2005 F650cs For Sale to a Loving Home

2005 F650cs For Sale to a Loving Home
I’m ready, but not eager to part with my beautiful bike of 1 1/2 years. I brought her home last June from an Arizona dealership, where she came in as a trade with virtually no miles on her. She currently boasts 13K loving miles and is just as beautiful as the first day I saw her. Stone Gray. Never laid down, but she’s been tipped over once, no worse for wear. She boasts ABS, 3 more years of a transferrable extended warranty, heated handgrips, a newly recovered seat that is way more comfortable than the factory seat, and a detachable helmet lock for the stuffbay that also works to secure the included (but well worn) backpack or a jacket to the bike. I got her new shoes in March, and they are perfectly broken in, in my opinion and have many more miles to go. Always dealer serviced, with service records and referrals. The only reason she’s going up for adoption is that it’s time for me to specialize and get a separate track/canyon bike and a touring bike. This bike is the perfect combination of both. She’s got more than enough power to enjoy the canyons, bomb through Los Angeles traffic, and take loaded down camping trips.
Price: $6000
Location: Los Angeles, CA
See more at http://photobucket.com/05BMWF650cs

BMW anuncia recall de motos por problema em bomba de combustível

Folha de S. Paulo

A BMW do Brasil convoca os proprietários das motocicletas modelos R1200 GS e R1200 GS Adventure com data de fabricação entre agosto de 2006 e março de 2008 para comparecerem a uma concessionária autorizada para verificação e, se necessária, a substituição do sistema eletrônico da bomba de combustível.

O recall envolve as unidades com chassis ZN95548 a ZN99864, ZS93211 a ZS99808 e ZU06313 a ZU99376.

No comunicado, a empresa informa que existe a possibilidade de entrada de água no sistema eletrônico da bomba de combustível, tendo como consequência o repentino desabastecimento.

A empresa disponibiliza o telefone 0800-7073578, de segunda a sexta-feira das 9 às 16h, e o site www.bmw-motorrad.com.br para mais informações.

O recall envolve os modelos adquiridos da concessionária ou de pessoa física. Se o consumidor tiver qualquer dificuldade para efetuar o reparo ou substituição, deve procurar um órgão de defesa do consumidor, informa o Procon-SP.

Fonte : Folha de S. Paulo | www.folha.uol.com.br

Corridas na Cidade Imperial Brasileira

A serrana cidade de Petrópolis, no estado do Rio de Janiero, já foi palco de diversas competições automobilísticas, principalmente entre as décadas de 30 e 60.
O primeiro evento automobilístico na charmosa cidade imperial data de 9 de março de 1908, com a chegada à cidade de um Dietrich pilotado por Gastão de Almeida e Braz e que vinha do Rio de Janeiro. Tratava-se de um raide de resistência.

As corridas de subidas de montanha eram (e ainda são) muito populares na Europa e em 1932, foi realizada a primeira prova “Subida da Montanha” no Rio de Janeiro, disputada na Estrada Rio – Petrópolis. Após esta primeira prova, outras sucederam com a participação de pilotos de diversos estados e vários carros de grandes equipes do Brasil.

Na data de 6 de julho de 1936 realizou-se a primeira corrida nas ruas do centro urbano de Petrópolis. Calcula-se que mais de 20 mil pessoas se deslocavam para o centro urbano a fim de assistir às competições. O publico ficava nas calçadas, isolada apenas por cordas, esticavam seus pescoços para ver os carros se aproximando e formavam uma espécie de funil.
Nos anos 50, Ferraris e Maseratis conquistavam sempre os primeiros lugares no circuito de rua de Petrópolis.
Nos anos 60, Alfa Romeos, BMWs e KG-Porsches rasgavam as ruas e avenidas de paralelepípedo.

Mas a corrida do ano de 1968 foi uma das mais trágicas no Brasil, na qual morreram dois pilotos (Sergio Cardoso, pilotando uma Alfa Romeo, desgovernou-se nos treinos e bateu em um paredão e diversos postes e Joaquim Carlos Telles de Mattos, o “Cacaio”, que foi sinalizar um dos diversos acidentes daquele final de semana e foi atropelado).

Depois dessa data as corridas de rua foram proibidas em Petrópolis.

Lovos BMW é de arrepiar

Auto Estrada

Ser criativo é fundamental para quem é designer e explorar novas formas faz parte do seu trabalho.

Parece que a jovem Anne Forschner, formada da Universidade de Pforzheim, na Alemanha, levou a sério as recomendações dos mestres: criou um carro transformista inédito.

Baseado num BMW, o Lovos (iniciais de Lifestyle of Voluntary Simplicity) tem a capacidade de modificar sua superfície, que vai da absoluta normalidade ao perfil de um porco espinho de acordo com o momento.

A carroceria do carro é feita de 260 peças iguais. Cada uma delas é coberta por células fotovoltaicas e é montada para seguir o movimento do sol em busca de energia. Ou também podem servir de freio aerodinâmico, conforme as circunstâncias.

O Lovos, evidentemente, seria movido a eletricidade. Até as rodas são mutantes. A projetista não informou como acha que seria possível produzir o veículo.

Conheça o carro em detalhes na galeria.

