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Call it a nod to the power of an Internet leak, or a calculated buzz builder. Either way, BMW let fly with information on the next offshoot of its latest M3, after photos of the convertible showed up on forum sites earlier this week. According to the press text, the retractable hardtop switchgear adds 450 pounds to the platform. That'll likely put a bit of crimp in the car's performance figures, vis--vis its coupe sibling, which has a flyweight carbon-fiber roof. On the occasion of the convertible's live reveal in March at the Geneva motor show, BMW's also introducing its new M DCT dual-clutch transmission. read more »
The PrivatDrive Super Car Show held at The Pearl Qatar over the weekend boasted a spectacular line-up of BMW Group models including Rolls-Royce, BMW, and MINI displayed by Alfardan Automobiles. read more »
On 29 June, Bonhams would be auctioning off its astonishing compilation of classic bikes valued around $2 million at the Royal Air Force Museum in London. The collection details the largest single-owner collection of motorbikes ever reached the auction block, all 300 machines coming from the Professor Fritz Ehn Motorcycle Museum in Austria. The two wickedly fast and attention-inviting models include British-made Vincents: the 1955 998cc Black Prince and a 1952 998cc Black Shadow anticipated to fetch $56,000 - $64,000 and $44,000 - $56,000 respectively. read more »
We got a look at the Top 50 Lemons of the 24 Hours of LeMons race at Altamont on May 10th/11th, but what about the other 40 cars? read more »
We don't hold with those who hate all Triumph Spitfires across the board, although their unreliability was legendary even by British Leyland standards. No, the only ones that really deserve the "Shitfire" label are the ones hauling around 900 pounds of Malaise crash bumpers with an engine rated at... well, it's too depressing to get into. read more »
We had another near-tie in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll, with the '80 Rolls beating the '59 Triumph by just a few percentage points. Today, we've decided to present you with two starkly different options, either of which would be pretty damn cool to read more »
BMW own the rights to the Triumph brand as well as Mini. There are exciting rumours afoot that BMW may revive the marque and with it a new roadster. This isn't a brand-new story so my apologies if it's already been posted. [url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/210892/triumph.html
We have the MINI, MINI convertible, MINI wagon and soon to be MINI SUV. Since we know BMW is keen to grow the brand we have to ask ourselves, what’s next? For almost two years now we’ve heard various rumors of some sort of Triumph branded roadster only to have them quashed by those in [...]
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