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Postcard from Lime Rock Park

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Happy Fourth of July 5series! Hope the meat you’re grillin and beverage you’re sippin is treating you well on this holiday weekend. While you’re relaxing, 5series is here at Lime Rock Park to bring you the action at this weekend’s American LeMans Race. BMW has a moderate presence in Connecticut with 1 series and the [...]

BMW Designworks’ Emeco 1951: The Ultimate Sitting Machine?

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  Adrian Van Hooydonk and BMW Designworks teamed up with iconic chair designer Emeco to re-imagine a classic from their 1951 collection. Lines, surfaces, and efficiency were discussed at length. Built of uncovered nonadjustable aluminum and ABS plastic, every “Emeco 1951” projects strength with dynamic stance and near-perfect 50/50 weight distribution. The chair meets our [...]

BMW i8 Roadster Wins Concept Car of the Year

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Last year the BMW i8 Roadster won the North American Concept Car of the Year Award. It’s been recognized again this year as the Best Production Preview Vehicle. The Production Preview category acknowledges vehicles based on a model that has already been announced or planned for production. Like the Coupe, the BMW i8 Concept Roadster with eDrive is a [...]

BMW M6 Gran Coupe Test Numbers

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We recently ran a story on an AC Schnitzer-tuned M6 Gran Coupe. It turns out that the M6 Gran Coupe doesn’t need too much help to begin with. Road & Track has a long-term M6 Gran Coupe in their garage and the test numbers they just posted are rather impressive: 0-60 in 3.9 seconds, 0-100 [...]

M6 Gran Coupe Tuned by AC Schnitzer– 665 HP!

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The 2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe certainly makes sufficient power, but having enough or even a lot of power has never discouraged tuners from looking for more. And to that end, AC Schnitzer has now bumped the M6 Gran Coupe’s output to an impressive 665 horsepower and 652 lb.ft of torque. This represents an increase of 105 hp and 152 [...]