Fonte: Auto Estrada | www.autoestrada.uol.com.br

Gallery// Two Superb Bimmers

Well my last post got me browsing through my photo archive and I came across this very nice pair of BMWs. Photographed by John Batte, it’s two very nice perspectives. On one hand you have the grey 335i rocking the traditional BBS LMs, and that looks just fabulous. Then the white four-door M3 is being original with the Advan RG2s. No complaints on either of these cars. Both are looking great and awesome photography, too!

2 Article Special: Official Cash for Clunkers trade-in list + Really, a 1997 Bentley Continental R was traded in as a clunker for $4500?

Ok, so while scouring the web for some car stories, I recently came across this article:

Mixed reaction has surrounded the government’s Cash for Clunkers program, but after spending around $2.8 billion, some 700,000 new vehicles have found homes. But what got traded in? We’ve heard some horror stories, but now that the full list of executed vehicles has been released on the Cars.gov website and we’ve listed some of the oddities we found while snooping around. Many are down right hard to believe, suggesting either errors in the submission process, typos in the list or even some fudging by dealers who clunked a few vehicles that weren’t eligible. After the jump is a list of “Clunkers” that stood out. We can’t guarantee these all really went to the crusher, but they do appear on the list.

Follow the jump for a recap of the program’s eligibility requirements for trade-in vehicles and our full list. And we’d suggest having a box of tissues nearby.

[Source: Cars.gov]

We’ve outlined the rules of the government’s Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 (CARS) program before, but we think a refresher is warranted before you browse the list below. Customers were able to bring in an old “clunker” no older than model year 1984 that got, at most, 18 mpg if they were buying a new vehicle with better mpg. That trade-in had to be in running condition and insured for at least one year prior to the trade. A rebate of $3,500-$4,500 for the trade was applied towards a new car purchase based on the difference in mpg between the old and the new vehicle. Dealers did most of the work, verifying the eligibility of the traded vehicle and seeing to it that the old cars were properly disposed of. That included disabling the engine and guaranteeing the cars were shredded before the government refunded the money.

NOTE: We find it hard to believe that many vehicles in the list below were actually destroyed through the Cash for Clunkers program, and while they may be officially on the list, their inclusion is more likely explained by an error in the submission process, typos or dealerships that managed to game the system.

Individual Vehicles

* 1987 Buick ASC GNX
* 1997 Aston Martin DB7 Volante
* 1997 Bentley Continental R
* 1989 20th Anniversary Pontiac Trans Am
* 1992 GMC Typhoon (no!)
* 1985 Audi Quattro
* 1992 BMW 850i
* 2006 Audi A4 Convertible
* 2006 Cadillac STS
* 2008 Foose F-150 (2)
* 2007 GMC Acadias (3)
* 2008 Hyundai Accent (see above)
* 2006 Nissan 350Z Roadster
* 2006 Roush Stage 3 F-150 (2)
* 2006 Toyota Corolla
* 2005 Mazda RX-8
* 2002 Kia Spectra
* 1988 Aurora Cobra kit car
* 1996 Buick Funeral Coaches/Hearses
* 1987 Duntov GT
* 1987 Excalibur Autos Phaeton
* 1990 Honda CRX (Less than 18 mpg?)
* 1985 Maserati Quattroporte
* 1999 Mercedes C43 AMG
* 1985 TVR 280i convertible

Groupings

* (18) Audi S4 and S6
* (31) AM General postal vehicles
* (24) Alfa Romeo 164
* (60) AMC Eagle
* (53) Audi A8
* (3,500+) BMWs including an M3, M5, Z3, 850i and (3) 740il Protection
* (52) Cadillac Allante
* (15) Cadillac Commercial Chassis/Limousines
* (1,007) Chevy Camaro
* (97) Chevy Corvette
* (5) AWD Chrysler 300
* (17) Chrysler Conquest
* (39) Chrysler TC by Maserati
* (3) Dodge Conquest
* (6) Dodge Daytona
* (210) Dodge Stealth
* (16) Eagle Talon
* (2) Federal Coach Lincoln Limo
* (2) Ford Aspire (didn’t these things get like 30 mpg?)
* (855) Ford Crown Victoria CNG
* (917) Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
* (14) USPS Ford Explorer
* (24) Ford F-150 SVT Lightning
* (1,611) Ford Mustang (so Mustang beats Camaro here)
* (107) Ford Taurus SHO (don’t tell Neff)
* (15) Isuzu Vehicross
* (1,047) Jaguars including (9) XJR, (2) XK8 and (96) XJS
* (3) Laforza SUV
* (6) Maseratis including a Biturbo and the 1985 Quattroporte
* (373) Mazda RX-7
* (5,000+) Mercedes-Benz including (142) SL, (3) S600, a 1994 E500, a 1992 500E, 1995 C36 and 1999 C43
* (26) Merkur Scorpio and (21) XR4Ti
* (187) Mitsubishi 3000GT
* (3) Mitsubishi Eclipse and (4) Starion
* (2) 1984 Nissan 200SX, (2) 1994 240SX and (381) 300ZX
* (1,935) Oldsmobile Aurora
* (22) Peugeot
* (87) Pontiac Aztek (more please), (61) Fiero and (569) Firebird/Trans Am/Formula
* (6) Porsche 928 including (2) S4
* (6) Porsche 944
* (597) Saab
* (3) Saturn
* (20) Sterling
* (173) Subaru including (123) SVX
* (327) Toyota Supra, including (4) final generation

Link to the story

Basically…. I feel very bad for a lot of these cars. Yes, I know they aren’t a form of life, but a lot of these were either classics or kind of new… for example.. a 2005 RX-8. Really? If it was in good condition, why would someone be dumb enough to trade it in. I don’t want to same people are stupid… but… people are stupid. Many people don’t know what their cars are worth. 4 MKIV Supras, which are already hard to find, were crushed? I don’t care if they were non-turbo or whatever (if they were turbo, I’d be pissed) but the fact that even the name won’t stop them from crushing the car and seizing the engine. There goes another classic: An RX-7. Really? Just even looking at the individual list makes me cringe. All of these cars contributed to the “economy getting better.” Hokay… who rights these legislation rules anyways? Seriously.

