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1972 BMW 3.0 CSL

Racing cars from the Bavarian car manufacturer are highly desirable. Such a model, the BMW 3.0 CSL, will be sold at auction next weekend.

Produced in 1972, the car was imported to the United States from New Zealand. It is equipped with a larger front spoiler, side exhaust pipe ends and a rear spoiler.

The interior is black, with sports seats, a dashboard, a fire protection system and a protective cage. On the side are Perspex windows, an aluminum hood and trunk and a door, and it also has BBS rims with Hoosier Racing tires.

BMW originally produced the 3.0 CSL for European competitions, as one of 1,096 homologation examples. The auction model is painted in white with blue, black and red stripes, with the number 202 on both doors.

The BMW 3.0 CSL is powered by a 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine with 200 hp (147 kW) and 204 lb-ft (276 Nm) of torque. The engine is paired with a four-speed manual transmission. Reaches 60 mph (96 km / h) in 6.8 seconds with a top speed of 136 mph (219 km / h).

Source: Mecum

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Drivers traffic violations

Obviously, many drivers are still not used to big changes in traffic, both in terms of traffic itself and when it comes to car performance. That is why drivers often commit traffic violations.

An interesting video comes from European roads, more precisely from Poland. A moment of inattention is enough for evil to happen, and in this case it was really a little lacking for a pedestrian to get hurt.

The accident happened in Krakow, when the driver of a BMW 5 Series approached a pedestrian crossing and did not brake until a pedestrian started to cross it. Fortunately, the pedestrian managed to avoid being hit by a car, but fell in an effort to escape. The driver of the BMW continues to drive as if nothing had happened, not paying attention to whether the pedestrian was injured.

Everything would have been good for the driver of the BMW if a police vehicle had not stopped at the same pedestrian crossing from the opposite direction. After seeing what had happened, they drove the pedestrian to cross and checked to see if everything was okay with him. After making sure the pedestrian was not injured, they turned on the police signal lights and set off in pursuit of the BMW. We have no doubt that the BMW driver got the appropriate traffic fine.

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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