BMW has been researching systems for more than two years in conjunction with the Car 2 Car Communication Consortium, a partnership of car manufacturers and technology suppliers that includes Audi, Fiat, Honda and Renault. Now Cohda Wireless, an Australian technology start-up with a partnership of several European governments is also going to test vehicle communication system called Cohda intelligent transport system that is also aimed at cutting down road fatalities by half. Read the rest of this article »

BMW – a dream car - is changing its performance and branding. Reports are that BMW will indeed release a special edition 1 Series towards the end of the model run in mid-2010. Expected to replace the 335i as the link between the M3 and the 135i, and is rumored to come replete with carbon fiber inserts and some sort of BMW Performance Body Kit. Sources conflict as to what sort of engine the M1 will receive, but the options have been whittled down to either a turbocharged 4-cylinder or, in keeping with BMW’s Motorsports Division tradition, a naturally aspirated straight-6. Still other Bimmer fanboys anticipate (albeit slightly unrealistically) a revised version of the twin-turbo I6 currently powering the F01 7 Series to find its way under the 2010 M1’s hood, in which case output would be rated somewhere above 330-hp. Read the rest of this article »