At first I thought, “Hey, this might be a good idea.” Now, after the list comes out… a big giant *facepalm* is all I can muster. I just gave myself a concussion. I blame the people who don’t know what their cars are really worth nowadays…

Just felt like ranting for the next few minutes before bed.

Last thought:
1997 Bentley Continental R…… $250,000 back in its day reduced to a mere $4,500….

Click that and read away… Sad results.

This caught my eye:

The 2008 model year vehicles deemed clunkers ranged from a Scion xD to 10 Mercury Grand Marquis sedans to two copies of special edition F-150 pickups, sporting 450-hp V8s and Chip Foose-designed paint jobs.

Tsk tsk… should have at least given a year restriction on the cars.

News Facts

• On the ADAC website you find a list of 51 German Transport Museums and private collections.
• Race driver Stirling Moss was 80 years old on September 17.
• In summer 1934 the production of the Roadster BMW 351/1 started in Eisenach, Germany.
• The new ‘Meilenwerk’ opened in Böblingen near Stuttgart, Germany. You do not only find all kinds of workshops for Classic cars, but also shops and parking space for classic cars in glas boxes. To the air-conditioned boxes only the car owners have access, but they give the whole parking space some kind of museum like impression.

"Ken" Deleted Scene 2 - Jack's Death

I took this scene out because it was too comedic for the purpose of the scene.
When I went to school, “Jack in the box” was pretty much the only option for lunch and I was so sick of having it every day.
This was a little tribute to “Jack in the box”.
I also felt really bad for Gerardo who played the passenger on the other car. He stayed all night for that scene but I had to take him out in order to make the scene work.
A few years later, I gave him a small roll in “Harvest”, the short film I produced.
Check out the scene and tell me if you like it.

BMW F650 GS

The all-new 2009 F 650 GS offers more power and more thrills per mile than ever before in the form of a 71 hp, torque-filled, twin cylinder engine. From touring, to off-road exploring, to sporty handling on the tarmac, this middleweight machine, based on the much anticipated F 800 GS, does anything and everything the ambitious motorcyclist could ever want. With a rigid steel tube trellis frame, it’s sturdy. With a double-sided swing arm and chain drive, it’s reliable. And with a low seat height and narrow design, it’s ideal for darting through trees or traffic. Cast aluminum wheels and telescopic forks keep the ride smooth and precise at all times. Throw in disengageable ABS and even Tire Pressure Monitoring as options, and you get a road-hungry, enduro-styled motorcycle that can tackle anything in its path and beg for more.

To rent motorcycle BMW F650 GS

Petitii

1. AG Weinberger crede ca avem nevoie de o zi nationala dedicata blues-ului prin urmare are nevoie de semnaturi, puteti da cu subsemnata/subsemnatul aici.

2. Azi venind spre cooperativa la volanul automobilului proprietate nu tocmai personala  :) si evitand la limita un BMW-eu care avea muschii prea mari, m-am gandit ca n-ar fi rau sa se inventeze Taxa pe bmveu. Eu n-am nimic cu masina in sine, habar n-am daca-i buna sau rea, da parca cei mai cretini soferi sunt cei cu astfel de masini.

Il Salotto D1 SR20 M3

Going through my library of older shoots I came across this car that I shot back in 2006. Built by Il Salotto of Tokyo it was one of only a few import cars that have ever competed in the D1 Grand Prix championship. It all began in 2005 when Il Salotto turbocharged an M3 and tired their luck out in D1, but the car was never really competitive enough. They decided to abandon the M3 and start fresh with an all-new project based on a stock 318i. The E36 was fully stripped out, put through some serious spot and seam welding as well as getting tons of extra reinforcements around highly stressed areas of the chassis. A 23-point roll-cage was also fabricated and welded in place. Continue reading at Speedhunters

By Dino Dalle Carbonare

EA: Want a BMW M3? | ¿Quieren un BMW M3?

From/De: EA

Complete Need for Speed Missions on Twitter for a Chance to Win a Brand New BMW M3

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that it is giving away a brand new 2010 BMW M3 via Twitter. Need for Speed is posting five daily Twitter missions challenging followers to complete various challenges to win the BMW M3 as well as other great prizes including copies of Need for Speed SHIFT, an Xbox 360 and wireless racing wheel, concert tickets, and more.

The rules are simple – the more missions you complete, the greater your chances are of winning the BMW M3 (up to five entries per person if you complete all five missions). To be eligible to win the Need for Speed M3 Missions Sweepstakes, you need to be 18 years or older and a resident of the United States. You also need to follow @NeedforSpeed on Twitter and complete at least one of the five missions. For a complete breakdown of the rules, visit www.needforspeed.com.

