BMW M Power Meter iPhone App
By Tony | 03-01-2010 at 14:10 | News
Check out the BMW M Power Meter App in the iTunes Store.
Experience driving pleasure in tenths of a second and m/s². While you feel the acceleration and dynamics of your vehicle, the BMW M Power Meter presents you with the hard facts.
Using integrated movement sensors it records the following performance data of your journeys in real time:
- Speed (mph / km/h)
- Forward acceleration (Forward g)
- Lateral acceleration (Lateral g)
- Travel time for a specified distance (e.g. 100 m)
- Acceleration to a specific speed (e.g. 0–100 km/h)
Get the BMW M Power Meter and start measuring your driving pleasure.
Available free of charge from the Apple App Store.
BMWVideopost.com 2009 – Flashback: week 52
By Tony | 30-12-2009 at 17:33 | 3-series, 7-series, News, Z-series
After some downtimes of my website i can now give you a flashback of week 52.
What happend for this week. Roadfly.com reviewed the 2009 E89 Z4. And i had a video from the BMW Vision Dynamics Concept by Edmunds. I also had a cool onboard video with a E46 M3 GTR on the Road Atlanta circuit. And a crazy guy that doesn’t deserve a beemer, F01 7-series drifting on a public road. And also an onboard video of the M3 GT2.
BMWVideopost.com 2009 – Flashback: week 51
By Tony | 20-12-2009 at 00:28 | News
What happend this week:
I found a nice video of a new F10 M5 speculation render by Jon Sibal F10 BMW M5 Twin Turbo V8 Illustration. You can discuss more about this illustration here at M5board.com.
I also recieved a video from BMW-web TV about the World Premiere of the electric ActiveE 1-series. You can read more about the ActiveE Concept here. And there was also a spy video of the BMW 3-Series (F30) winter testing and BMW TV wishing us a Merry X-mas here.
World Premiere: BMW ActiveE Concept – 1 Series Electric
By Tony | 17-12-2009 at 19:24 | 1-series, News
Introducing the BMW Concept ActiveE, the latest electric vehicle project under BMW Group’s initiative to produce vehicles that explore solutions to minimize environmental impacts while preserving the kinetic driving experience for which BMW has long been known. The BMW Concept ActiveE follows the all-electric MINI E as the second large-scale electric vehicle test program to be conducted in the hands of interested customers.
The BMW Group presents yet another milestone along the way to achieving CO2-free mobility. The BMW Concept ActiveE provides a taste of a purely electrically powered BMW. Focused on the requirements of practical use, the study is based on the BMW 1 Series Coupe and embodies the outstanding agility and characteristic driving pleasure of the 1 Series for the first time as part of an emissions-free drive concept.
At the same time, a brake torque is created which results in effective deceleration of the vehicle. This response enables a very comfortable driving style, especially at medium and constantly varying speeds. In urban traffic, some 75 percent of all deceleration manoeuvres are initiated without the need for the brake pedal. During Brake Energy Regeneration function, the vehicle’s brake lights are illuminated.
This brake effect acts on the rear wheels only. When the driver requires a higher level of deceleration, stepping on the brake pedal engages the conventional hydraulic braking system. If an emergency braking maneuver is required during braking, the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) system applies selective braking and motor management measures to ensure that safe braking is always guaranteed.
The brake system is fitted with an electric vacuum pump which is activated on demand. Along with the Electric Power Steering (EPS) familiar from the production models of the BMW 1 Series, these features contribute to an increase in the overall efficiency of the vehicle.
Read the full article at: http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/12/16/world-premiere-bmw-activee-concept/
