BMW has announced that it is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 5-Series, 5-Series Gran Turismo, 7-Series, X5, X6 vehicles with a V8 or 12-cylinder turbocharged engine. Apparently there could be an issue with the circuit board for the electric auxiliary water pump that can overheat. “This could lead to a smoldering of the pump or [...]
A powerful tuning package has been crafted by Turningwerk of Germany for BMW’s large 7-Series L. The approximately $270,000 makeover boasts 710-hp at 804 lb-ft of torque. The awesome torque-to-horsepower ratio gets you a 0 to 62mph time of 3.5 seconds with a top speed reaches an nice 217.5 mph. Weight reduction was a big [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration always finds a way to pop up in our weekly news at some point. So here’s some more! The NHTSA is currently investigating 120,000 2002-2007 E65 and E66 BMW 7-Series over a concern that the car’s parking pawl may not hold the car in park when it is shifted [...]
At the turn of the 2012 year, the BMW X6 will have turned three years old, which means that its due for a mid-cycle refresh. Other than the usual visual and aesthetic changes, the biggest change is a new inline-six diesel. Featuring Tri-Turbo, which means yes, three turbochargers, the 3.0L inline-six will peak at about [...]
Three thieves from Poland stole a significant spread of vehicles about a month ago. Among the goods: a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, a BMW 7-Series, and special edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu. The cars where stolen from Oberrieden, Switzerland. The goal was to get the cars back to Poland, by way of Germany. [...]
It’s been a while since we’ve had a ‘Let’s Talk Numbers’ battle so we’re bringing it back today with a face-off between the 2011 BMW 7-Series and the 2011 Audi A8. Our battle today includes the 2011 Audi A8, which is powered by a 4.2L V8 and the 2011 BMW 750i, which is powered by [...]
Last week, we here at egmCarTech launched a new segment called ‘Let’s Talk Numbers,’ where we take two or more vehicles and do a straight number battle and leave it up to you guys to decide which car is a better buy. We launched the segment with two new, fast and gas-guzzling supercars – the Ferrari 458 Italia vs. [...]
It’s hard to believe that cars only 40 years ago cars had as little as two cogs in their gearboxes. Now you can’t get any less than four in the most basic automobiles. On the other end of the spectrum, Lexus invented the first 8-speed automatic transmission at the debut of the current LS. BMW [...]
Mansory has come up with a new look for the BMW 7-Series and while we’re not big fans of tuning cars, we totally absolutely approve of this take on the large Bavarian sedan. Mansory’s aerodynamic kits adds a new front bumper with integrated LED daytime running lights, a roof spoiler, a new rear apron, diffuser [...]
Deep Inside East Germany on a former soviet military airport, BMW offers its toughest driver training. Here, drivers and owners of BMW armored vehicle can upgrade their driving skills and push the cars to their limits. Would we like to receive some training like this? Of course we would seeing as zombies one day may [...]
