GTSPIRIT - Daily Supercar and Tuning News » BMW http://www.gtspirit.com Daily supercar & tuning news, automotive event coverage & car forum! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:22:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 BMW to Use Touch Sensitive Smart Fabrics in Future Cars http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/12/bmw-to-use-touch-sensitive-smart-fabrics-in-future-cars/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/12/bmw-to-use-touch-sensitive-smart-fabrics-in-future-cars/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:38:20 +0000 Chris http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49449 Touchscreens are becoming more and more common in new cars these days. For example, the recently unveiled Tesla Model X has a 17 inch touchscreen which serves as its central console. Now researches are working on the next step: smart fabrics. Researches have developed a flexible, polymer-based fiber that can be woven into a fabric. [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/12/bmw-to-use-touch-sensitive-smart-fabrics-in-future-cars/feed/ 0 Rendering: BMW M6 with ADV.1 Wheels by Milanno Artworks http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/12/rendering-bmw-m6-with-adv-1-wheels-by-milanno-artworks/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/12/rendering-bmw-m6-with-adv-1-wheels-by-milanno-artworks/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:22:44 +0000 Chris http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49452 The BMW F12 M6 has just been unveiled and already rendering specialist Milanno Artworks has created this impression of the new powerful BMW with ADV.1 Wheels. According to Milanno, the adjustments were inspired by older M models. He added tinted elements on the front intakes and the mirrors were blackened as well. To complete the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/12/rendering-bmw-m6-with-adv-1-wheels-by-milanno-artworks/feed/ 2 Official: 2012 BMW M6 Coupe and M6 Convertible http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/12/official-2013-bmw-m6-coupe-and-m6-convertible/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/12/official-2013-bmw-m6-coupe-and-m6-convertible/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:20:58 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49429 BMW has just officially released its third generation of the four-seater BMW M6. The brand new 2012 BMW M6 Coupe and M6 Convertible models were revealed ahead of their public debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2012 (coupe) and New York Auto Show 2012 (convertible). At the front a new M apron with wide air-intake [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/12/official-2013-bmw-m6-coupe-and-m6-convertible/feed/ 1 2013 BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe US Price http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/10/2013-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-us-price/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/10/2013-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-us-price/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:14:50 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49400 BMW of North America today announced pricing for the all-new 2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe. The $ 76,895 – including $ 895 Destination and Handling Charge – TwinPower Turbo six-cylinder powered 640i Gran Coupe is the initial model of the range, and arrives early this summer. Later in the summer, the TwinPower Turbo V8 powered [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/10/2013-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-us-price/feed/ 0 Spyshots: BMW i8 Spied in Sweden http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/09/spyshots-bmw-i8-spied-in-sweden/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/09/spyshots-bmw-i8-spied-in-sweden/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:23:19 +0000 Lawrence http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49369 BMW won’t build a rival to the Audi R8, so naturally, spy photographers have spotted the BMW i8 Concept out testing in Sweden; and guess what? It’s starting to look more and more production-ready! The BMW i8 is now expected to get a post-2013 release date despite clear indications from BMW’s M-Division that they will [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/09/spyshots-bmw-i8-spied-in-sweden/feed/ 2 New Photoshoot for Matte Green BMW M3 with ADV.1 Wheels http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/09/new-photoshoot-for-matte-green-bmw-m3-with-adv-1-wheels/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/09/new-photoshoot-for-matte-green-bmw-m3-with-adv-1-wheels/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:06 +0000 Lawrence http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49367 You might remember the pictures we shared with you a while back of the Matte Green BMW M3 with ADV.1 Wheels. ADV.1 have recently released a new set of photos showing us what it looks like outside of the studio. We have to say, it still looks every bit as awesome! It’s been called both [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/09/new-photoshoot-for-matte-green-bmw-m3-with-adv-1-wheels/feed/ 