Hugo Becker

On the Front-wheel-drive BMW or The Ultimate Driving Machine: A Blessing and a Curse
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In Concepts, on September 14th, 2012

BMW will celebrate the 100th anniversary of it’s founding in 2016 and while cars are the primary focus of the company currently, it hasn’t always been. Even when cars were first produced, over 10 years after the founding of the … Continue reading
Analysis: BMW Concept Active Tourer
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In Concepts, on September 14th, 2012

It is extremely odd to see an A pillar base so far forward on the fender of a BMW. And then it sinks in, BMW has gone and built a front wheel drive hatch. End of the world? No. Sad … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: Speculation On the Meaning of More M
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on August 23rd, 2012

When I purchased my 135i, it came with an M steering wheel and M gear shift knob. At my first BMW CCA meeting one of the members, who had an E46 M3 at the time, came over to take a … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: Mexico, Channel Stuffing, and More On Driverless Vehicles
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In Interesting, on August 16th, 2012

Mexico BMW is purported to be scouting a Mexican location for a new auto plant. Previously the buzz was they were looking at Brazil, and before that . . . I’ve lost count. The one thing to remember is BMW … Continue reading
Technical Overview: BMW 3 Cylinder
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on August 11th, 2012

BMW is introducing its three cylinder engine to the public soon. They discussed this last year in conjunction with the common engine architecture at their Innovation Day. So why go to three cylinders? Well there are a number of reasons, … Continue reading
New BMW M3: An agent of change for M Division
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In BMW M3, Featured Posts, on August 9th, 2012

The 2014 BMW M3 is coming into better focus. We believe that we dodged a bullet with the V6 variant but purists are still miffed that the in-line 6 will be turbocharged. But power will be up over the naturally … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: Automobiling – Past, Present, and Future
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In Interesting, on August 2nd, 2012

Thinking about the Chris Bangle interview has led me around some corners that I really hadn’t planned on exploring. But, here goes nothing . . . Past There’s a snippet of dialogue in the film, “The Great Race”, where Tony … Continue reading
BMWBLOG Interviews Chris Bangle
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on July 30th, 2012

BMWBLOG had the opportunity recently to interview Chris Bangle. As usual, a memo circulated inside the group soliciting questions for the interview, and we got an array of decent topics to put in front of Mr. Bangle. But to paraphrase … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: Charging Stations, Online-Ordering, and Electric Scooter
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In Interesting, on July 30th, 2012

Charging Stations The BMW subsidiary, BMW i Ventures, announced it was injecting an investment in Coulomb Technologies. Their ChargePoint stations handle a number of manufacturers electric vehicles. One thing to keep in mind regarding powering electric vehicles is that the … Continue reading