Posts Tagged ‘BMW’
Drive Test – BMW 535i GranTurismo
September 2nd, 2010 
Russell 
The Flabbiest Five ever? . We get very spoilt, we motoring journos. You see, after having stepped out of a sporty Nissan coupe which I’d just spent a weekend down in Durban in, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to what was awaiting me. Even though what was awaiting me was a three-quarters of a million [...]
Citroen DS4
September 1st, 2010 Kyle Stone Buoyed no doubt by the positive response to the capable DS3, Citroen have decided to add the DS moniker to their 4-series vehicle, and now we have the first official images of the DS4. It’s set to make its debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show followed by, if all goes to plan, sales beginning [...]
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Tags: 1.6L turbocharged, 2010, BMW, Citroen, DS4, Hot Hatch, Paris Motor Show 
No Comments »Drive Test – BMW X1 xDrive20d
July 27th, 2010 Russell 
Crossing Over… . Sometimes people just don’t listen. Or, more specifically in this case, read, as this happened in response to an email, not a direct conversation. After battling through various challenges with BMW SA and sourcing test vehicle for Drive from the company and finally having achieved at least a limited level of response [...]
Drive News – BMW SA does it’s fourth SA special ever!
July 23rd, 2010 Russell Glory Days return to SA . So, you see the interesting M3 Frozen Gray Anniversary Edition pictured here? Despite the ludicrous paintjob, which looks the bomb but owners have to sign an agreement not to wash it other than with a specially soft cloth or invalidate their warranties, it is a lovely thing isn’t it? [...]
Posted in Drive News Tags: Anniversary, BMW, GTS, M3, SA, Schnitzer, South Africa, Special No Comments »Launch Impression – BMW 335i Coupe and Cabriolet
July 23rd, 2010 Russell 
One, for the price of Two? . Although Christo beat me to the punch (or post, as it were) here’s a second impression of the newly-revised BMW 3-Series Coupe and Convertible range, with a bit more of my usual, caustic driving impressions included. After enjoying what I’d call a spirited drive in the new, updated [...]
BMW updates 3-series
July 22nd, 2010 Christo 
BMW this week launched a facelifted range of 3-series Coupes and Convertibles in a sweltering Durban – after all, where would one go in the middle of winter to launch one of the most recognized (dare I say legendary?) convertibles in the country? While I am a definite fan of winter and very nearly melted [...]
Posted in Drive News Tags: 320d, 320i, 330i, 335i, BMW, convertible, Coupe, Dynamic Edition, TwinPower No Comments »BMW 1-Series M Coupe video
July 14th, 2010 Russell BMW.TV recently revealed this video of what it is clumsily calling the 1-Series M-Coupe (because M1 was quite emphatically taken, of course) being thrown about. Not many details of the car are available as yet, but we expect the motor to be a heavily boosted version of the turbocharged 3-litre straight six already nestled behind [...]
Drive Test – BMW 135i Convertible
July 13th, 2010 Russell 
Baby Bruiser. The BMW 135i convertible meets-up with an unlikely arch-nemesis as it leaves BMW SA HQ in Midrand. The electric-blue Audi S4 we road-tested last month waits in the street beyond the security of the gates, and after a brief pose together we set about our business with the two machines, after being waved-on [...]
Launch Drive – BMW 5-Series
May 21st, 2010 Russell A Five for fighting! The SA launch of the new BMW 5-series begins, very appropriately, with a chauffeur-driven jaunt over to the fabulous Dornier wine estate in the heart of Stellenbosch – famous across the globe for the rich tapestry of wines produced in this breathtaking slice of natural heaven in South Africa’s Western Cape. [...]
More MINI Countryman images
May 20th, 2010 Kyle Stone MINI Countryman/Crossman Not only is it the physically biggest ever MINI, but to BMW it seems a pretty big deal as well. They certainly are making a lot of hype noise for the all wheel drive MINI crossover vehicle. A few months ago a handful of images were leaked, which prompted BMW to officially release [...]
Posted in Drive News Tags: all-wheel drive, BMW, Cooper, Countryman, Crossman, Crossover, Mini, MINI One, S No Comments »
