Hamann BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe 2013

Hamann has released photos and details for the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe sedan. The upgrades include a new aerodynamic body kit, a new set of wheels, a lowered suspension and a new custom interior.

The Hamann BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe comes with a full body kit including a full front bumper with custom grille and LED DRLs, side skirts, full rear bumper with vents for cooling the brakes, a trunk spoiler, roof spoiler, rear diffuser, and a wild carbon fiber hood.

Wheel options including Hamann's monoblock Anniversary Evo Hyper Black measuring 9Jx21-inch at the front with 255/30ZR21 tires and 110Jx21-inch alloys at the rear covered by 295/25ZR21 rubbers.

For the interior, Hamann decided to use piano gloss, wood, leather or Alcantara inserts, along with personalised floor mats, anodised aluminium pedals, and full leather interior.





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• The BMW 6-series Gran Coup.
• Beauty and elegance ex works
• Sportiness and individuality from HAMANN-Motorsport

Even the standard BMW 6-series Gran Coup' is amongst the most elegant luxury cars. Noble lines and bewitching proportions make the Coup' known at BMW as the F06 one of most attractive cars ever to roll off the production lines at BMW. So it was no mean feat for the designers at HAMANN-Motorsport to give the vehicle more glamour, and just the right amount of sportiness and individuality. But with their feel for shape and more than 25 years of experience in customising luxury cars, the specialists from the southern German town of Laupheim have managed to pull together a comprehensive customisation package ' striking alloy wheels, a stylish aerodynamic profile as well as a gnarly sounding sports exhaust are just a few highlights from the extensive HAMANN range.

The aerodynamic components alone show HAMANNs feel for clever customisation of the Gran Coup'. The newly designed front continues the BMW design language and supplies an extra dose of sportiness. HAMANN have replaced the standard components with a front grille with two integrated LED day lights, a new front bumper and a lighter carbon bonnet. To customise the rear, HAMANN have fitted a lift reducing Spoiler, a tailgate cover and a new bumper with an integrated diffuser to take the HAMANN 4-sports-pipe mufflers. The discreet side skirts tie the front and rear together visually and reduce the airflow between the axles.

The range of wheels available is geared completely towards the customer for the 6 series. Whether strikingly sporty or elegant and classy, HAMANN offers various wheel styles and sizes. Under the name ANNIVERSARY EVO HYPER BLACK, a monoblock 21 inch alloy wheel is available. Modern production methods and use of special aluminium alloys give this wheel the most strength of the least weight. The recommended wheel / tyre combination for this exclusive wheel design combines the size 9Jx21 inch with tyre size 255/30ZR21 on the front. At the back 11,0Jx21 inch wheels link up with 295/ 25ZR21 size tyres.

The lowering kit adds a sporty touch. Four advanced springs lower the centre of gravity of the Gran Coup' by up to 30mm. This gives a noticeable lift to handling. But it's not just aerodynamics and wheels which can be customised by HAMANN.

As an option, HAMANN can completely re-configure the interior of the BMW 6-series making it a VIP lounge. Piano Gloss, wood, leather or Alcantara ' everything to make the heart beat faster is available on request. From personalised floor mats to anodised aluminium pedals to a full leather interior everything is produced in hand crafted precision, individually designed and integrated into the car by experts.

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The History Of The Mini Cooper

I would like to state before you read this article, the large amount of time, and research that has gone into this article. I would like to thank everybody that reads my articles every day. I have grown from my first month in December to just 412 for the month, to nearly 1,500 people a day. Thanks for the amazing growth  and I aperiate all of the great people that make this happen.

Part of the Teen Car Guys new series include going over the history of cars that have been around for quite some time. mainly cars that have a confusing history, with many models, and often sold under two or more brands. So for my first car history lesson, I would like to explain the history of one of the most influential cars of all time, which sold under the same body style with little face lifts for over 50 years.

 In this case, a very long time.When the Mini first came to British show-rooms in 1958 under the British Motor company which sold the Mini for nine years  (1959-1968) after they enjoyed the success of the 60's they sold the brand to British Leyland, which sold the Mini under its brand for 18 years (1968-1986) After they sold under them, Mini went on to be distributed under the Rover Group, which sold the Mini name up until the 2000 model year.

While under these brands the Mini was sold under these names.

Austin 850
Austin Partner
Austin MiniAustin
SevenLeyland
MiniMorris 850
Morris Mascot
Morris Mini
Riley Elf
Rover Mini
Wolseley 1000 
Wolseley Hornet

The idea for the car came in 1955 when Leonard Lord wanted to make a proper small car, he wanted to "rid the streets of terrible bubble cars" and Lord did just that. He decided that the Mini should use an engine that was already in use for cost reasons  They ended up using the BMC A-Series four-cylinder, water cooled engine. Which only produced *around* 34 bph, but the super light frame meant it quick on its feet. In fact, on the track, it was faster than most V8s of the day boasting up four times as much horsepower.
The design of this car was, without a doubt  one of the most inspiring to other auto-makers at the time. The Mini dementions are 10�4�4 feet, quite small for a car, yet the car could hold four passengers comfrontly, and all of there gear rather easily, another draw-back of small cars of the time (and now) are the small roofs, but the Mini had to be designed to be easy to drive with a helmet on for rally races, so if you are 6.2ft its not a problem if you are considering about buying a classic Mini. With the engine placed sideways (like a boxer engine) it created maximum room for the driver and passenger legroom, and it also left more room for trunk space.