With a perfect score from GameSpy.com and G4TV.com, and 90+ scores from IGN.com, Official Xbox Magazine, PlayStation: The Official Magazine, Team Xbox.com, Game Daily.com, Gametrailers.com and more, Need for Speed SHIFT redefines the racing genre by combining real world physics with perception based G-forces. The game introduces a brutal first-person crash dynamic that creates an unparalleled immersive experience. The signature cockpit view delivers a true driver’s experience. Need for Speed SHIFT further personalizes the experience through the all-new driver profile — a unique persona based on the driving skill and style of each player. Need for Speed SHIFT is the most realistic and intensive authentic racing game ever.

Need for Speed SHIFT is now available on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PC, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and coming soon on the iPhone™. More information can be found at www.needforspeed.com or follow us on Twitter at NeedforSpeed. Press can download assets at http://info.ea.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA Mobile TM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

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Besuch der Internationalen Automobil-Ausstellung

Oder kurz IAA. Nach dem Motto “erleben, was bewegt” habe ich mich am ersten Publikumstag in die Höhle des Löwen gewagt. Es war mein erster Besuch bei der 63. Automobilmesse, und gegen 12 dachte ich noch, Mensch, hättest du dir aber voller vorgestellt. Keine halbe Stunde später konnte man in einigen Bereichen kaum noch einen Fuß vor den anderen setzen, aber war ja zu erwarten.

Es war interessant zu sehen, wie unterschiedlich die Aussteller mit der aktuellen Krise umgehen. Während die einen gleich ganze Hallen anmieteten,  sparten andere an allen Ecken – sei es an der Standgröße oder den Werbegeschenken. Einige blieben gleich ganz fern (z.B. Nissan). Insgesamt verzeichnete die Messe einen Rückgang von  knapp 30% bei den Ausstellern im Gegensatz zur letzten.
Hier die wichtigsten Eindrücke im Überblick:

Schönster Halle Messestand: Sowohl Mercedes als auch BMW hatten das Motto: Nicht kleckern, sondern klotzen. Riesige Hallen, Sound und Licht vom Feinsten. Powered by Emotion war das Stichwort. Bei BMW fuhren sogar auf eigens gebauten Straßen um den eigentlichen Messestand die neuesten Modelle.

Größte Enttäuschung: Ford – außer kostenlosem Saft und Torwandschießen hat mich hier nichts umgehauen. Nur aktuelle Modelle, keine Studien, keine Neuvorstellungen.

Größter Protz: Neben einem vollverchromten R8 müsste ich eigentlich den Edeltuner Mansory nennen. Er präsentierte ein Konglomerat aus eh schon unbezahlbaren Autos, Kohlefaser und einem großen Schuss Arroganz. (Siehe Galerie: Cayenne und Bugatti) Jedoch ist mir bei Brabus eine G-Klasse ins Auge gefallen, die mich fast vom Planeten gebeamt hat. Es handelt sich um den Mercedes G V12 S mit 6,3 biturbo Rocket Motor (700 PS, 1.320 Nm), der den  Kasten mit der Aerodynamik einer Schrankwand auf 240 km/h (abgeriegelt) katapultiert. Der Preis von knapp 542.000 € dürfte dann auch dem Letzten Tränen in die Augen treiben.

Schönstes Auto: Es waren viele außergewöhnlich schöne Wagen ausgestellt. Jedoch muss ich, nicht ganz voreingenommen, diesen Titel an den deutschen Traditionshersteller Wiesmann vergeben. Kaum ein anderer schafft es, so schöne, fließende Linien zu einem Meisterwerk zusammenzuzimmern. Der Wiesmann GT MF5 ist einfach ein Traum auf 4 Rädern!

Größte Überraschung: Ich habe mich sehr über ein ausgestelltes Walz Bike gefreut, dass man nicht alle Tage sieht. Was mich aber am meisten überrascht hat, war Melkus. Die Ossi-Schmiede war bei mir schon fast in Vergessenheit geraten, umso erstaunter war ich, dass sie mit dem RS 2000 gleich eine Neuvorstellung am Start hatten. Da hat es auch nicht gestört, dass der Wagen ziemlich dem verwandten Lotus Elise ähnelte.

Meister Andrang: Ganz klar – Lamborghini. Es wurden zwar nur 3, 4 Modelle vorgestellt, darunter der neue Eventón, aber die Besuchermassen davor ließen jedem unter Klaustrophobie Leidenden  den Schweiß auf die Stirn steigen.

Fazit: Wirklich innovative Erneuerungen hat man vergebens gesucht. Es waren einige nette Ansätze dabei, aber das Rad wurde nicht neu erfunden. Es zeigte sich, dass es wohl noch eine Weile dauern wird, bis eine wirkliche Alternative zu Benzin und Co. marktreif wird.

Welten prallten aufeinander und die Hallenaufteilung war teilweise schon recht amüsant. So werden Sprit sparende Fahrzeuge und alternative Antriebe vorgestellt, und nebenan protzt Geiger mit Musclecars, die gut und gerne mal im Stand 30 Liter schlucken. Verschiedene Hersteller ließen sich mal wieder von der Konkurrenz inspirieren. Dies bin ich sonst größtenteils nur von den Japanern gewöhnt, doch z.B. auch der vorgestellte Peugeot 308 RC Z war eher ein Mischung aus TT und Boxster. (Das nur als Paradebeispiel) Es gab Miniaturmodelle, die selbst den Smart haben aussehen lassen wie eine Großraum-Limousine. Im Kontrast dazu gab es aber auch Autos, deren Heckpartie so breit war, dass selbst Jennifer Lopez neidisch geworden wäre.