0 For Sale: Velos Designwerks BMW M3 http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/07/for-sale-velos-designwerks-bmw-m3/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/07/for-sale-velos-designwerks-bmw-m3/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:59:13 +0000 Lawrence http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49293 Remember yesterday’s Velos Designwers BMW M3? We couldn’t give you any details back then, however, now the car appears to be for sale at 6speedonline. The owner has provided full details of the modifications. $115,000 will get you this sinister black beast! The standout feature of the car is its $15,000 paintwork. Carried out by [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/07/for-sale-velos-designwerks-bmw-m3/feed/ 0 Velos Designwerks BMW M3 with ADV.1 Wheels http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/06/velos-designwerks-bmw-m3-with-adv-1-wheels/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/06/velos-designwerks-bmw-m3-with-adv-1-wheels/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:24:31 +0000 Lawrence http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49261 This has to be one of the coolest tuned BMW M3′s we’ve ever seen. Velos Designwerks put together this BMW M3 for a client. It features a new bodykit, a sinister matte black paint job, stealth trim pieces and a new set of ADV.1 wheels. We couldn’t find any details on the bodykit. We can [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/06/velos-designwerks-bmw-m3-with-adv-1-wheels/feed/ 0 Official: BMW M3 DTM Safety Car http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/05/official-bmw-m3-dtm-safety-car/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/05/official-bmw-m3-dtm-safety-car/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:53:38 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49241 BMW Motorsport revealed the BMW M3 DTM Safety Car at the Rhein-Main-Hallen in Wiesbaden, Germany, yesterday evening. Based on the BMW M3 GTS, the car was specially modified by BMW M GmbH for use on several DTM race weekends over the course of the 2012 season. The modifications inside the safety car include the use [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/05/official-bmw-m3-dtm-safety-car/feed/ 0 Video: BMW 1-Series M Coupe Snow Drifting http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/05/video-bmw-1-series-m-coupe-snow-drifting/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/05/video-bmw-1-series-m-coupe-snow-drifting/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:39:01 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49239 Professional racing car driver Andre de Vries has two personal BMW 1-Series M Coupe sports cars. He took one of his cars for some snow drifting on local country roads covered by snow and ice. In the video below you will see him drifting the country roads flawlessly at rally speed. An astonishing video showcasing [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/05/video-bmw-1-series-m-coupe-snow-drifting/feed/ 1 2013 BMW X5 M and X6 M Facelift US Price http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/03/2013-bmw-x5-m-and-x6-m-facelift-us-price/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/03/2013-bmw-x5-m-and-x6-m-facelift-us-price/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:02:45 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49120 BMW has released the US pricing for the 2013 BMW X5 M and X6 M Facelift models. Even though not officially announced, the X5 M Facelift is heading our way and will be released pretty soon. The new X5 M facelift will have the same styling upgrade as the X6 M. Underneath, the BMW X5 [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/03/2013-bmw-x5-m-and-x6-m-facelift-us-price/feed/ 0 Video: 2012 BMW F10M M5 vs 2013 Nissan GT-R http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/video-2012-bmw-f10m-m5-vs-2013-nissan-gt-r/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/video-2012-bmw-f10m-m5-vs-2013-nissan-gt-r/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:22:51 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49101 The BMW F10M M5 and Nissan GT-R are not conventional rivals, but both have around the same horsepower and cost nearly the same price depending on the option list. Autocar placed them in a versus and tested both in five different tests. So which one wins their series of tests? Check it out below and [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/video-2012-bmw-f10m-m5-vs-2013-nissan-gt-r/feed/ 10 Alpina B5 BiTurbo Now Available with 540hp and 730Nm http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/alpina-b5-biturbo-now-available-with-540hp-and-730nm/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/alpina-b5-biturbo-now-available-with-540hp-and-730nm/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:55:07 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49075 GerGerman car specialist Alpina has increased the performance of their Alpina B5 BiTurbo and Alpina B6 BiTurbo with a total of 33hp and 30Nm. Alpina did not share any press release with us regarding these facts. At Driving-Fun.com, we spotted the information and we compared the figures on the website of the Germans with