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BMW for 2008
 This year sees the total number
of BMW models offered in the
UK reach 18 body styles and 231
different variants. The 1-Series
Convertible will hit showrooms
in April, initially with two engines on offer:
the 120i gets the 170 bhp 2-litre Valvetronic
four-cylinder built here in the UK, with the
218 bhp 3-litre straight six wearing the 125i
badge. Headline figures are 0-62 mph in 8.4
seconds for the 120i and 6.8 seconds for
the 125i.
Two specs are on offer for the fourcylinder
cars – the ES at £24,055 and the SE
at £25,205 – while the six-cylinder model
comes in only SE spec at £26,195.
Meanwhile, the M3 saloon goes on sale in
March, priced at £49,210.
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2008 - February
X6 Blows In
Even by BMW’s standard this is
going some: it seems like only
yesterday that we were watching
the unveiling of the X6 concept at
the Frankfurt show and here it is
ready to go on sale. Read more>
Blue Diesel
Over here in Europe, we’re used
to BMW sitting at the top of the
diesel tree, but over in North
America, they’ve never seen a
diesel-powered BMW outside the
Spartanburg factory gates. It’s all down to do
with our different views on what constitutes
harmful emissions, but this month’s Detroit
Motor Show sees BMW bring diesel power to
the US and Canada for the first time. Read more >
M5 Hurricane
They’re calling it the world’s most
powerful street-legal BMW and
since they’ve strapped a pair of
dirty great blowers to the V10
M5, we’re not about to argue with
G-Power’s Hurricane. Read more >
E39 Project Kicks Off
It’s harder than you’d think to decide on
a Total BMW project car, so thanks go
to all the readers who emailed in with
their suggestions – ranging from E28
M5s, through classic 2002s to 750i’s.
In the end we settled for what was once
described as the best car in the world - the
E39 5-Series. Read more >
Mini Challenge
This year sees the launch of a new mini race series, seeing a grid of 25 hopefuls
racing the new 210 bhp John Cooper Works Challenge cars in the hope of
winning an official test in Andy Priaulx’s WTCC-winning 320si. Read more >
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