Rendered Speculation: BMW Z10 ED to tackle Audi R8
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupes</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports/GTs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/green/" rel="tag">Green</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/supercars/" rel="tag">Supercars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/BMW-Z10ED/238716/#"><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/bmw_z10ed.jpg" alt="" /></a><em><strong>NOTE: Couldn't find a full-sized sketch, and couldn't find the artist's name</strong></em><br /><br />The BMW Z10 ED -- Efficient Dynamics -- is a green supercar that's out to get the Audi R8. Tech specs are hypothesized to be a high-pressure turbocharged inline six cylinder with 400 hp that would use either a mechanical valve system or BMW's VANOS system, and run through a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Along with electronic stop/start aids, there would be technology to turn exhaust gasses into electricity. With the use of plenty of carbon fiber and aluminum, the car is meant to weigh no more than 3,080 pounds.<br /><br />Even though it hasn't stopped Ferrari and Lamborghini, lead BMW designer Adrian Van Hooydonk thinks it might be hard to sell the Z10 with a supercar body in a global recession. Most importantly, though, he wants the car to be a symbol of the future, and to offer an "exciting dynamic experience." We can't imagine the sketch is anything go by, unless he also wants the car to try and eat you.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/BMW-Z10ED/238716/#">Autocar</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/13/rendered-speculation-bmw-z10-ed-to-tackle-audi-r8/">Rendered Speculation: BMW Z10 ED to tackle Audi R8</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/BMW-Z10ED/238716/#>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/13/rendered-speculation-bmw-z10-ed-to-tackle-audi-r8/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1487447/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/13/rendered-speculation-bmw-z10-ed-to-tackle-audi-r8/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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BMW DesignWorksUSA designs ultimate gaming rig
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Tech</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/lifestyle/" rel="tag">Lifestyle</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-thermaltake-level-10-concept/1430274/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/thermaltake_level_10_580. jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Click above to enlarge</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />About a decade ago, pretty much every computer in the world was housed in a boring beige box, and the biggest design question was whether that container would sit vertically or horizontally. That's all changed now, partly due to the influence of Apple and custom PC manufacturers like Thermaltake, a Taiwanese company that specializes in PC cases and cooling devices.<br /><br />Recently, Thermaltake contracted <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/search/?q=bmw+designworks&invoca tionType=wl-auto&searchsubmit=">BMW DesignWorksUSA</a>, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the German automaker, to help create a new concept in high-end computing, and the result is wholly different from what's common to the market today. Instead of centering around one large box that all the computer components would sit inside, BMW's Level 10 concept uses a set of smaller containers that would house each individual piece.<br /><br />The requisite LCD lighting is present and accounted for, in this case glowing a red hue that looks Vader-esque with the rest of its piano black plastic surrounds. This design is mostly an aesthetic exercise, but it may also have a desirable effect on cooling. Other unique features include a "USB memory key" that doubles as a power button and dual handles that allow the unit to be transported. See the official press release after the break.<br /><br />[Source: BMW]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/15/bmw-designworksusa-designs-ultimate-gaming-rig/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW DesignWorksUSA designs ultimate gaming rig</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/15/bmw-designworksusa-designs-ultimate-gaming-rig/">BMW DesignWorksUSA designs ultimate gaming rig</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:33:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/15/bmw-designworksusa-designs-ultimate-gaming-rig/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1487445/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/15/bmw-designworksusa-designs-ultimate-gaming-rig/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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Attention, Canadians: BMW wants you to drive 8 of its cars in 120 minutes... for free
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/carbuying/" rel="tag">Car Buying</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupes</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/canada/" rel="tag">Canada</a></p><a href="http://www.bmw.ca/ca/en/insights/crm/3series/banner.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/bmw-m3-ab-garage.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The BMW 3 Series is one of the most fun cars to drive for under $50,000, and if you live near Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver, you may be eligible to try out the entire lineup at no cost to you. BMW is inviting select Canadian registrants to drive all flavors of the 3 Series for two hours and compare them to the competition from Lexus, Audi and Mercedes. The fun won't be relegated to yourself, either, as BMW encourages you to bring a friend along, as well. The goal, obviously, is to sell more BMWs, so the German automaker will pick only registrants that are found worthy (or able to afford) a fine piece of German engineering. In other words, if you're 19 and currently driving a Dodge Neon, don't wait by the mailbox.