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BMW contracts Nick Heidfeld from 2006 Source: BMW Group
Munich, 16 September 2005. BMW and Nick Heidfeld will embark on a joint future
in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship in 2006. The Munich automobile manufacturer
has concluded a three-year contract with the racing driver from Mönchengladbach
(28). This fills the first cockpit in the new team run by BMW.
BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen comments: "For us, a new era in
Formula 1 will begin on 1 January 2006 when BMW takes over the team operated
by Peter Sauber. We are very pleased that Nick will be with us in what will
undoubtedly be a difficult initial phase. He is not simply a fast and courageous
driver, he is also an analytical and meticulous worker. Nick already knows the
two sites in Munich and Hinwil, and is familiar with everybody involved."
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BMW Active Hybrid: X3 EfficientDynamics
Source: BMW Group
Presenting the Active Hybrid Technology Concept at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor
Show BMW is unveiling trendsetting drive technology for efficient dynamics based
on a very special concept car: The BMW Concept X3 EfficientDynamics combines
intelligent technological solutions based on superior drivetrain, transmission
and energy storage components.
The transparent side-sill trim, for example, offers the beholder a clear view
of the copper-coloured electrical energy storage units forming part of the BMW
Active Hybrid Concept.
![Image [click to enlarge] Image](http://www.bmwheaven.com/images/stories/image_gallery/concept_prototype/x3_ed/normal_x3_efficient_dynamics_front_side3.jpg)
The big advantage of this concept is that it enhances both the spontaneity and
the dynamics of a car on even less fuel than before thanks to the regeneration
of energy for an additional electrical drive system.
The BMW Concept X3 EfficientDynamics is a breakthrough in technology clearly showing
that the dedicated motorist may by all means still enjoy sheer driving pleasure
also in future, combining supreme dynamics with equally supreme fuel economy. |
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Launch of the BMW 320si WTCC 2006 International Motor Show (IAA), Frankfurt am Main Source: BMW Group
BMW presents the motorsport version of the new 3 Series at the IAA.
Frankfurt (GER), 12th September 2005. BMW defines the direction for the future
– this time in touring cars. From 12th September, the Munich automobile
manufacturer presents the motorsport version of the new BMW 3 Series at the 61st
International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. From 2006, the car will be competing
in the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) and in many other racing series
around the world.
The 275 bhp racing car was developed by BMW Motorsport. It is the racing version
of the special model BMW 320si, which will be on offer from BMW dealers as a
limited edition from December 2005. Like its production counterpart, the motorsport
version of the BMW 320si will be driven by a powerful 2-litre four-cylinder
in-line engine. The car complies with the Super 2000 regulations and is 45mm
longer and 36mm wider than its predecessor.
![Image [click to enlarge] Image](http://www.bmwheaven.com/images/stories/image_gallery/motorsport/e90_wtcc/normal_e90_wtcc_front_side.jpg)
With this car BMW will continue the tradition of customer sports in 2006. Apart
from the World Touring Car Championship, in which BMW competes with national
teams, the successful racing version of the BMW 320i is also racing in Championships
in Denmark, Italy, Russia, Sweden and Asia. Until now, more than 100 racing
sports kits of the E46 series have been sold to motorsport teams by the BMW
racing parts distributors. |
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World Debut at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show:
The BMW Z4 Coupé Concept Car
Source: BMW Group
A genuine pacemaker for the sports car aficionado in every respect:
At the 61st International Motor Show in Frankfurt BMW is proudly presenting
the Concept Version of a closed sports car which gives dreams a name:
the BMW Z4 Coupé.
Glistening silken-matt like a powerful sculpture made of solid aluminium, the
Z4 Coupé fascinates the beholder, emanating a flair of true power and
agility. Indeed, this car, one of the most exciting world debuts at the 2005
Frankfurt Motor Show, clearly bears out the motto this year’s event, the
largest of its kind in the world: the Thrill of Motoring.
![Image [click to enlarge] Image](http://www.bmwheaven.com/images/stories/image_gallery/models/zseries/z4coupe/normal_z4_coupe_concept_rear_road.jpg)
The Z4 Coupé Concept Car makes the heart of the sports car enthusiast
quite literally skip a beat, right from the start whetting your appetite to
go out there on the road: extremely driver-oriented in every respect and designed
without the slightest compromise for agility and dynamic performance, the Z4
Coupé appeals to all your emotions. This is the kind of car only BMW
engineers and designers could create, a two-seater to which they have given
all their passion. So creating this unique car, BMW is once again setting new
trends in design, motoring concepts and technology – trends which later
will be found again in series production. |
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