Alle Eindrücke hier wiederzugeben, würde aber den Rahmen sprengen. Wenn man sich für Autos interessiert, lohnt sich ein Besuch allemal. Wer aber auf die große Erleuchtung hofft, was uns die Zukunft bringt, der sollte den Tag lieber anders nutzen.

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"ჯიპების" თაობა

Infiniti, Toyota, Land Rover, Mercedes, BMW…ეს მხოლოდ მცირედი ჩამონათვალია იმ ავტომწარმოებლებისა, რომლებიც ყველგანმავალის ტიპის ავოტმობილებს უშვებენ.

საქართველოში ნებისმიერი ბრენდის ყველგანმავალს “ჯიპი” ჰქვია, რაც სახელგანთქმული ავტომობილის “ჯიპის” სახელწოდებიდან დამკვიდრდა. პირველი დზერსკი ყველგანმავალი ხომ სწორედ ამ მწარმოებელმა შემოგვთავაზა და ამით დაჩრდილა მშობლიური “ნივა”. სასაცილოც იქნებოდა “ჯიპის” მაგივრად ნებისმიერი მარკის ყველგანმავლისთვის ხალხს “ნივა” რომ დაერთო ბოლოში. გვეყოლებოდა ინფინიტის ნივა, ტოიოტას ნივა და ა.შ…

დავუბრუნდეთ ისევ ე.წ. ჯიპებს. საერთოდ, საყოევლთაოდ ცნობილია და ფაქტია, რომ ჯიპს იყენებენ მსოფლიო ქვეყნების ისეთ ადგილებში სადაც ჩვეულებრივი მსუბუქი ავტომანქანები ვერ დადიან: მთებში, კლდოვან წარმონაქმნებში, ღრმა ტალახში და თოვლშიც. მასში ხომ თავს მთის, კლდის და ტალახის მეფედაც კი გრძნობ თავს, რადგანაც მწარმოებლებმა ისეთი კომფორტი შეუქმნედ ჯიპის მძღოლებს რომ გადმოსვლაც არ მოგინდება. 90 გრადუსითაც რომ იყო დახრილი, ამას ვერც იგრძნობ ჯიპში ჯდომისას!(რა თქმა უნდა ეს ყველაფერი ნივას არ ეხება, რა გასაკვირიც არ უნდა იყოს, ზოგჯერ ჯობნის კიდევაც ამ ბრენდებს გაუვალ ადგილებში გამავლობით)

ალბათ სწორედ მეფის როლი მოწონთ ქართველებს ამ ავტომობილებში. ქართელის ქედმაღლობა ხომ საქვეყნოდ ცნობილია. უმეტესობა, ჯიპში თუ  სხედან, ყველა პრობლემა გადაწყვეტილი გონიათ. ისე იყურებიან ხოლმე საკუთარი ბრიყვული სახეებით, რომ შურის მაგივრად საცოდაობის გრძნობა გაგიჩნდება. არ იციან რა უნდათ ჭამის და სმის გარდა )) ჯიპში სხედან და ტვინში სიცარიელეა, ტვინის განძრევა ხომ ერთ ადგილის განძრევასავით დამღლელი და არაკომფორტულია. კომფორტის მოყვარულმა პროვინციელმა “ელიტამ” კი კომფორტი აირჩია. ერთი მიკვირს მარტო: ხალხი მთელი ცხოვრება მუშაობს და პურის საყიდელი ფული არ რჩება და ამ უტვინო და უინტელექტო ხალხს ამდენი ფული საიდან აქვთ? ჯიპი ხომ კომფორტულობასთან ერთად საკმაოდ ძვირი სიამოვნებაა! თქვენ გეგონათ ისე არიგებდნენ?

ყველაზე ცუდი ის არის რომ საქართველო ნიკოფსიიდან დარუბანდამდე გადაჭიმული კაი ხნის წინ იყო. ახლა კი მხოლოდ ორი ქალაქიღა დარჩა სადაც ნორმალურად შეიძლება არსებობა. ჯიპები კი ისედაც დაბინძურებულ გაერს კიდევ უფრო აბინძურებენ, ჯერ იმიტომ რომ ორჯერ მეტ საწვავს ხმარობენ, ვიდრე მსუბუქი ავტომანქანები და მეორეც, ყველამ იცის რომ ავტოგასამართ სადგურებზე სტანდარტი, რეგულარი და პრემიუმი მხოლოდ ფასებით განსხვავდება და სინამდვილეში კაცმა არ იცის რა ბენზინია და რა ხარისხის. თითონ ავტოგასამართი სადგურები კი ლას-ვეგასივით არის გადაჩახჩახებული. გამონაბოლქვის გარდა ქალაქის ქუჩები კატასტროფულად არის გადატვირთული. იმას ვერავინ ხვდება რომ ჯიპით იქ უნდა იარო სადაც ჯიპია საჭირო და არა შუა ქალაქში, მაგრამ ამაზე არავინ ფიქრობს…