<br /><br />The BMW train stops in Vancouver from April 17-19, in Montreal from May 8-10, and in Toronto from May 29-31 and June 5-7. More information, including registration information, can be found on the <a href="http://www.bmw.ca/ca/en/insights/crm/3series/banner.html">BMW Canada website</a>.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.bmw.ca/ca/en/insights/crm/3series/banner.html">BMW</a> via <a href="http://www.autonorth.ca/home/2009/3/10/bmw-canada-invites-you-and-a-friend-to-test-drive-8-cars-in.html">AutoNorth</a>]<a target="_blank" href="http://www.autonorth.ca/home/2009/3/10/bmw-canada-invites-you-and-a-friend-to-test-drive-8-cars-in.html"><br /></a><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/16/attention-canadians-bmw-wants-you-to-drive-8-of-its-cars-in-12/">Attention, Canadians: BMW wants you to drive 8 of its cars in 120 minutes... for free</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.bmw.ca/ca/en/insights/crm/3series/banner.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/16/attention-canadians-bmw-wants-you-to-drive-8-of-its-cars-in-12/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1486930/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/16/attention-canadians-bmw-wants-you-to-drive-8-of-its-cars-in-12/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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Top BMW designer Karim Habib defects to Mercedes-Benz
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Euro</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hirings-firings/" rel="tag">Hirings/Firings/Layoffs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/" rel="tag">Mercedes-Benz</a></p><a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Mercedes-Benz-Concepts/238748/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/karim_habib_580.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Both Mercedes-Benz and BMW have seen recent design-chief departures, and now there's been a defection. Karim Habib, who had a hand in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/23/first-drive-2009-bmw-750li/">F01 7 Series </a>while at BMW, has left the Roundel for the three-pointed star. Habib's move to Mercedes has him overseeing Mercedes' advanced design studio in Stuttgart, working with MBZ design chief Gorden Wagener. <br /><br />Tasked with the brand's F cars, Habib's work will be looking two generations ahead, to the cars after the next new ones. Let's hope that the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/11/frankfurt-2007-mercedes-benz-f700/">F700</a> goes on the same kind of de-uglification program as the 750 went on before it becomes an S-Class. <em>Thanks for the tip, Horatiu!</em><br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Mercedes-Benz-Concepts/238748/">Autocar</a> via <a href="http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/03/13/top-bmw-designer-karim-habib-leaving-bmw-for-mercedes/">BMWBlog</a>]<br /><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/16/top-bmw-designer-karim-habib-defects-to-mercedes-benz/">Top BMW designer Karim Habib defects to Mercedes-Benz</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:28:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Mercedes-Benz-Concepts/238748/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/16/top-bmw-designer-karim-habib-defects-to-mercedes-benz/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1488060/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/16/top-bmw-designer-karim-habib-defects-to-mercedes-benz/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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Spy Shots: BMW X1 varies little from concept
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/" rel="tag">Paris Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossovers/CUVs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x1-spy-shots/1434225/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/bmwx1.ldm3.kgp.ed_opt.jpg " /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>BMW X1 spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />BMW unveiled the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/02/paris-2008-bmw-x1-concept/">X1 Concept</a> at the 2008 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/Paris-Motor-Show/">Paris Motor Show</a> to our bewildered eyes, and spy photographers have just surfaced with photos of the production version that do little to address our concerns for this littlest of soft roaders from Munich. As you can see, the production version will hardly differ at all from the concept, which means the swollen nose from the new 7 Series remains, along with all the surface pinching and odd details that we were so <em>not</em> fond of in Paris. <br /><br />Styling aside, we question whether there's a market for another BMW sport or crossover utility vehicle, considering that the brand is already loaded with the X6, X5 and X3. The X1 also appears just plain redundant being so similar in size to the X3. That said, it will be built on the same platform as the 3 Series and offer a heaping helping of BMW gas and diesel engines, so it should be the Ultimate Driving Honda CR-V. <br /><br />[Source: KGP Photography]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/16/spy-shots-bmw-x1-varies-little-from-concept/">Spy Shots: BMW X1 varies little from concept</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/16/spy-shots-bmw-x1-varies-little-from-concept/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1489650/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/16/spy-shots-bmw-x1-varies-little-from-concept/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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