It’s been something i’ve been meaning to write about for some time, but never really took the time to do so. A question i’ve been faced with and i, myself, have questioned on more then one occasion. What gives a car character?
What is it in a car that gives it a form of ‘character’ or ’soul’? What is it in certain cars that just gives us a buzz everytime we start them, drive them or plainly, just look at them.
Hands trembling, legs all wobbly, an increase in my heart-beat rate and a seriously dry throat. Call it what you will, side effects, benefits, or maybe even both. But trust me on this, those were all the symtoms i had when i first took a step out of the Z4M Roadster. A car so good, the only reason i stepped out, was to calm myself down after that initial rush. To allow myself the time to take in the full effect of what i just experienced.
I had a chance to drive the BMW 335i over a weekend some time ago, here’s the review with a collection of photographs.
Our dear BMW-SG admin, Barry (aka rex7_vtec), had his car on show at Singapore’s recent Games Convention Asia. Barry’s beautiful 3-er Coupe was standing proudly at Nokia’s event booth surrounded by the prerequisite booth babes.
Read more here
Thinking back to the day i first drove the E30, i get buried into a heap of memories sprinkled with regular services and the occasional cock-up lining my road back to the past. It’s sometimes hard to remember which part of the car has undergone a form of replacement or repair, and where such work was actually carried out. Perhaps it’s due to my lack of a proper memory or maybe there sometimes seems to be so many little things going wrong at all the wrong times clouding my mind.
Last month’s meetup had journalist from the Asahi Shimbun coming down to talk to a few of our members and to take some photos of the clubl. A shoutout was posted on the forum for members to attend and the turnout on the day itself was simply superb. Big thanks to all members and to everyone who turned up. It is truely the people and not just the cars that make up the club.
Tentatively, the newspaper article will be published this friday, the 12th of October. (tentatively) Copies will be on sale at Books kinokuniya. It’s a daily paper, so grab it on the day itself.
A series of 1 series videos
A series of videos featuring the new 1 Series Coupe has been released, highlighting the new car’s design, engines, views from the project leader as well as a look at the Leipzig factory.
BMW has launched BMW-web.tv showcasing BMW related video content, all beautifully presented on one single page. Easy registration and login features for everyone. Watch the video on what the website’s all about and have a look at the site itself.
Can’t afford an M3 yet but still aching to drive one? Well, here’s your chance rip an M3 up the tracks! (ish). 10tacle Studios and BMW have released the free BMW M3 driving sim. It’s TOUGH!
Click here and visit the Download Page! (345MB file)
