Newswheel staff :: 26 July 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series
The evidence is anecdotal at best. But it seems the waiting list for BMW’s new M3 may be suffering something of an exodus in the UK. Following several lukewarm road test reports in the usual UK print press publications, web forums are buzzing with customers claiming to have cancelled orders.
Newswheel staff :: 13 July 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series
Too soft, too civilised, not special enough. That’s the verdict following the initial round of road tests of BMW’s rather licentiously anticipated new M3 performance coupé. Whoopsie…
Newswheel staff :: 06 March 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Front engine sportscar, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US,
Newswheel staff :: 24 October 2006 :: Filed under Cabriolet, Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK, US,
Previous contender for 2006’s worst kept secret award and a first for BMW, give it up for the 3 Series Convertible, the German outfit’s debut folding hard-top cabriolet. The three-piece folding contraption hurtles up or down in just 22 seconds but comes at a price in terms of cost and kerb weight…
Newswheel staff :: 02 October 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Estate/Wagon, Hatchback, Saloon, SUV, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Ford, Ford Mondeo, Mini, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US
How well does Ford’s Kinetic Design hang together on the new Mondeo? Is BMW’s 3 Series coupe individual enough? And how the hell do you identify the latest BMW Mini? Answers to these questions and more within…
Newswheel staff :: 25 September 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK, US
US rag Automobile has done the decent thing and strapped BMW’s new turbo-charged 335i coupe to a dyno. The results are sobering. The magazine tested two cars, both of which comfortably beat BMW’s 306bhp flywheel claim and one briefly peaked at around 300 at-the-wheels ponies…
Newswheel staff :: 04 September 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Saloon, SUV, BMW, BMW 3 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW M6, Europe & UK
Bloody Germans. While Jaguar takes a painfully public pasting and the British car industry in general heads for an icy, infinite oblivion, the evil Hun goes from strength to strength. Enter BMW’s multi-pronged September salvo of new hardware for the UK - three new models, including the delectable E92 3 Series coupe, a tarted up X3 entry-level SUV and the pimped out M6 cabrio, plus no less than 30 new derivatives…
Newswheel staff :: 01 September 2006 :: Filed under BMW, BMW 3 Series, Toyota, Toyota MR2
Our, ahem, colleagues over at Pistonheads.com have published the results of an impressively comprehensive survey of the relative merits of the high octane petrol products. Thorney Motorsport spent seven months spanking a BMW M3 CSL and Toyota MR2 juiced up with various fuels on their new dyno Milton Keynes…
Newswheel staff :: 01 September 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK, US
The first BMW 335i road test results from the usual print publication suspects are beginning to roll in. Topping the table is US rag Car and Driver which managed to extract a zero-to-60 time of just 4.9 seconds. And that, folks, is near-as-dammit as quick as an E46 M3…
Neville Contractor :: 29 August 2006 :: Filed under Saloon, Alpina, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK
Most card-carrying driving enthusiasts would sooner suck diarrhoea through a farmer’s sock than settle for four-pot diesel power. But if needs (and tax and company car restrictions) must, you might as well have the best. And this is probably it – the new BMW 3 Series-based Alpina D3, now on sale in Blighty for £26,995…
Newswheel staff :: 12 July 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK, US,
Sod the flowery prose, artful segways and sober buying advice. What you really want is tank slapping, tyre burning, balls out action. Which is precisely what German television has provided with the new 300bhp twin-turbo BMW 335i coupe. Hop on over to YouTube for the first glorious moving images of the 335i being driven in anger. The voiceover may be in German, but the rest of the video speaks the international language of automotive lurve.
Newswheel staff :: 24 April 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK, US,
With last week’s picture leakage now confirmed as officially official, we bring you a boat load of new snaps of BMW’s elegant E92 3 Series coupe. Oh, and full technical details of the launch models…
Newswheel staff :: 19 April 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK, US
As official picture leakage goes, it doesn’t get any better than this. PR images of BMW’s hotly anticipated 3 Series coupe have hit the world wide web. And there has been much rejoicing. Of course, it might be nothing more than a calculated move on BMW’s behalf, the better to leverage the awesome viral marketing power of the interweb…
Newswheel staff :: 18 April 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK, US
Just another 3 Series fleet wagon? Or the most desirable sensible-money motor on the market? Whatever you think of BMW’s compact coupe, don’t bet against the new model being as manically popular as the last. So, get used to the car revealed in these new pictures. It’ll be patrolling city centres in packs, soon enough…
Newswheel staff :: 14 February 2006 :: Filed under Saloon, SUV, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Mercedes Benz, Europe & UK, US
Mercedes is currently buffing up its new entry-level, BMW X3-bashing SUV. Meanwhile, BMW’s M-Power boffins chip away at the next M3, which most pundits predict will be available in four-door form, along with the usual coupe an’ cab formats. Both cars have been caught testing by the relentless Hans G Lehmann and chums.
Newswheel staff :: 06 December 2005 :: Filed under BMW, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, Renault, Renault Espace, Renault Megane, Europe & UK, Safety, US
Car manufacturers wear their Euro NCAP crash test scores with pride. But does a perfect five star rating mean anything in a real crash? Maybe not, according to safety specialists at VW. They reckon some manufacturers are engineering their cars to deliver good NCAP results at the cost of real-world safety.
Newswheel staff :: 25 November 2005 :: Filed under Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK, US
With the Geneva motor show launch of the new 3 Series coupe approaching, the test mules are slowly shedding their disguise. So, it’s time for a little speculation.
Newswheel staff :: 25 November 2005 :: Filed under Saloon, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK
BMW has launched a special homologation variant of the 3 Series Saloon. The 320si packs a hand-built version of the BMW’s Hams Hall, Coventry-built four cylinder engine. The new model is being produced to comply with the FIA’s World Touring Car homologation regs for 2006, so production will be limited to 2,600 worldwide with 500 coming to the UK.
Newswheel staff :: 24 October 2005 :: Filed under Estate/Wagon, Saloon, BMW, BMW 3 Series, US
Despite the dodgy Bangle-era styling, it seems the BMW 3 Series remains invincible. US sales figures (BMW’s second largest market) for the new Three have been released and the big news is that there’s no news. BMW’s finest still takes a large stick to the opposition, selling nearly 40 per cent more units than any other car in its class.
Newswheel staff :: 16 October 2005 :: Filed under Cabriolet, Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK, US
Here’s an interesting story about the upcoming replacement for BMW’s 3-Series coupe. There won’t be one. If you’ve just sprayed the Sunday morning coffee all over your LCD panel, well, you’re in good company…
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