რო იკითხო, საქართველო ევროპული სახელმწიფოა და მის ტრადიციებს იზიარებს. ევროპის ნებისმიერი ქვეყანა ავიღოთ, თუნდაც გერმანია. ამ ცოტა ხნის წინათ გახლდით ამ ქვეყნის ერთ-ერთ ქალაქში. ნაგვის არარსებობაზე რომ არაფერი ვთქვათ, სამი დღის განმავლობაში სულ ხუთიოდე მანქანა შეგვხვდა ქუჩებში, არადა მთელი დღე გარეთ ვიყავით და დავდიოდით, ქალაქს ვათვალიერებდით. ხალხის უმეტესობა ველოსიპედებით დადიოდა ყველგან. შემდეგ გავიგე, რომ გერმანიის კანონმდებლობით ქალაქის ქუჩებში ველოსიპედს უფრო მეტი უფლებები აქვს ვიდრე ავტომანქანას. აი ასეთი ტრადიციებია ევროპაში და რომელ ევროპას ბაძავს საქართველო, თქვენ განსაჯეთ…

ყველაზე საშინელი “ჯიპების” თაობაში ის არის რომ ამ ხალხს კაცობათ ძვირიანი ყველგანმავლის ქონა გონიათ და ამითი აბათილებენ ინტელექტის საჭიროებას.

ძალიან და გულწრფელად ვხალისობ ხოლმე ამ ჯიპების  პატრონების ორიგინალურ ნომრებზე. ასოებს მნიშვნელობა არ აქვს მთავარია ბოლო სამი ციფრი ერთნაირი იყოს, პოპულარული ბრიყვი იქნები თუ ეს სამი ციფრი 777-ა. ეს მოდაში აქვთ. იმის შემდეგ რაც შესაძლებელი გახდა სანომრე დაფებზე საკუთარი სურვილისამებრ ასოების წერა, შეიძლება სიცილით დაიხოცოთ. ინფინიტის ბოლო მოდელში მჯდომი, ნინო ჩხეიძის ჰანგებით სახეგაბრწყინებული მელოტი ბიძა რომ ჩაგივლის გვერდზე და ნომერზე ჯონდი, ანზორი ან ალიკა აწერია არ შეიძლება ამას გულგრილად შეხედო, აუცილებლად გაგეცინება. უფრო კი იმაზე მეცინება საქართველოს დასახმარებლად ჩამოსულ ინვესტორებს რომ ვუყურებ იმ მძღოლივით სახე შეცვლილებს, როდესაც ღარიბი ქვეყნის ქუჩებში მავალი ბოლომოდელის  ყველგანმავლების მარკების ყურებით თვალები უჭრელდებათ. ჯერ კიდევ შევარდნაძის დროს, როდესაც საქართველო განვითარებად “ბანანის” ქვეყანად ითვლებოდა, ჩვენს დასახმარებლად ჩამოსული უცხოელი ბიზნესმენები გიჟდებობდნენ, ასეთი მარკის ავტომობილები ჩვენს ქვეყანაში არ დადის და თქვენ ხართ განვითარებადი ქვეყანაო?

ყველაზე ცუდი ის არის რომ სწორედ ეს ჯიპის პატრონები ქმნიან ქვეყნის ყალბ იმიჯს, ხოლო დანარჩენ “ჯიპების” თაობის წარმომადგენლებს ჯიპის კიარა საჭმლის ფულიც არ აქვთ.

What will become of BMW Sauber?

Mario Theissen (left), CEO of BMW Sauber with the author (centre) in happier times

BMW announced yesterday that Qadbak Investments had agreed to purchase the BMW Sauber Team. The announcement described the team’s new owner as a ‘Swiss-based foundation which represents the interests of certain Middle East and European based families’. I guess it will become clearer over time as to who these Middle East and European based families are (not the Quandt’s I assume). However the question remains as to what is being bought and to what end. Is this a potential investment with the investor buying the team at a knock-down price and looking to sell on the team should it be eventually granted a place on the F1 grid (which is by no means certain), or is this a serious commitment to take the operation forward. Time will tell.

BMW Sauber é vendida

Por: Folha

Depois de ceder vaga para Lotus na próxima temporada da F-1, mas receber da FIA (Federação Internacional de Automobilismo) a garantia de que poderá se inscrever na competição em 2010 desde que apresente um projeto sólido e seja aprovada pelas outras equipes, a BMW Sauber anunciou nesta terça-feira um acordo de venda para um grupo suíço

Sem dar detalhes financeiros sobre o negócio, a escuderia disse que será repassada ao Qadbak Investments Ltd, sediado na Suíça, que representa os interesses de famílias europeias e do Oriente Médio.

A montadora alemã BMW revelou em julho que irá deixar a categoria no fim deste ano alegando uma preocupação crescente da equipe com “uma política de gestão duradoura e favorável ao meio ambiente”.

A escuderia ocupa na atual temporada apenas a oitava colocação no Mundial de construtores, com 20 pontos, à frente apenas de Force India e Toro Rosso.

Caso a inscrição da BMW seja confirmada, a próxima temporada da F-1 irá contar com 14 equipes: as dez atuais, além das novatas Campos, Manor e UFS1 e de uma renovada Lotus.

Fora da categoria desde 1994, a heptacampeã mundial de construtores retorna à competição graças a uma parceria entre o Governo da Malásia e um consórcio de investidores do país asiático.

