Pushrods After the Twin Overhead Cam article, I just had to bring up pushrods. Derided by many, the humble pushrod has been around as long as the overhead cam valve actuation. They are still in…
BMWBLOG had the opportunity to interview Holger Jeebe of BMW’s Antriebstrategie (Strategical Aspects, Drive Train) at the Frankfurt Motor Show. After introductions we jumped right into it. BMWBLOG – The 8 speed automatic transmission has…
The Editor-In-Chief tossed this article on Cadillac marketing, a piece over the wall and ran. It’s an interesting take on GM’s argument that Cadillac is THE competitor to BMW (not Audi or Mercedes-Benz as THE…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The advent of the new year is often seen as a time to reflect on the happenings of the prior year, but also a time to take stock of where one is at and where…
Once Upon a Car I just finished reading Bill Vlasic’s, “Once Upon a Car”, and highly recommend it. It’s a fast paced look at the implosion of the Big Three US automakers that was pretty…
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