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Autotechnik + Tuning brings the rain with its Thunderstorm BMW M3
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/" rel="tag">Aftermarket</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/autotechnik-tuning-thunderstorm-bmw-m3/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/att_thunder_m3.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Autotechnik + Tuning Thunderstorm BMW M3 -- Click above for image gallery</small></strong></em></div> <br /> Autotechnik + Tuning has done a job on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/m3">BMW M3</a>, but if you don't look closely, you might miss it. Echoing a sentiment we love, they declare "At first glance you cannot estimate the scope of retrofitting." However, while we appreciate their tuning philosophy, we're not so sure about their tuning math.<br /> <br /> ATT adds a supercharger and remaps the engine software, all of which bumps the M3's horsey count from 414 to a nice, round 500. To get that bad boy in your engine bay will cost you a tear-shedding €11,749 ($17,455 U.S.). But that's not all: a new exhaust, KW coilovers, and ATT-TEC Le Mans wheels on 20-inch rubber will add more than €7,000 ($10,399 U.S.) to the line at the bottom of the invoice. Those are the kind of numbers that'll give you a concussion, especially when we're talking about an 86-horsepower improvement.<br /> <br /> Either way, you can read about it in ATT's own words in the presser after the jump, or check it out in the gallery of photos below, and if nothing else, at least that's free.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autotechnik-tuning-thunderstorm-bmw-m3/low/">Autotechnik Tuning Thunderstorm BMW M3</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autotechnik-tuning-thunderstorm-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/01_att_thunder_m3_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autotechnik-tuning-thunderstorm-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/02_att_thunder_m3_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autotechnik-tuning-thunderstorm-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/03_att_thunder_m3_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autotechnik-tuning-thunderstorm-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/04_att_thunder_m3_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autotechnik-tuning-thunderstorm-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/05_att_thunder_m3_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: Autotechnik + Tuning]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/07/autotechnik-tuning-brings-the-rain-with-its-thunderstorm-bmw-m/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Autotechnik + Tuning brings the rain with its Thunderstorm BMW M3</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/07/autotechnik-tuning-brings-the-rain-with-its-thunderstorm-bmw-m/">Autotechnik + Tuning brings the rain with its Thunderstorm BMW M3</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:28:00 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.autoblog.com/2009/12/07/autotechnik-tuning-brings-the-rain-with-its-thunderstorm-bmw-m/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19266507/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/07/autotechnik-tuning-brings-the-rain-with-its-thunderstorm-bmw-m/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> أكثر... |
FIA gives Sauber the green light to fill Toyota's slot
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/toyota/" rel="tag">Toyota</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/sauber-toyotaf1.jpg" /></div>
<br /> After months in limbo, the FIA has released a short statement to announce that it has approved the Sauber F1 team - formerly owned by BMW - to fill <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/30/serbian-team-reportedly-in-talks-to-take-over-toyota-f1/">Toyota's vacant spot</a> on the grid for next year's F1 championship.<br /> <br /> The announcement puts an end to a long period of uncertainty for the Swiss team that started when BMW announced it would withdraw its support. A deal was then penned with a shady investment firm known as Qadbak. But after <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/24/report-bmw-hoodwinked-by-fraudster-in-sale-of-sauber-f1-team/">Qadbak emerged as little more</a> than a shell company for a convicted fraudster, the team's founder and namesake <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/27/bmw-reaches-agreement-to-sell-f1-team-back-to-founder-peter-saub/">Peter Sauber negotiated a deal to buy the team back</a> from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/27/bmw-continues-curtailing-racing-programs/">departing Bavarian automaker</a>.<br /> <br /> BMW motorsport chief Mario Thiessen - who supervised the company's F1 participation from providing engines to Williams through its purchase of Sauber - has announced that he'll remain with BMW and not leave with Sauber, leaving old Peter in charge. <br /> <br /> The newly independent team has reportedly negotiated a deal to run Ferrari engines next season, an arrangement that powered Sauber F1 cars for eight years, rebadged as Petronas under the sponsor's name. Reports <a href="http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/091206143821.shtml">also suggest</a> that Giancarlo Fisichella - who raced for Sauber in 2004 alongside Felipe Massa - could drive for the team once again in parallel to his Ferrari test duties.<br /> <br /> A revised entry list is expected within the next few days. Follow the jump for the FIA's official announcement.<br /> <br /> [Source: FIA | Image: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/08/fia-gives-sauber-the-green-light-to-fill-toyotas-slot/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>FIA gives Sauber the green light to fill Toyota's slot</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/08/fia-gives-sauber-the-green-light-to-fill-toyotas-slot/">FIA gives Sauber the green light to fill Toyota's slot</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:00:00 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/2009/12/08/fia-gives-sauber-the-green-light-to-fill-toyotas-slot/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19267240/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/08/fia-gives-sauber-the-green-light-to-fill-toyotas-slot/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> أكثر... |
REPORT: More details on BMW's rumored M1(s)
