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BMW X8 / XM

The rumors about the BMW X8 / XM proved to be true, as its arrival was confirmed by BMW CEO Olivier Zipse. The car is being developed under the name “Project Rockstar”.

Prototypes have already been seen during testing. New renderings, published by Kolesa, show what the BMW X8 might look like.

The new X8 should arrive by the end of the year, and it probably won’t have a vertical grille like the iX and other newer BMW models. The headlights are split, while the four ends of the exhaust pipes are placed vertically.

The roof drop line indicates limited headroom in the rear seats, but BMW is full of surprises so it’s hard to predict the company’s plans.

The render does not show the cover for the fuel tank, and rumors say that it will have two because there is a possibility of developing a PHEV version.

The BMW X8 will be powered by a V8 engine and an electric motor and will be offered in two versions. The base model will have 617 hp (460 kW), while the more powerful X8 M Competition will have 740 hp (552 kW). That would make it the most powerful SUV in BMW history.

The car should first appear on the U.S. market next year.

Source: kolesa.ru

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BMW M3 Touring

For a long time, the Bavarian company resisted the idea of offering the most powerful BMW M3 in a more practical Touring version. By the way, Audi and Mercedes-Benz are already offering station wagon versions of their most powerful models as competitors to the BMW M3.

More than three decades after the introduction of the first BMW M3, and following the concept of the E46 Series, BMW has finally changed its stance. Thus, potential buyers of the current BMW M3 will soon be able to choose the Touring station wagon version.

The BMW M3 station wagon has entered the final testing phase. It has not been officially confirmed yet, but rumors say that the Touring version will be offered with an adaptive drive (xDrive) as standard. This would mean that the new BMW M3 Touring will use the same solution that the M department offered for the first time with the current BMW M5.

The M3 Touring will be powered by a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six engine with 480 hp (353 kW), in the standard version. The more powerful model will have more horsepower, more precisely 510 hp (375 kW). The M3 and Coupé M4 use the same engine. The engine will be paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission that will transmit power to all wheels.

The latest information says that the first production BMW M3 Touring could be available to customers in Europe from the second half of 2022.

Source: BMW

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BMW M3 Estate made of stolen parts

The lack of a BMW M3 Estate, did not stop one of the BMW fans to make its own version. He made his own M3, based on a standard 3 Series station wagon. Unfortunately the story does not have a happy ending.

The car appeared at one event, and after a police check, it was found that they did not match the existing car. The license plates, used by the new M3 station wagon, were registered to the diesel car, which caused suspicion. After the car was found and inspected, it was discovered that the stolen parts of four other 3 Series models were used in the construction of the car. Two cars whose parts were used were stolen in the area where the owner lives. One car was stolen in 2018 and another a year later.

“We were patrolling around the ring road area when we’ve seen this car. It’s a distinctive car, it’s bright green, and the number plates on it were misrepresented. We put that through our system and it’s come back as a two- liter diesel car, ”said Traffic Officer Will Wright.

The Police Association for Central Highways said that the car has a bad construction design, with technologically badly done welding. The amateur business, obviously, had a bad result, because only the number of the chassis and the stickers were pretty well hidden. This, however, was not enough to prevent the police from uncovering the crime.

After solving the case, the car was thrown into a shredder and destroyed.