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Water instead of gasoline: Bosch water injection innovation reduces fuel consumption by up to 13 percent

Water instead of gasoline: Bosch water injection innovation reduces fuel consumption by up to 13 percent

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.—Did you know that even advanced gasoline engines waste roughly a fifth of their fuel? Especially at high engine speeds, some of the gasoline is used for cooling instead of for propulsion. While Bosch didn’t create an engine that gets its energy from water, it has introduced water injection a ... Continue reading

2016 BMW 340i XDrive Review +VIDEO By John Heilig

2016 BMW 340i XDrive Review +VIDEO By John Heilig

2016 BMW 340i XDrive Review By John Heilig ... Continue reading

Cars That Have the Most and Least Maintainence Costs

Cars That Have the Most and Least Maintainence Costs

Washington DC August 12, 2016; The AIADA online newsletter reported that according to the website Priceonomics the Toyota brand and its gas-electric hybrid Prius are the winners in keeping maintenance costs low in the long run and luxury brands like BMW and Mercedes-Benz are on the high end of maintenance costs. Over t ... Continue reading

2016 BMW 7 Series Touch Points From Thom Cannell +VIDEO

2016 BMW 7 Series Touch Points From Thom Cannell +VIDEO

By Thom Cannell Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel There is no photograph collection, no running shots of the 2016 BMW sprinting down a cobblestone lane, no thrilling image of BMW's new flagship on the autobahn. Those will come later, after the October 24 sale date in the US, after the launch in Frankfurt D ... Continue reading

BMW Group U.S Sales - July 2016

BMW Group U.S Sales - July 2016

BMW Group U.S Sales - July 2016, WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 2, 2016 -- Sales of BMW brand vehicles decreased 4.4 percent in July for a total of 25,777 compared to 26,970 vehicles sold in July, 2015. Year-to-date, the BMW brand is down 8.4 percent in the U.S. on sales of 179,213 compared to 195,593 sold in the first sev ... Continue reading

The New BMW 740e and 740Le xDrive

The New BMW 740e and 740Le xDrive

LONDON - July 22, 2016: The sixth generation of the BMW 7 Series is a true flagship of the BMW range, blending comfort, style, dynamic ability and cutting edge technology in equal measure to create an inspiring mode of luxury transport. To complete the range, the BMW 7 Series has borrowed technology from the BMW i sub- ... Continue reading

The New BMW M5 Competition Edition

The New BMW M5 Competition Edition

LONDON - July 22, 2016: The BMW M5 Competition Edition celebrates the production life of the F10-generation M5, with just 200 M5 Competition Editions offered for sale worldwide. Both power and torque have been increased, making the Competition Edition one of the most potent cars ever produced by BMW. The peak power out ... Continue reading

2016 AutoPacific Ideal Vehicle Awards-Includes All Winner's-Trim Levels, Specs, Prices and Reviews

2016 AutoPacific Ideal Vehicle Awards-Includes All Winner's-Trim Levels, Specs, Prices and Reviews

TUSTIN, Calif., July 21, 2016 -- Automotive research and consulting firm AutoPacific, Inc. today announced the 2016 Ideal Vehicle Awards (IVA), recognizing vehicles that best meet their owner's expectations and desires. The 2016 awards are based on responses from over 65,000 owners of new model year 2015 and 2016 vehic ... Continue reading

Porsche Sky Elevator Car Condos Miami's Building for Billionaires Who LOVE Their Cars

Porsche Sky Elevator Car Condos Miami's Building for Billionaires Who LOVE Their Cars

For Billionaires Who LOVE Their Cars Porsche Sky Elevator Car Condos Opening Soon. ... Continue reading

Cars.com Ranks Compact SUVs in Partial Segment Challenge

Cars.com Ranks Compact SUVs in Partial Segment Challenge

CHICAGO, July 13, 2016 -- Cars.com experts put five of the most popular compact SUVs through a series of tests to determine the best option for shoppers in its annual Compact SUV Challenge. Contenders included the 2017 Ford Escape, 2016 Honda CR-V, 2016 Hyundai Tucson, 2016 Kia Sportage and the 2016 Toyota RAV4. After ... Continue reading

Drive A Lamborghini During Waldorf Astoria Driving Experiences

Drive A Lamborghini During Waldorf Astoria Driving Experiences

MCLEAN, Va.—Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Worldwide’s iconic luxury hotel brand, today unveiled a new partnership with Italian super sports car maker, Automobili Lamborghini, to offer automotive aficionados a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get behind the wheel of the most rare supercars on the planet. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News - July 4-10, 2016: Self-Driving; Tesla; Traffic Deaths Up; NACOTY; New Pathfinder; RIP Carl Hass

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News - July 4-10, 2016: Self-Driving; Tesla; Traffic Deaths Up; NACOTY; New Pathfinder; RIP Carl Hass

* BMW Group, Intel, and Mobileye are joining forces to make self-driving vehicles and future mobility concepts become a reality. The three leaders from the automotive, technology and computer vision and machine learning industries are collaborating to bring solutions for highly and fully automated driving into series p ... Continue reading

First Road Trip 2016 BMW M2 Coupe By Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

First Road Trip 2016 BMW M2 Coupe By Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

Prepared for speed By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Monterey, February 18, 2016. Did you see the video….? No, no, this was not me! BMW had it produced and I do not even know what is reality and what not. But the new M2 is surely capable to perform like this! As a professional driver, I coul ... Continue reading

First drive 2016 BMW X4 M40i Review by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

First drive 2016 BMW X4 M40i Review by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

 M i X e d f e e l i n g s By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Monterey, CA. February 17, 2106. Weeks before its official debut at the Detroit Auto Show, the arrival of the second Sports Activity Coupe from M GmbH had already been announced. ... Continue reading

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