Mini Cooper S

In 1963, the Mini Cooper S was released  with the "S" standing for a twisting road (not supercharger) The performance went from 34 to 55 bph. The car featured a racing-tuned engine, twin SU carburettors, a closer-ratio gearbox and front disc brakes, uncommon at the time in a small car. One thousand units of this version were commissioned by management,(source: Wikipedia.org/Mini)They also upgraded the engine size to 1071 cc. But during all of the power changes, the car stayed around the same weight  which made it deadly on rally races. Due to these changes, The Mini Cooper S won the 1964, 1965, and 1967 Monte Carlo rally. The series was discontinued in 1971 after eight years of production.

Safty

Issigonis, was once asked about the crash worthiness of the Mini, and he said "I make my cars with such good brakes, such good steering, that if people get into a crash it�s their own fault" He also added " I don't design my cars to have accendents"
In July 1965 one of the strangest things done to make a car safer was done to the Mini. The gap between the door handle and the panel would be closed, which kept the door handle from damaging anything, or pushing the door into the passenger area. In the 1968, the Mini was pulled from the US due to the intense safety regulations, and emissions standards. Although it stayed in production in Canada until 1979
1974 might have been the biggest year for the Mini in safety terms, which featured a longer crumble zone, strengthened door stills, extra internal padding, and resesed door handles.

Mini Clubman

In 1969, Mini was given a face lift, the restyled version was called the Clubman, which was slightly longer than the Cooper, had featured a square look. Although they were better equipped  and also featured better crash testing ratings, the aerodynamics where below that of the 1950's model, and most people could agree that it was not the best looking thing in the world (In there defense was that is was designed by an American that worked a Ford) with that it was discontinued in 1980.

Mini Moke

This was actually a utility vehicle for the British army. Although it could clime a 1:2 gradient  it did not have enough ground clearance to be put in service.  They did not use it in the Army, but it was a big hit with civilian markets, selling 50,000 units after the end of its four year life.

Mini Pick-up  

While this is not your average pick-up, it enjoyed success in the UK while it was in production. It is one of the lightest trucks ever made, clocking in at just 1,500lbs. For cost reasons, the Pick up did not have a chrome grill, just a stamped vents for air-flow into the engine  A engine and four wheels was about all that  you got in this small package, put was popular do to its inexpensive price.

Mini van

A commercial van that shared the same platform as the Austin Mini Countryman. This van was designed for business use, so inexpensive was a key part in its success. With the same striped out look of the Pick-up, with out a chrome gill, or even sun visors. But even without the basic needs of a automobile, the public loved it. With a large back window for advertising, and cheap operation costs, it was a great choice for a company car at the time.

Although there are more models that came out under the Mini name, these were the most popular, and main reasons for the success of the Mini over the years. Selling over 1,581,887 in Britain alone. During the years, the Mini has won many awards, Including the 
"Car of the Century" (Autocar magazine 1995)
 "European Car of the Century" (worldwide poll 1999) 
And Mini even ran up in 2nd place behind the Model T in the "Global Car of the Century"

The New Mini

In 1995, Mini almost shut-down forever, due to more regulated safety regulations. And lost of interest in the classic design  and more gravating towards the modern look. With these challenges ahead, Mini had to make some serous changes, but BMC did not have the money to invest in a complete Mini resign. BMW knew that Mini did not have not money to design a modern car. In 1995, BMW bought the rights to sell the Mini under its ownership. In 2001, the Mini hardtop was released in North America, and became an instant success. Although it did not sell in the mass numbers the original Mini did, It had a truly impressive launch, gaining a impressive hold on the small car market.

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BMW M3 DTM Champion Edition 2013

BMW Motorsport returned to the DTM this year with a bang, after almost 20 years away from the series. Canadian driver Bruno Spengler won the drivers' title, BMW Team Schnitzer topped the team standings, and BMW claimed the manufacturers' honours. And to celebrate the stylish comeback, BMW M GmbH is unveiling this M3 DTM Champion Edition.

Mimicking the looks of Spengler's race car, this special-edition model is available exclusively in Frozen Black metallic, while the carbon flaps and gurney, various dark chrome elements, matte black wheels and sections of the race car's livery also hint at the BMW M3 DTM.

The theme is continued by the M stripe design over the CFRP roof and boot lid, M logo to the rear of the front wheel arches and decals on the rear side windows.

Inside, the door sill strips replicate Spengler's helmet design and the carbon-fibre interior trim strip bears the newly crowned champ's signature and the car's serial number. The DTM Champion Edition also gets goodies like an Alcantara steering wheel, handbrake lever embroidered with 'M Power' lettering, and extended black Novillo leather trim with features in contrasting Palladium Silver.

As the ultimate M3, it also comes with the division's Competition package, M Drive, M DCT Drivelogic and the M Driver's Package.

There's more. The car's 54 lucky owners will have the chance to attend the BMW M Fascination Nordschleife driver training course under the watchful eye of Bruno Spengler himself! Held on the N'rburgring's legendary Nordschleife track, it's one of the most coveted elements of the BMW Driving Experience programme.

German pricing for the BMW M3 DTM Champion Edition starts from '99,000 (RM393,393) including VAT.

Thanks to: Paultan

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