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2013 BMW X1 Edition Powder Ride - The BMW X1 Edition Powder Ride special-edition model features the xLine, roof rails in Aluminium satinated trim and a storage package, including a front armrest. The perfect range of winter accessories comes as standard for the first time, with the special-edition model featuring the 460 roof box (incl. BMW base support system), a ski and snowboard bag sporting a design specifically created for this model, all-weather floor mats and a fitted luggage compartment mat. And there’s another highlight lined up: anyone who purchases this special-edition model will receive a high-quality, exclusively designed pair of K2 LTD Powder Ride skis, available only in conjunction with the X1 Edition Powder Ride.

The BMW X1 Edition Powder Ride comes with the full selection of BMW xLine design and equipment features. BMW xLine includes exterior elements in matt Glacier Silver, special 18″ light-alloy wheels and door sill strips, a sports leather steering wheel with multifunction buttons, fabric/leather upholstery for the seats, trim strips in dark copper, and ambient lighting.

The BMW X1 Edition Powder Ride can be ordered in the non-metallic paint shades Black and Alpine White, as well as in Valencia Orange, Mineral White, Mineral Grey, Glacier Silver and Black Sapphire metallic finishes. Also contributing to the unmistakable look is a special decal on the doors and wheel arches of the compact BMW X model. The X-shaped graphic borrows the BMW K2 Powder Ride Concept’s motif, which symbolises the smart and agile character of the BMW X1.

The exclusive design of the BMW X1 Edition Powder Ride and the skis that come included ensure winter sport fans stand out from the crowd on both road and piste. This individual look expresses the thrill of the drive (or ride), sporting enthusiasm, lifestyle and sense for premium quality in equal depth. The market launch of the BMW X1 Edition Powder Ride is scheduled for November 2012 and the special-edition model will be available in BMW X1 xDrive20i, BMW X1 xDrive28i, BMW X1 xDrive18d, BMW X1 xDrive20d and BMW X1 xDrive25d guise. The Edition Powder Ride upgrade is priced at €3,450.00 (in Germany).

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2012 Kelleners Sport BMW M5 KS5-S. With 660 hp and max. torque of 790 Newton meters, the BMW M5 converted by Kelleners Sport can reach a max. speed in excess of 330 km / h. The additional power is particularly noticeable at the back thanks to the Kelleners Sport valve-controlled stainless-steel rear silencers with four 90 mm diameter tailpipes. The KS5-S lettering is also a mild indication of the additional 100 hp over the standard model. The restrained rear spoiler, the mirror caps and rear diffuser insert have been given a carbon coating to underscore the car’s sporting personality. Also carbon coated, the side mouldings and the front-spoiler lip round off the Kelleners Sport Aerodynamic Kit for the current BMW M5.

The Kelleners Sport ‘Hamburg’ wheels have been modified especially for the BMW M5 and come in dimensions 9×20″ for the front and 10×20″ for the rear. The wheels are available in three different finishes – graphite silver, platinum silver polished and matt black.

2013 BMW M6 Coupe and Convertible. Wide air intakes, stunningly contoured headlight units and large, smooth surfaces shape the front end of the new BMW M6 Coupe and the new BMW M6 Convertible. Another eye-catching element of the car’s nose is its newly designed M kidney grille, which bears an “M6″ badge. The grille’s black, paired kidney grille slats take their cues from the characteristic double-spoke design of the M light-alloy wheels. The 30-millimetre increase in track width over the two cars’ respective 6-Series stablemates is complemented by powerfully flared front wheel arches, which sit flush with the wheels. This extra width offers a clear nod to the optimised roadholding of these high-performance sports cars. The three-dimensional shaping of their air intakes and race-inspired flaps designed to optimise airflow to the outer air intakes likewise underline the cars’ forward-surging, dynamic character. 

The motor sport technology in the new BMW M6 Coupe and BMW M6 Convertible paves the way for imposing performance on the race track, but also treats the driver to a captivating driving experience on everyday journeys from A to B. The BMW M6 Coupe sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.2 seconds, the BMW M6 Convertible in 4.3 seconds. However, the dynamic character of both models is also defined by their mid-range agility, the precision of their turn-in and traction when accelerating out of corners, their precisely controllable handling under intense lateral forces and their stopping capability. The latest innovation designed to optimise the handling of the new BMW M6 Coupe and the new BMW M6 Convertible in highly dynamic driving situations are the M carbon-ceramic brakes, offered as an option for the first time.

2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe. The BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe will be offered as three distinct models in the US. The TwinPower Turbo 6-cylinder BMW 640i Gran Coupe is the initial model and arrives in late June 2012 with an MSRP of $76,895. 

