig Baird, Paul Morris and Garry Holt who hustled their BMW 335i over the line in first place.

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BMW 335i giving Mt Panorama a good shake. Currently the poll-sitter going into the race leading a pack of Evo’s and STi’s.

The Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro is due to start at 5:45am tomorrow (Easter Sunday). Live timing will be available via the Bathurst International Motor Festival website for those unable to make it to [...]

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