Interesting
We’ve been down this road before, but as we near the approach of the first production FWD BMW, there appears to be a bit of misunderstanding of how BMW achieves a FWD platform. It is…
Hugo Becker / July 7, 2011
Featured Posts
I rarely turn down an opportunity to drive older cars, and when my buddy Matt brought his recently purchased BMW 2002 to breakfast Saturday morning I prevailed on him to toss me the keys. Just…
Hugo Becker / July 5, 2011
Interesting
Every car (of recent vintage) has a differential and most people take them for granted without any idea of what they do, why they’re needed, or how they work. Going around a corner in a…
Hugo Becker / July 3, 2011
BMW M3
Engine At the heart of this car is the stroker motor BMW built for the M3 GTS. It’s got that extra dollop of torque to pull you out of the corners. The base M3 motor…
Hugo Becker / June 25, 2011
BMW M5
Highlights of the new BMW M5 Press Release
by Hugo Becker / Date: June 16, 2011
BMW X1
In the June 2011 edition of the BMW CCA magazine, Roundel, a copy of sharp eyed readers pointed out that the esteemed Editor-in-Chief, Satch Carlson was unable to tell the difference between the X1 and…
Hugo Becker / June 9, 2011
1 Series
Disclaimer – What we are seeing is the meat and potatoes version of the new 2012 BMW 1 Series, the five series hatch. We haven’t seen the more sporting 3 door, nor the eventual coupe…
Hugo Becker / June 5, 2011
1 Series
To open the proverbial can of worms, the styling of the new F20 is controversial (based on the volume of negative tweets seen after the embargo was broken on Friday). The flanks of the car…
Hugo Becker / June 5, 2011
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Toronto, Canada – Canada is doing alright. Employment and the economy are good and the Canadian dollar is going from strength to strength against the US dollar. With good employment and a strong currency, Canadians…
Hugo Becker / June 2, 2011
Interesting
I swore off turbo-charged cars after the mid 1980s, I’d had enough of the lag until 3500 RPM and then the boost would come on with a rush (though it was fun), the nasty side…
Hugo Becker / May 31, 2011
Interesting
Munich, Germany – The last stop for me on Innovation Day was a walk from the FIZ on BMW-Allee to the BMW Classic facility. Located on Schleissheimerstrasse, the multi-story building houses pieces of the BMW…
Hugo Becker / May 31, 2011