Inicialmente, sua sede será em Norfolk, na Inglaterra, próximo à casa da Lotus original. Mas o plano da escuderia é montar sua fábrica em breve nos arredores do circuito de Sepang, na Malásia.

BMW comemora 10 anos do SUV X5

Terra Carros

A BMW lançará uma versão especial de 2.000 unidades do seu SUV X5 em comemoração aos 10 anos de seu lançamento. Nessa versão o utilitário esportivo conta exclusivamente com um motor 3.0 seis cilindros biturbo, movido a diesel, que entrega 286 cavalos de potência.

Também faz parte da edição especial a presença de rodas de aro 20”, teto de vidro panorâmico, detalhes em alumínio fosco, e plaquetas alusivas à versão nas laterais do modelo. O interior, por sua vez, contará bancos em couro Nappa.

Aproximadamente 10% dos modelos produzidos serão direcionados para o Reino Unido, onde 95% das vendas do SUV são do modelo diesel. Lá, o X5 tem o preço inicial de 53.075 euros, o equivalente a R$ 141.500 (sem taxas de importação).

Fonte: Terra Carros/Márcio Murta | www.carroonline.terra.com.br

BMW E21 Retro Racer

This BMW E21 belongs to Dieter Verboven, although you might remember his other car I featured back in March. Like his Lancia, the attention to detail on this build is top caliber and is definitely feature worthy during September’s BMW month. This isn’t the first BMW that Dieter has owned, before this one he had an E30 convertible. With the E30 he won several prizes, but because of the laws in Belgium, he didn’t had a lot of fun driving it on the open road. All cars need to be stock when taken to the garages for road permits, so the scope for performance modifications is limited. But this is not the case when your car is 25 years or older. So the plan was to look for another BMW that was older, and this E21 proved to be the perfect candidate. Continue reading at Speedhunters

By Jeroen Willemsen

[Via http://blog.cardomain.com]

Automotive Brand-Building In China: Opportunities And Challenges Abound

Western, Chinese Brands Vie For Customer Loyalty As Emerging Middle Class And “Nouveau Riche” Demand Continues To Grow

Buick has capitalized on its reputation for quality and luxury in the Chinese market, enjoying massive success and launching China-only models like the Excelle

As demand for new vehicles has remained sluggish in developed markets over the past two years, major automakers have rightly looked to retool their strategies to draw customers and build their brands in new markets. As we’ve written before, selling your brand in markets like China, where customers expect different things — and derive status from very specific brand attributes –  represents both a major opportunity and a new challenge. A good example of an automaker that has benefitted from the “blank slate” allowed it by entry into the young Chinese market is Buick, which has a reputation as a car for older, or middle-aged, drivers in its native market, the USA, yet has — through aggressive branding and advertising efforts — developed a reputation as a sleek, luxurious, youthful brand in the Chinese market.

So how can car brands optimize their brand equity in China? Depending on where they come from, their strategies differ greatly. While American car makers like Ford have had great success in overseas markets like Europe by pushing their reliability and value, in the Chinese market imported cars are, generally, chosen by buyers to be a status symbol, rather than “inexpensive.” Ford, then, cannot compete on price alone, as Chinese automakers like Chery and Geely — which have sizeable lineups of entry-level models — will always be able to undercut them. As a result, it is important for foreign car makers to not just build their brand in China, but to build a strong brand in China, one that speaks to Chinese consumers in a way that domestically-produced autos cannot. To break it down further, foreign automakers need to build a strong, distinctive brand — a German car must fit Chinese conceptions of German cars, Japanese cars Japanese attributes and so on.

In practice, how are foreign automakers faring in their Chinese branding strategies? Today, Reuters looks into the “uphill road” these brands are traveling in China, and how they have refocused their branding strategies to varying degrees of success. Using the example of a “nouveau riche” car buyers who has traded his BMW in for an Audi  — since the Audi has developed a strong reputation in China as a car for bureaucrats or (comparatively) “old money” while BMW is considered a brand for the nouveau riche (a group into which the buyer in question is loath to be grouped) — the article provides valuable insight into the particularities of a market so new that even seasoned marketers and branding execs are often at a loss to develop long-term strategies.

China’s car market is the world’s largest with growth opportunities that are dazzling. About 10 million vehicles will be bought in China this year, a 500 percent increase from 2000.

Yet despite the opportunities, foreign automakers face an uphill battle marketing cars in an intensely competitive and fickle market.

“The huge amount of foreign brands pushing into the Chinese market somehow overloads potential customers with far too much information,” said Jochen Goller, Vice President of marketing for BMW China.

“So it is getting more and more difficult to get brand and product messages through to and understood by the audience.”

One of the major problems faced by automakers that, on the whole, have been in the Chinese market for less than 20 years, is the idea of brand loyalty. Unlike more developed markets like Japan, South Korea and North America, Chinese consumers are less “enamored” with a set of brands and instead will switch among brands based on simple societal trends — like the one described above, as some brands are associated with the “nouveau riche”, who are often perceived as brash, uncultured and arrogant.

Despite the novelty of such campaigns as well as viral marketing initiatives such as a social networking website for BMW owners, industry experts say Chinese consumers have little brand loyalty.

