Hugo Becker

BMW Delivers the Third M6
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In BMW M6, on February 12th, 2012

The original M6, the E24 M635i, was the follow on to the much loved and still desirable E9 3.0 CSL. The original M6 ran from 1979 to 1989 whereupon the M6 badge went into hiatus for 14 years, not that … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing – unlucky # 13
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on February 3rd, 2012

The Spun Bearing: 500cc Combustion Chamber, Wave Disc Generator, and Leather vs Cloth The 500cc Combustion Chamber BMW is migrating towards a common combustion chamber for its upcoming 3, 4, and 6 cylinder engines. BMWBLOG covered Innovation Day last year … Continue reading
Editorial: BMW ActiveHybrid 5 and ActiveHybrid 3
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In Interesting, on February 1st, 2012

The meeting where ZF pitched the 8HP eight speed automatic to BMW would have been interesting to attend. To have seen the wheels turn as the BMW engineering team recognized the flexibility of the transmission to deliver both performance and … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: ZF 9HP, FWD, and Looms
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In Interesting, on January 27th, 2012

ZF 9HP In the remote reaches of Cobo Hall one can find a number of vendors tucked away at the NAIAS. ZF was there with a display of its wares and front and center was a cutaway of the 9HP, … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: Fuel, Design, and More On the ATS
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In Interesting, on January 19th, 2012

Fuel During a discussion of the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 recently, the subject of energy density came up. Batteries have so much lower energy density than gasoline or diesel that even with the efficiency superiority of an electric motor over an … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: New M Strategy, Cars At the CES, and Chevy Code 130R
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on January 13th, 2012

New M Strategy It was just a matter of time. The M bits have been sneaking into BMW’s mainstream products for awhile, a shift knob here, a steering wheel there, but now the M-ification proceeds to its logical conclusion. M … Continue reading
2012 Detroit Auto Show: New Acura NSX
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In Auto Shows, on January 12th, 2012

Acura chose Detroit to unveil it’s mid-engined hybrid NSX sports car. The car is slated to be built in Ohio and features the super hybrid all wheel drive system that Honda has pioneered. The SH-AWD will control the power output … Continue reading
2012 Detroit Auto Show: Porsche unveils new 911 Cabriolet
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In Auto Shows, on January 12th, 2012

Porsche unveils the new 911 Cabriolet at the Detroit Auto Show. Porsche has unveiled it latest iteration of the new ’991′ generation 911 family with the 911 Cabriolet. Porsche has enhanced the efficiency of the new model with a combination … Continue reading
Cadillac ATS – GM’s BMW 3 Series Fighter
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In Auto Shows, on January 10th, 2012

BMW is proud of it’s 3 series. The 3er accounts for 1 out of 3 BMW sales worldwide and has accounted for 50% of all US BMW sales since its introduction. And because of its success other premium auto makers … Continue reading