- After being discontinued in 2005, Audi seems to be reviving the A2 as an MPV-style car. The main difference is that the car will be electrically powered, in response to the BMW's i3. For more info on the new Audi A2, see the website of Autoexpress.
- Production of another Audi novelty, the new Audi Q3, has started yesterday with the first Q3 rolling of the production line in Martorell, Spain. The annual production of the Q3 is estimated to be around 100.000 cars each year, being produced in a three-shift assembly line. More background information on the Q3 production line can be found in the Audi press release.
- Finally Audi has released more information on the new Audi R8 Spyder. Audi used much resources to decrease the weight of the car and managed to shave of 85 kg of its weight and features a V10 engine with 560hp. Production is said to be curtailed to just 333 units to retain exclusivity, and more on the R8 Spyder through dailycar.info.
Showing posts with label week 23. Show all posts
Showing posts with label week 23. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Audi News: week 23
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
BMW News: week 23
Another new section I would like to try is a small "news" section on Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz. Besides my own experiences in the other blogs, you will find a short and compact overview of the latest news on these car brands with links to other media that will take you more in depth.
Major news was the world premier of the new BMW 1-series (F20) that has been in production since a few days now. As with the previous (E87) model, both a 3- and 5-door 1-series will be available with the following engines:
For more technical information and pictures on the new BMW 1-series visit bimmerfile.com or go to the BMW-website directly.
In 2012 the new BMW 3-series F30 will be introduced (interestingly sharing the platform with the aforementioned 1-series F20), so the production of the current 3-series platform (including E90, E91, E92 and E93) will come to an end in October of this year. Through autoblog.com
BMW's current 7-series has been on the market for almost 3 years now, which means that the LCI (or facelift) is due to come in the next 12 months. BMWblog reports that it will be fitted with a fully configurable LCD gauge cluster which Mercedes Benz already offers since 2005 in the S-class W221, allowing the gauge cluster to provide more and specific information to the driver (from the regular speed dails to satnav and entertainment info).
This is it for now, stay tuned for a new small update on BMW next week and for an update on Audi and Mercedes Benz in the days to come!
Major news was the world premier of the new BMW 1-series (F20) that has been in production since a few days now. As with the previous (E87) model, both a 3- and 5-door 1-series will be available with the following engines:
- 116i (136hp)
- 118i (170hp)
- 116d (116hp) - with a whopping 4,3 liter / 100km (or 54,7mpg US)
- 118d (143hp)
- 120d (184hp)
For more technical information and pictures on the new BMW 1-series visit bimmerfile.com or go to the BMW-website directly.
In 2012 the new BMW 3-series F30 will be introduced (interestingly sharing the platform with the aforementioned 1-series F20), so the production of the current 3-series platform (including E90, E91, E92 and E93) will come to an end in October of this year. Through autoblog.com
BMW's current 7-series has been on the market for almost 3 years now, which means that the LCI (or facelift) is due to come in the next 12 months. BMWblog reports that it will be fitted with a fully configurable LCD gauge cluster which Mercedes Benz already offers since 2005 in the S-class W221, allowing the gauge cluster to provide more and specific information to the driver (from the regular speed dails to satnav and entertainment info).
This is it for now, stay tuned for a new small update on BMW next week and for an update on Audi and Mercedes Benz in the days to come!
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