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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

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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