Posts Tagged ‘accidents’
For those fond of delving deep into E90 minutiae, these are the best shots yet showing off the subtle changes coming to the BMW 3-series. For the rest of us, the tweaks are largely inconsequential. World Car Fans has unearthed some of the clearest shots yet, and the change that most people will noti......
Parsoli Motors to sell Beamers in Ahmedabad
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
BMW India today announced opening of Parsoli Motors, its dealership in Ahmedabad. Parsoli Motors brings to Ahmedabad the BMW standards of sales and service and the same international experience as any BMW dealership worldwide. The showroom is located near Thaltej Circle on S.G road and a fully equip......
International Engine of the Year 2008
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
BMW again proved it excellence in making best engines. The munich maker has won as many as six category awards and the prestigious International engine of the year in 2008. The International Engine of the Year Awards is organised by UK based Engine Technology International, published by UKIP Media &......
2008 International Engine of the Year awards announced…
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
And the grand winner is not surprisingly an engine from BMW, just like it has been for the last three years going back to 2005. The Bavarian automaker's 5.0L V10 won the award that year and in 2006, and BMW's luscious 3.0L twin-turbo inline six-cylinder engine won it in 2007 and has repeated its per......
Irony: Red light cameras a safety impediment
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Red light cameras are nothing more than a surreptitious tax. Oh sure, they're sold to municipalities as a safety benefit, but what else would you say if you wanted to be paid to install, administrate, and monitor your little ticket-writing bots? The cities and towns that put the cameras greedily sna......
Spring Forward… into the car in front of you
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Today is the day we give father time back the hour we stole from him last fall, and we're all a little tired as a result. If you're a frequent traveler or you don't have a 9-5 job, the change may mean little to you. For those of us with a set schedule, however, pushing forward the alarm clock increa......
2008 Ford Super Duty’s less than super seats being recalled
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
If you own a 2008 Ford F-Series truck, your Fun Friday is made less so by the news of a recall for your truck that involves its seats. Apparently, the front driver's seat on these trucks fail to comply with federal rules for seat back strength, as a weld that connects a bracket and the seat back co......
AAA says accidents more costly than congestion
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Automobile accidents frequently result in a large bill for the offending party. AAA wants us to know that it doesn't stop there, either. The automotive service group has released the results of a study indicating that vehicle wreckage costs the average American more each year than traffic congestion......
Polish police give street racing the go-ahead in certain sections of town
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
It's a well hidden secret here in the States, but in Eastern Europe, Poland is a street racing Mecca. Concrete contests of speed are so prevalent in the land of the prior Pope and origin of the pirogi, that police in Lodz are conceding certain streets to rebellious racers. The goal is to concentrate......
Eight killed at Maryland street race gathering
Monday, December 10th, 2007
In the wee hours of Saturday morning, a crowd estimated at 50 strong gathered along the edge of Route 210 in Accokeek, Maryland to watch an organized though illegal drag race. As racers left the scene going north leaving behind a cloud of smoke, a white Ford Crown Victoria came from the south and dr......