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/" rel="tag">Classics</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><a href="http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/245983/return_of_the_bmw_m1.html "><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/tii.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><sma ll>BMW 1 Series Tii Concept - click above for high-res image gallery</small></em></strong></div> <br /> Audi has the mid-engined <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/r8">R8</a> (now available with a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/31/first-drive-2010-audi-r8-v10-answers-our-power-prayers/">525-horsepower V10</a>). Mercedes-Benz now has the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sls+amg">AMG SLS</a> (with more power than the R8 - <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/09/2011-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-first-drive/">563 horses</a>). BMW has... a 500-horsepower V10 in a 4,000 pounds M6. Not exactly competitive in the supercar department these days. Well, according to everyone's favorite British Buff Book (<a href="http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/245983/return_of_the_bmw_m1.html "><em>EVO</em></a>), BMW will be releasing a new supercar. Probably something resembling a mashup between the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/23/pics-aplenty-bmw-m1-hommage-concept/">M1 Homage Concept</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-concept-is-mean-ger/">Vision EfficientDynamics Hybrid Concept</a>. However, it might not be called M1. Or, it might be.<br /> <br /> Here's the thing - BMW is also believed to be working on a buffed out, super version of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/1+series">135i</a> (based on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/18/report-bmw-m-division-pushing-for-hardcore-version-of-next-1-se/">Tii Concept</a>) that semi-logically could be called the M1. Check out the supposed stats on this little puppy: a reworked twin-turbo 3.0-liter motor good for 400 hp and 370 lb-ft of torque, a 150 pound weight reduction, seven-speed dual-clutch tranny, the M3's suspension and torque-vectoring rear end. Where do we sign up?<br /> <br /> The issue is that some people within BMW feel the semi-sacred M1 moniker should be reserved only for a car that replaces the 1978 M1, the first car BMW's Motorsports Division ever made (even if <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/lamborghini/">Lamborghini</a> played a roll). They do have a point, as among us gearhead types the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/27/bmw-celebrates-30-years-of-the-m1/">M1</a> is a pretty reverential piece of machinery. However, what would you call an M-caliber 1 Series? <br /> <br /> Autoblog's advice is this: nothing's sacred. Call the hopped-up 135i the M1. No one cares except for a few old timers within BMW and a few fanatics on the outside. Besides, the aforementioned old timers have sat idly by as the fabled M Division has arguably diluted its once lofty rep by releasing the X5 M and X6 M. It's all water (and <em>money</em>) under the bridge anyhow. And by freeing themselves from this false dilemma (because really, who cares?), BMW is free to name the new supercar the M8. <br /> <br /> Failing that, just name the mighty 1 Series the Tii (confusing almost everyone) and reserve M1 for a proper supercar. We don't really mind, as long as both cars go on sale. And no matter the name, it sounds like the range-topping 1 Series should see the light of day in 2011 and the new supercar - which will pair BMW's 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 with two electric motors - should come online around 2012. Color us excited. <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-1-series-tii-1/low/">BMW Concept 1 Series tii</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-1-series-tii-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/concept_1er_tii08_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-1-series-tii-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/concept_1er_tii09_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-1-series-tii-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/concept_1er_tii10_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-1-series-tii-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/concept_1er_tii11_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-1-series-tii-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/concept_1er_tii12_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/low/">BMW M1 Hommage</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/m1hommagea06_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/m1hommagea07_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/m1hommagea08_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/m1hommagea09_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m1-homage/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/m1hommagea10_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/">Frankfurt 2009: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/01-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/02-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/03-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/04-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/05-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> [Source: <a href="http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/245983/return_of_the_bmw_m1.html ">EVO</a>]<br /><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/08/report-more-details-on-bmws-rumored-m1-s/">REPORT: More details on BMW's rumored M1(s)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:22:00 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/2009/12/08/report-more-details-on-bmws-rumored-m1-s/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19268889/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/08/report-more-details-on-bmws-rumored-m1-s/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> أكثر... |
G-Power takes the BMW X6 M, X5 M to 600 hp and beyond
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/" rel="tag">Aftermarket</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossover</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/g-power-x6-m-and-x5-m/"><img hspace="0" height="393" width="630" vspace="4" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/630gpower.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><sma ll>G-Power Typhoon X6 M - click above for hi-res image gallery</small></em></strong></div> <br /> We all know what the biggest problem with the BMW X6 M is, right? Not nearly enough power. Sure, 555 hp from a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 is 5 hp more potent than a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, making the X6 M the most powerful production SUV on earth. Still, 600 hp is the new black, so a stock X6 M just ain't going to cut it. Thank heavens, then, for G-Power.