“Few foreign automakers have successfully differentiated their brands in China so far because pricing, more than anything else, is still the number one concern for most buyers,” said Huang Zherui, an analyst with CSM Worldwide, a global industry consultancy.

“Customer loyalty is almost an unheard of concept here and even a moderate price-cut can easily swing customers away to the competing brands,” Huang added.

In China’s luxury sector, which makes up about 5 percent of car sales, Audi and BMW owners are starting to switch brands without a second thought.

One of the critical points made in the Reuters article is that of brand tailoring for a Chinese audience. While, for example, an American car buyer generally buys a vehicle for his or her commute — which can often be quite long in distance and time, requiring a comfortable interior — a certain class of Chinese commuter may hire a full-time driver, necessitating a comfortable back seat rather than a nicely-appointed driver’s seat.

Tailoring its models to the tastes of Chinese consumers, GM sells Cadillacs and other sedans with roomy backseats as many well-heeled Chinese prefer to be chauffeured through traffic-choked roads in China’s mega-cities.

Wrapping up, the article looks into the differing appeal of BMW and Audi in China, where one brand has emerged as flashy and ostentatious as the other has become associated with a more cerebral, businesslike clientele.

In sharp contrast to its sporty and sophisticated reputation in most of the world, BMW’s flashy image in China owes much to the company’s entry to the market in the mid-1990s when the first generation of newly wealthy began to emerge.

Desirable or not, the nouveau riche image has helped make China one of BMW’s fastest growing markets, with sales up 28 percent to 65,822 units last year.

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Audi, meanwhile, benefited in a different way as the only foreign car brand on government procurement lists until recently, helping its A6 to become a favorite among senior Chinese officials.

Such unofficial endorsement has not only helped Audi, VW’s luxury brand, get a fifth of its annual China sales from government bodies, but has also made it a favorite among China’s new generation of business elite who often depend on government connections to get their jobs done.

“Audi buyers are people who want to keep both feet on the ground. They want to convey a very down-to-earth but still powerful image,” said Klaus Paur, director of automotive industry market research firm TNS’s North Asia branch.

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BMW smart glasses turns you into a chief engineer

BMW team of researchers are working for two years at a solution that basically transforms the least experienced mechanic into a chief-engineer : glasses of intelligent assistance. They are connected wireless to a super-computer that contains all the necessary information for very complex actions.

The glasses are endowed with an objective which examines each component of the vehicle, and then, based on a chosen program, your computer may indicate his vision of the steps needed to go to solve the problem.

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Rolls-Royce mostra o seu novo fantasma, o Ghost

A Rolls Royce apresentou o seu novo fantasma (fotos : divulgação)

A Rolls-Royce se especializou em carros fantasmas. Talvez por causa do alto preço ou, como ela prefere dizer, pela exclusividade. O primeiro modelo foi o Phantom, que significa fantasma em inglês. Agora ela lança o Ghost, que em português é algo que também ninguém sabe se existe. Mais uma vez estou falando de fantasmas.

Talvez os dois tenham o mesmo nome porque, numa primeira olhada, eles parecem ser o mesmo carro. Além de tudo são semelhantes aos concorrentes Bentleys, da VW. Não levem isso como crítica, por gentileza.

 

O novo super-luxuoso tem plataforma da próxima BMW Série 7

Vamos falar do mais novo fantasma. A marca pertence a BMW e por isso o modelo leva sob o capô um 6.6l V12 da fábrica alemã. Foi o tempo em que informar dados técnicos era cometer uma indiscrição. A RR anuncia que seu motor desenvolve 570 cv de potência e 79,6 kgfm de torque.

Luxuoso terá portas do tipo suícida para facilitar entrada e saída

Com esses números, o Ghost é capaz de ir de 0 a 100 km/h em 4,9 segundos e alcançar a velocidade máxima limitada eletronicamente de 250 km/h. O consumo gira próximo de 7,4 km/l, o que não é nada mal para um carro de 2.470 kg. A transmissão é automática de oito velocidades.

O Ghost terá uma casa. Ou melhor, um lugar para nascer. Ele será produzido na fábrica da Rolls-Royce, em Goodwood, no sul da Inglaterra. E como acontece nas casas mais humildes, o Ghost irá compartilhar alguns itens com seu irmão mais velho, o Phantom. Entre eles o couro e a tinta, por exemplo.

Painél manteve o relógio analógico e escondeu a tela de navegação

Se por um lado os dados do Ghost não chegam a arrepiar ninguém, já que outros sedãs de luxo, não tão exclusivos assim, conseguem até coisa melhor. Por outro, o conforto deve ser o ponto forte do carro.

O carro usa a mesma plataforma do próximo BMW Série 7 e mede longos 5,40 m de comprimento, 1,95m na largura e 1,55m na altura. Os passageiros do banco traseiro terão nada menos que um metro para esticar as pernas, também pudera o dono do carro deve estar sentado, normalmente, nesta verdadeira poltrona.

Banco traseiro traz todo o conforto e mais de 1metro para as pernas

Entre os incontáveis mimos, o dono do Ghost terá telas de LCD escondidas atrás do banco e até guarda-chuvas que pulam da porta. Todo o interior é forrado em couro e a madeira usada dentro do carro sai de um único tronco.

O novo fantasma da Rolls Royce custará US$ 250 mil, no exterior. O carro será exibido em Frankfurt, junto de modelos menos, digamos, assustadores.

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