our [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/alpina-b5-biturbo-now-available-with-540hp-and-730nm/feed/ 0 Spyshots: BMW X5 M Facelift http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/31/spyshots-bmw-x5-m-facelift/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/31/spyshots-bmw-x5-m-facelift/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:06:12 +0000 Lawrence http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48983 Recently BMW released a facelift X6 and X6 M, we now expect that they will do the same for the BMW X5 M. BMWblog.com posted a few pictures of a test mule in a car park, presumably in the US state of South Carolina. They show that a change in headlights and taillights will be [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/31/spyshots-bmw-x5-m-facelift/feed/ 2 Official: BMW Z8 by Senner Tuning http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/31/official-bmw-z8-by-senner-tuning/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/31/official-bmw-z8-by-senner-tuning/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:06:55 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48964 Benno Senner of Senner Tuning AG, Ingelheim, and his crew have released their take on the BMW Z8 sports car. The 5.0 liter V8 engine was fitted with a sports air filter set. Then parameter adjustment followed, including the exhaust system balancing featuring a welded exhaust manifold with a stainless steel silencer and flame tubes [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/31/official-bmw-z8-by-senner-tuning/feed/ 0 Official: Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/30/official-castrol-edge-bmw-m3-dtm/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/30/official-castrol-edge-bmw-m3-dtm/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:53:07 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48944 BMW Motorsport returns with six BMW M3 DTM cars in 2012 as it makes its comeback in the DTM. One of the cars, the Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM, will bear the design of Castrol EDGE and Aral Ultimate. Castrol EDGE is Castrol’s strongest and most advanced range of engine oils yet, with a strength [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/30/official-castrol-edge-bmw-m3-dtm/feed/ 0 Video: Modified BMW Z8 Burns Rubber http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/27/video-modified-bmw-z8-burns-rubber/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/27/video-modified-bmw-z8-burns-rubber/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:05:33 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48885 YouTube NM2255 from Italy shared this video with us. The clip shows a modified BMW Z8 burning some rubber at the Monza race track. The Silver BMW Z8 has a Hamann exhaust system and some bodywork parts from the German tuner.

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/27/video-modified-bmw-z8-burns-rubber/feed/ 2 Official: BMW M Performance Automobiles – First Four Models Released http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/26/official-bmw-m-performance-automobiles-2/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/26/official-bmw-m-performance-automobiles-2/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:24:52 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48812 German car maker BMW has revealed the BMW M Performance Automobiles. A total of four new models have been released today with more models following soon. The premiere of the BMW M Performance Automobiles heralds the creation of a new category of car fitting in between the normal series and the M Power series. The [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/26/official-bmw-m-performance-automobiles-2/feed/ 3 Official: 2013 BMW X6 Facelift http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/26/official-2013-bmw-x6-m-facelift/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/26/official-2013-bmw-x6-m-facelift/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:51:57 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48809 BMW has revealed the first images and information about the newly updated 2013 BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupe which arrives this spring. The new BMW X6 facelift received some changes in the front fascia. The standard foglights are now set in matt finish surrounds in the upper area of the outer air inlets. The striking [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/26/official-2013-bmw-x6-m-facelift/feed/ 0 PP-Performance ECU Upgrade for 2012 BMW F10M M5 http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/25/pp-performance-ecu-upgrade-for-2012-bmw-f10m-m5/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/25/pp-performance-ecu-upgrade-for-2012-bmw-f10m-m5/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:28:21 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48790 German tuner PP-Performance has released their first tuning stage for the 2012 BMW F10M M5. Stage 2 is currently in the pipeline. Stage 1 includes an ECU upgrade using the OBD interface and upping the power from 560hp and 680Nm to 612hp and 750Nm of maximum torque. Performance figures are now 0-100km/h in 4.1 seconds [...]

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