And because of that, we can afford to fall in love with a snot-flinging rodeo bull like the V-Wagon (or cars like the now-defunct Dodge Magnum, the Audi RS6 Avant, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Estate or the Europe-only BMW M5 Touring).
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"I'd only been sitting in my BMW for 30 seconds with the engine running, so when the door was opened by a man in camouflage, I knew what was happening and stayed fairly cool, " he said.
With TuneIn, BMW drivers will not only get thousands of music radio stations, but also live sports, news and talk shows from around the world.
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Finally, Declan looked at the BMW Hydrogen 7 - its only emission is water vapour but the technology for this type of green car is still being developed and currently, there are no models on sale.
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German carmaker BMW - SGL Automotive's only customer and owner of 49% of its shares - uses the material to produce body parts for the main cabins of its futuristic plug-in models i3 Megacity and i8 sports car, which will hit the road in 2013 and 2014.
Before BMW offered the free maintenance program, only about 42% of customers got service at the dealership.
Several apps such as DriveSafe.ly and SMS Replier have created popular solutions, but only a few vehicle manufacturers such as Ford and BMW have integrated the feature into vehicles themselves.
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He added that the penalty would do little to affect business since Google had only directed about 0.44% of visitors to bmw.de.
BRP, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, Star, Suzuki, Triumph and Yamaha will be represented at each stop on the tour, while BMW, Victory, Indian and Zero will only participate at limited locations.
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Nearly two years ago, Jiangsu Satellite TV's dating show "If You Are the One" caused ripples around the nation when a female contestant said she would rather be unhappy dating a man with a BMW than be happy with a man who rode only a bicycle.
After only 30 yards or so, he saw his dad's BMW speeding around the corner.
The Rhapsody iPhone app will be fully integrated into the BMW Apps system, meaning users will be able to not only use the vehicle controls to find and listen to their favorite tracks, but also navigate Rhapsody's music discovery tools, which have been adapted for in-car use.
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There is only so much of a premium consumers are willing to pay for goods from Mercedes, BMW, Siemens, and the like.
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Yet despite efforts by Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW to sell American consumers on those same attributes, diesels still account for only about 3 percent of U.S. car sales, about the same as hybrids.
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The salespeople earn a flat commission, so they have no incentive to try to stuff a customer who can only afford a four-year-old Hyundai into a one-year-old BMW. Their desks are designed so that they and their customers are on the same side of the computer screen.
Germany's Nick Heidfeld, still seeking to clinch a new contract with BMW Sauber, was the biggest casualty of the first qualifying session as he could finish only 16th.
Williams, Ferrari and BMW Sauber are also doubtful about starting the season with Kers in place, while McLaren could only confirm the system was not causing them any problems.
Of the experienced teams, the only other vacancies are at Sauber, for whom Kubica has raced throughout his career in its former guise as BMW Sauber.
After years of offering only high-power, high-consumption six-, eight-, and 12-cylinder engines, BMW, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz will start rolling out efficient four-cylinder engines in the United States this year.
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