World Auto News & Reviews

We’re not quite sure what the driver of this dark colored BMW X5 SUV (or at least it looks like an X5) was trying to do here, but something tells us that performing a 180-degree flip and crashing into an electricity / telephone pole wasn’t part of the plan / stunt. See the accident for yourself in the video after the jump and don’t forget to rate the freestyle flip in the comments section below.
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A new study has found that the use of ambient lighting inside vehicles increases the consumers perception of safety and the quality of the car. According to a study by engineers at BMW and the Lighting Engineering Group at Ilmenau University of Technology, ambient lighting improved a drivers’ perception of a vehicle’s cabin and makes them feel warmer and safer inside.

The study said that ambient lighting gives an increases the perception of the space in a car’s interior and enhances the perceived quality of materials used – thus making the driver feel safer.
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As the current E9x generation of BMW’s 3-Series continues to age, time is telling us that the next-generation must be near.
Although we have caught the 3-Series sedan during testing on camera and on video, there has not been much by way of the Touring.
Until now.

Spotted straight outta Germany is the heavily camo’d 3-Series Touring. And, as you would expect, its details are just about impossible to discern; however, it is blatantly obvious that like its sedan sibling, it too will be sporting one seriously wide stance.
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If you’re unimpressed by BMW’s own M-Sport styling packages for the new 5-Series saloon, Hamann Motorsport’s has launched its new tuning program for the midsize luxury sedan with an assortment of aero parts, chassis upgrades and interior enhancements.

For the car’s looks, Hamann has readied a bodykit that consists of an adjustable front lip spoiler, new front bumper trim with built-in daytime running LEDs, sculptured side skirts, a rear apron with an integrated diffuser, a not so elegant boot lid spoiler and for those that don’t mind going overboard, an additional roof spoiler.

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A new, limited edition version of the BMW 3-Series Sedan called “Dynamic Edition” is being launched in South Africa. It will be available only in the four-cylinder 320i petrol and 320d turbo diesel, and the turbocharged straight-six 335i sedans, with production set at 300 units.

The Dynamic Edition models combine all the goods from the M-Sport package with several items from the BMW Performance program including carbon fiber front splitter, mirror caps and rear spoiler, along with dark chrome 18-inch alloy wheels, dark chrome tail pipes and Blue Shadow Cloth and alcantara upholstery with Royal Blue stitching.
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