Introducing the new BMW 3 Series 0 comments

Introducing the new BMW 3 Series.

It’s one thing to be an athlete. It’s quite another to be a champion - for the last 30 years. As the original sports sedan, the BMW 3 Series continually sets the pace for driving pleasure. Today, the new BMW 3 Series does it again, from its sharpened exterior lines, to its enhanced driving dynamics and premium interior fittings featuring the latest iDrive system, built in TV tuner, DVD player and USB Music Interface.

Visit our dealers and discover why the new BMW 3 Series remains the benchmark sports sedan in every respect.

Introducing the new BMW 3 Series........

The new BMW 320i Executive 0 comments

The new BMW 320i Executive comes with 5 years free Service & Maintenance fee* and the following new features:

• Last generation iDrive
• Built in TV tuner and DVD player with 8.8 inch-display.
• Hifi loudspeaker system with 10 speakers (including 2 subwoofers).
• Audio system with 13 GB hard drive. - USB audio interface for MP3-player.
• Run Flat Tyres (RFT) for your safety and ease of mind.

Technical data

• Engine : 156 hp
• Cylinder / Valves : 4/4
• Capacity : 1995 cc
• Doors/Seats : 4/5

Interior-Climate

• Automatic air conditioning with automatic air recirculation control and active carbon filter, separate temperature control for driver’s side and passenger’s side
• Heat insulation glass green

Interior equipment

• Starter button
• BMW Professional Radio with single slot CD
• Onboard computer
• Speedometer with kilometer reading
• Electric window lifts front & rear
• Leatherette
• Armrest rear (centre) and front
• Interior trim finisher Titanium Matt
• Cupholder front & rear at armrest
• ISOFIX Child’s seat anchorage
• Floor mats in velour

Exterior Equipment

• BMW Alloy wheels styling 158, 8JX17, 225/45/R17 with RunFlatTyres/RFT
• Metallic Paint
• White direction indicators lights

Safety Features

• 8 Airbags (driver and front passenger airbags, head airbags front & rear passengers and side airbags for driver and front passenger)
• Dynamic Traction Control (DTC), Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), Cornering Brake Control (CBC), Dynamic Brake Control(DBC)
• Electronic Vehicle Immobililser (EWS III)
• Warning triangle and first aid kit
• Brake force display

Engine

• 6-speed automatic transmission with steptronic
• ValvetronicValvetronic (variable valves and electronics) is a valve drive system with fully-variable lift control of the intake valves (with lift varying from 0 - 9.7 mm). Unlike all other petrol engines, it does not require a throttle butterfly, and engine output is controlled entirely by fully variable intake valves which regulate the amount of air (volume control) and reduce power loss considerably. For BMW drivers, Valvetronic technology means lower fuel consumption and exhaust emissions, while at the same time improving performance and engine smoothness. DIVA, the fully variable intake system, is another engine component which helps BMW automobiles achieve their impressive torque values and perform at the highest level.See Fully-variable intake system (DIVA).
• Bi-vanosThis technology adjusts the relative position of the inlet and outlet camshaft to the crankshaft and thus changes the opening timing of the inlet and outlet valves. This change is continuously variable and fully automatic depending on the position of the accelerator pedal and the current engine speed.

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MerCedes Maybach Interior 0 comments

With cars like the Maybach, it’s never about how much torque or horsepower the engine produces. Nor is it about how hard you can corner the car before you push it into oversteer. It’s all about the atmosphere of the interiors - the feel of being cosseted in uncompromising luxury, where every stitch is meticulously sewn to perfection.

As you open the doors into the Zeppelin, you will be greeted by door sill plates spelling out the car’s name. You then step into an interior that features a two-tone ultra-luxurious leather finish with California beige contrasting Deep Stromboli Black. As you put your foot down, spare a thought for the few poor lambs whose skin are used to make the carpet you are stepping on.

Welcome on board.

If you were to take the front seats, you can feel the exquisitely crafted piano lacquer finish on the dashboard. As if as any reminder is needed, the words ‘MAYBACH ZEPPELIN’ are spelt out above the multifunction display on the centre console. But once you sit further back and absorb the entire view of the dashboard, you once again sense an unmistakable Mercedes air about its layout.

Front portion of cabin

However, no one buys a Maybach to sit in front, so what if it looks like an S-class in front? As far as the interior is concerned, the stakes are highest is the rear. And, since there’s an option on the 62 Zeppelin for a glass partition dividing the front and rear, there might even be owners who couldn’t tell how the front cabin of their cars look like. The rear of the Zeppelin sits two highly pampered passengers - each with his/her own adjustable seats, multifunction display, and even champagne flutes marked with the words (you guessed it) ‘MAYBACH ZEPPELIN’.

All that’s missing is a stewardess.

Maybach Zeppelin champagne chutes

Smell

The Zeppelin features, and Maybach made a big deal out of this, the world’s first perfume atomiser. The only one of its kind in the world, Maybach obviously saw this as a huge unique selling point of the Zeppelin, covering it in four pages out of seven in the press release. Personally, I’d be very concerned when a all manufacturer could harp about its flagship model is how it smells.

Pictures supplied by Maybach captured it in beautiful lighting conditions, showing the atomiser to be a beautiful crystal-ball-like object resting on top of the rear air-vents. Its description, however, is a bit more complicated than that. For a start, the crystal-ball structure is made of Plexiglass and is internally illuminated. The owner can insert into it, a vial of his/her choice of fragrance.

At the push of a button, from the driver’s seat or the rear centre console, a regulator pump sends a gentle flow of air into the ‘crystal ball’, thus gently venting the perfume molecules into the cabin. There’s even a thumbwheel to allow passengers to adjust the level of fragrance vented into the cabin.

The all-special perfume atomiser

Availability The Zeppelin officially goes on sale on 3 Mar 2009, with deliveries expected to commence in September 2009. In Germany, the 57 Zeppelin costs €406,000, while the 62 Zeppelin goes for €473,200. The all-important perfume atomiser is a €3,950 option.

MerCedes Maybach Interior........