The inline 6-cylinder engine (N55HP) in the new BMW 640i Gran Coupe will impress performance-minded drivers with its effortless power, exceptionally fast-revving temperament, outstanding refinement and exceptional fuel efficiency. The N55 has been setting standards from the start, as the pioneer of a new generation of engines in which BMW TwinPower Turbo technology with High Precision Direct Injection and VALVETRONIC variable valve timing plus a twin scroll turbo made its debut. 

Thanks to intensive fine-tuning of the engine, BMW’s engineers have managed to extract additional performance from the engine while maintaining its exceptional fuel efficiency. With a maximum power rating of 315 hp (225 kW) at 5,800 to 6,000 rpm, the 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine reflects the sporty personality of the BMW 640i Gran Coupe and helps this automobile deliver brilliant performance. 

The high peak torque of 330 lb-ft, on stream between 1,300 and 4,500 rpm, ensures that the power is effortlessly and instantly delivered. As a result, the BMW 640i Gran Coupe can show off its prowess with a 0 to 60 mph sprint time of just 5.4 seconds. Top speed is electronically governed at 155 mph (250 km/h). 

All this extra performance comes with exceptional fuel economy and low emission figures. EPA fuel economy ratings will be available closer to the US on-sale date, however the estimates should be in line with those of the BMW 535i Sedan which boasts an impressive 20 mpg city/30 mpg highway/24 mpg combined. 

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2012 Alpha-N BMW M3. Performance-oriented drivers are in safe hands with the specialists of Alpha-N, whose factory halls are located in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler – a stone-throw from the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife. A high-performance sporting device emerged on the basis of the M3 which is not only suitable for the racing pitch alone but can also be comfortably and thankfully moved around in daily routine. We all agree on the engine capacity: No thud will ever be this sufficient. Yet, it was sufficient to boost performance capacity by approximately 30 Horse Power during reconstruction, which was generated through the classical optimization of the engine software, the construction of a carbon air-box system for the improved respiration of the eight-cylinder driving gear and a titanic sports exhaust system from the specialists of Akrapovic. In summary, this produced a capacity of approximately 450 Horse Power.

To ensure that this power can be translated into propulsion without any meaningful loss of driving force particularly during the hard conditions of race-circuit application, a high-end competition chassis frame from KW joined the bodywork with individual alignment, combined with an ultra-light set of OZ Superforgiata rims, all in the format 10×19 inches with the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires in 265/35R19. The Alpha-N boys endowed the bodywork with a carbon front spoiler in the racing version with brake ventilation shaft, a carbon rear diffuser as well as an impressive carbon rear wing soaring above the rear cover all for an optimized aerodynamic as well as of course, a non-insignificant amount of weight-saving. The last visible modification on M3 is a set of exclusive Recaro Pro Racer Hans seats which ensure a perfect sitting position for the driver and the passenger.

In the next stage, the owner of this routinely applicable racing instrument is planning to install a roll cage, a set of carbon doors, a carbon engine hood and a carbon rear cover and a MAC fully carbonated air-box system.

When you think that the drift is just a bunch of spinning wheel young people who have seen too many selections from the library of Fast and Furious. I'm here to tell you is largely a sport, and men and women behind the wheels of their machines on the side of the dance of the thin line between anger and aggressive poetry full of smoke.

I'm sweating my ass in the middle of the Mojave Desert is my first lesson of drifting, and my day a teacher is none other than Michael IT. You're late, it's hot and I'm surrounded by a bumpy road full of extraordinary examples of the rear-wheel-drive Japanese cars in all colors of the rainbow. Plus three shades that I have never seen before.

AUTOSPORT CAR BMW Z4 GSR

Which is exactly what I expect guys? If you are already a fan of driving you know that Professor Issa is the driver's glasses Autosport BMW Z4 GSR. Essa is a professional drifter, who participates in the Formula Drift series with the likes of Vaughn Gittin Jr., Rhys Millen and Samuel Hubinette, among others. Mike is passionate about his sport, skilled behind the wheel, and also able to duck under the hood and turn some keys. At the moment, but I know nothing of this ... because I blend into the asphalt on the streets of willow, and Essa is always late.

Truck to pull it seems, and transporting a trailer full of self arises, who has traveled around the world. The man told the driver that typically comes at the helm machine is now a full-size transport company and its multinational load. He may be fast on the track, but his trip to the desert was a slow drift in the target. Regardless, all is forgiven when he hands me a bottle of water. All is forgotten when firing the BMW Z4 for the first time.

I called a multinational machine, and I thought. The car is mostly of Germanic origin, but also a healthy dose of American DNA and participates in a sport that comes from Japan. The external sheet is Z4, with the exception of folding hardtop, which was abandoned to save weight. Under the hood is S54 inline six-cylinder engine that has been worked by a garage Essa GSR Auto Sports and now has a voltage induced courtesy of a Garrett turbo. The mill produces 600 horse power and 480 lb-ft of torque, which is exactly what you need when your goal is a life beside. These figures, incidentally, are measured at the wheels.