German Car Scene

Month: July 2012

  • Audi TT RS Coupe by Eisenmann


    Following on from its one-off 911 Speedster unit, Stuttgart-based exhaust specialist Eisenmann GmbH has developed a rear muffler to suit the Audi TT RS.

    Available for both the Coupe and Roadster models, the muffler is constructed from the nickel-chromium-based alloy Inconel – the same material used to make F1 exhausts, and not only remains stable at temperatures of over 1000 degrees Celsius but it’s 40 percent lighter than the factory item it replaces. The recommended retail price is €3,200.
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  • Golf Cabriolet by Schmidt Revolution


    Bad Segeberg-based wheel manufacturer Schmidt Revolution has released images of its Golf Cabriolet demo vehicle.

    Apart from those new rims and the Rockford Fosgate/Kenwood system installed by B&S Audio Company, the Golf is basically as it left the factory. The Shift design alloy wheels with centre lock effect caps pictured, which are sized 8.5 x 19-inches and wrapped in 235/35R19 Conti Sport Contact 5 tyres, are finished in high gloss silver, but titanium and satin black coatings can also be specified.
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  • Akrapovic BMW M3 and 1 Series M Coupe [video]


    Here’s a video created by Bimmerpost forum member radiantm3 to test a new camera mounting system in order to find the best way to capture audio from a car. Both the M3 Coupe and 1 Series M Coupe have been fitted with an Akrapovic Evo exhaust system, Brembo 380 GT brake upgrade kit, KW V3 suspension set-up and Volk Racing TE37SL wheels. Out of the two, it’s the M3’s symphony that’s doing it for us. What do you think?
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  • Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion covers 1,564 km on one tank


    Volkswagen has answered a question posed on its www.thinkblue-spiel.de microsite – just how far can the Polo BlueMotion travel on one tank of fuel.

    So, along with representatives of DEKRA, Volkswagen filled one of its super-frugal hatchbacks to the brim with diesel, then set off from Autostadt in Wolfsburg on Saturday evening. A Passat Variant BlueMotion, carrying three other fuel-saving trainers from ‘Volkswagen Driving Experience’ to share the driving duties, followed the Polo through Leipzig, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Kassel before returning to Saxony. Covering an average speed of 84 km/h, the crew managed to travel an astonishing 1563.9 kilometres, which translates to just 3.3 litres every 100 km, undercutting the factory’s established consumption figure of 2.9 litres. For the record, the Passat – loaded with luggage and three occupants, managed to drink a mere 4.2 l/100 km.

    [Source: Think Blue]

  • £250 million investment in MINI’s UK plants announced


    BMW Group has announced that its manufacturing plant in Ovford, Midlands engine plant and Swindon steel body pressings operation are to receive a £250 million (€315.2m) boost in investment.

    This follows last year’s £500m investment, adding further support to the company’s growth blueprint which will eventually lead to the production of ten different models and job security for its workforce employed at the triangle of plants. A medium term solution to the expansion in capacity may require the utilization of an additional production facility outside the UK with the Nedcar plant in The Netherlands being considered.

    “Over the last eleven years, MINI has been a unique global success and the BMW Group has even greater plans for the future development of the brand. Plant Oxford has played a major role in this with cars being exported to over 100 countries around the world,” said BMW Group’s Harald Krueger.

    [Source: MINI]

  • BMW 1 Series M Coupe hoonage [video]


    Italy’s Mattia Santino Merli has created this nice piece of footage for Clash Production as a fitting tribute to the BMW 1 Series M Coupe. A mere 80 examples of the 246 kW (335 hp) Baby M made it over to Italian soil, and here’s iconic drifter, Nicola Tesini, destroying the Pirellis on a couple of them. The hoonage takes place on a closed-off area as well as the legendary circuit of Monza. Enjoy!
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