The 2011 5-series and 2011 X3 have been named as 2 of 41 total contenders for the 2011 Car of The Year Award. A winner will be chosen on Nov. 29. All of the contenders are new vehicles available now or soon in five or more European markets, and each has the prospect of at least 5,000 yearly sales. The voting process has two stages. The first one will produce a short list of seven nominees, which will be announced on 2 November. The second round will find the single winner that will be made known on November 29th, 2010.
The MINI Countryman has been named as 1 of 41 contenders to be considered for the 2011 Car of The Year Award.
The BMW 6-series Coupe Concept features Bang & Olufsen’s highly acclaimed High-End Surround Sound System’s latest iteration. With the debut of BMW’s newest concept car, B&O has announced its partnership with BMW cars and provided some more background to the 6-series coupe’s audio system.
The BMW 530d GT has been crowned Executive Car of the Year in the 2010 Professional Driver Car of the Year Awards and the 530d sedan finished second in the judging making it a one-two for BMW. Also, the BMW 7-Series has been awarded Chauffeur Car of the Year by top chauffeuring website thechauffeur.com.
The captive finance company will begin identifying to BMW dealers their customers who are in good standing and whose vehicles’ market value is more than what is owed. Dealers will then contact those customers and tell them which new BMW vehicles they can buy within the same monthly payment range or a range chosen by the dealer.
At the 2010 Paris Motor Show, BMW will showcase new ConnectedDrive functions involving Blackberry, Apple iOS 4, iPhone 4, iPod, iPad, and Wifi technologies. Details inside.
BMW has launched a special section for the F12 6-series Coupe Concept on the bmw.de site (link here). The section features new photos and the first video (below). On Sept. 30, the first press day at Paris Motor Show, the car’s design story full video will also be launched on the site. Signup on the page for e-mail updates regarding the 6-series coupe concept.
BMW has announced the M-sport Package for the all new 2011 X3. Details:Carbon Black metallic paint finish (exclusive M-sport color)
19 inch M light-weight alloy wheels
Sports suspension tuning with stiffer dampers
M multifunction leather steering wheel and variable sports steering
M gear selection level with short throws
Gearshift paddles (with BMW xDrive35i w/ standard 8 speed auto)
Sports seats
Pearlpoint cloth-leather upholsterly
BMW Individual anthracite roof liner
M Sport package side skirts, wheel arches and front and rear apron skirts are painted in body color
Window surrounds and roof rails are in BMW Individual high-gloss Shadow Line.
Expected to be available from 2nd Quarter of 2011 (subject to change).
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Autocar shares even more photos of the F13 6-series Coupe Concept, including additional angles, lighting details, and interior pics. The additional views reveal even more beautiful lines and design elements of BMW’s newest concept.
We present to you the world premiere of the F13 BMW Concept 6 Series Coupe! This stunning concept will debut publicly at the 2010 Paris Motoro Show in a little under two weeks. The F13 6-series coupe is scheduled for production beginning July 2011. European sales begin after in April 2011 and North American sales commence July 2011.