<br /> <br /> Meet the G-Power Typhoon. Thanks to 15% increased airflow to the intercoolers, G-Power was able to wrangle an additional 45 hp out of the Bimmer's motivator. Torque's up a bit, too. From 500 lb-ft to 516. G-Power claims the 0-62 mph dash is lowered to 4.5 seconds, too. One issue with that, however: <a href="http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/10/il-track-tested-2010-bmw-x6-m.html"><em>Inside Line</em></a> ripped off a 4.3 second 0-60 mph blast in a stock X6 M, meaning this here Typhoon should be three flavors of bonkers. <br /> <br /> Then there's the matter of looks, always a sticking point when discussing modern Bimmers. Here's what we recommend. Go down to your friendly neighborhood BMW dealer with a folding chair. Locate an X6. Sit down in front of it and start staring. Meditate, let everything else you've ever known or thought about cars and car design melt out of your mind. This should take between five and seven hours. The salespeople won't mind -- honest. When you snap out of your trance with your doors of perception suddenly nailed open, the X6 will appear to you as it truly is -- pretty okay-looking. <br /> <br /> That settled, we'll admit to liking the G-Power's mods. For instance, you can't say the new front clip looks worse than the old one, can you? And who amongst you doesn't love 25mm profile tires riding on 23-inch wheels? There's all sorts of carbon fiber this and kevlar that available as well. The best part just might be that G-Power isn't leaving the X5 M -- the X6 M's ugly duckling sibling -- out in the cold, as there's a Typhoon kit for it, too. You know what word comes to mind? Nifty, all of it. Highly entertaining press release <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/11/g-power-takes-the-bmw-x6-m-x5-m-to-600-hp-and-beyond/">after the jump</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/g-power-x6-m-and-x5-m/low/">G-Power X6 M and X5 M</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/g-power-x6-m-and-x5-m/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/gpower00_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/g-power-x6-m-and-x5-m/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/gpower10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/g-power-x6-m-and-x5-m/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/gpower20_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/g-power-x6-m-and-x5-m/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/gpower30_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/g-power-x6-m-and-x5-m/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/gpower40_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> [Source: G-Power]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/12/g-power-takes-the-bmw-x6-m-x5-m-to-600-hp-and-beyond/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>G-Power takes the BMW X6 M, X5 M to 600 hp and beyond</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/12/g-power-takes-the-bmw-x6-m-x5-m-to-600-hp-and-beyond/">G-Power takes the BMW X6 M, X5 M to 600 hp and beyond</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:23:00 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/2009/12/12/g-power-takes-the-bmw-x6-m-x5-m-to-600-hp-and-beyond/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19275755/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/12/g-power-takes-the-bmw-x6-m-x5-m-to-600-hp-and-beyond/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> أكثر... |
Detroit Preview: BMW to unveil faster Z4 sDrive35is, almost an M
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/" rel="tag">Detroit Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2011-bmw-z4-sdrive35is/#8"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/p90054024.jpg" /></a><em><strong><small><br />
2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is - click above for high res image gallery</small></strong></em></div> <br /> When BMW launched the new Z4 early this year, they made it clear that, unlike the last Z4 and the Z3 before it, there were no plans to create an M version this time around. Of course, forgoing the M nomenclature doesn't mean that BMW won't create a faster Z4 than what's currently in showrooms. <br /> <br /> In fact, the first of those faster roadsters will debut next month at the Detroit Auto Show. The Z4 sDrive35is is based on the existing 35i, with its delicious twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six. Compared to the existing turbo Z4, the new model gets a higher-flow intake and the turbos are allowed to spin up to higher boost pressures, resulting in an 11 percent bump in both power and torque output. The '35is now makes 335 hp and 332 pound-feet. In fact, for brief bursts, the 35is can crank up the boost even higher -- resulting in short periods of up to 369 pound-feet of torque. <br /> <br /> BMW claims the Z4 sDrive35is will get to 60 mph in just 4.7 seconds. Other features of the 35is include revised electric electric power steering programming, a standard dual-clutch gearbox, and brake energy regeneration. Visually, the 35is wears some M Sport aero and suspension bits and sees its ride height dropped 0.4 inches lower than the standard 35i. They may not be calling this a full M Roadster, but in most respects, that's exactly what this new model is. <br /> <br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-z4-sdrive35is/low/">2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-z4-sdrive35is/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/p90054017_highres_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-z4-sdrive35is/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/p90054019_highres_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-z4-sdrive35is/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/p90054020_highres_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-z4-sdrive35is/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/p90054021_highres_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-z4-sdrive35is/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/p90054022_highres_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> [Source: BMW]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/12/embargo-12-12-09-6pm-est-detroit-preview-bmw-to-unveil-faster/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Detroit Preview: BMW to unveil faster Z4 sDrive35is, almost an M</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/12/embargo-12-12-09-6pm-est-detroit-preview-bmw-to-unveil-faster/">Detroit Preview: BMW to unveil faster Z4 sDrive35is, almost an M</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:14:00 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/2009/12/12/embargo-12-12-09-6pm-est-detroit-preview-bmw-to-unveil-faster/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19276076/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/12/embargo-12-12-09-6pm-est-detroit-preview-bmw-to-unveil-faster/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> أكثر... |
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