Hummer h4

General Motors’ future product plan includes a back-to-basics, go-anywhere Hummer H4—a rough-and-tough competitor for the Jeep Wrangler. The fourth Hummer could be on sale by 2008 or 2009.
A GM source confirms the company is looking for ways of making a small Hummer on its various sport/utility vehicle and pickup platforms. GM engineers and designers are working on the project, but a chassis for the vehicle has yet to be selected. One possibility is a two-seater, focused on the most rugged off-roading possible, similar to the Hummer dune buggy we illustrated earlier this year

Hummer h3r

On the outside, H3R sports a mean look thanks to custom light and bumper bars along with a six-pack of auxilliary lighting attached. Externally mounted spare tire and jerry can coughs up some additional interior space for an 20 gallon auxilliary fuel tank. Other notables include a chunk of lexan installed in the cowl induction hood so you can get a face full of that mean LS7 breathing out of a custom exhaust that exits through four differnet ports. The hood and fenders have been retrofitted with quick release hardware so when the team thrashes one, they can just toss on another and keep on keeping on.

Hummer h3t

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Hummer h3

We received a last-minute invite this year to join up again with Rod Hall Racing and Team Hummer to participate in the 40th anniversary of the Baja 1000, and there wasn't a more suitable choice in our long-term fleet than our 2008 FWOTY winner, the Hummer H3 Alpha.

Not only is our H3 Alpha the same model that Chad Hall used to win his class (as well as the championship) in the 1000 this year, but it provides the ruggedness that the Baja terrain demands, as well as a comfortable place to cover the hundreds of miles necessary to chase the race truck between our own rides in the race.

HUMMER h2

A commonly used adage states, "If you have to ask, you can't afford it." In Frank's case, if you have to ask how big, you probably don't roll like he does. After driving the '06 Hummer H2 SUT in stock condition, the bug finally bit and the President of Lexani went to the drawing board and created a set of beautiful 32-inch (not a misprint) Asanti AF401 wheels complete with a two-tone color-matched face with chrome accents and hoops. With a price tag of $35,000 for the set, these babies should have their own quartet of Dobermans. The wheels posed one unique problem, could anyone build a tire to accommodate the massive wheels? Yokohoma stepped up to the plate and delivered a home run with tires sized 335/30R32. Now Frank was rolling big, but the Hummer still looked too stock for his taste so he delivered the H2 to Eagle's Auto Body for an upgrade.

Hummer h1

Rudy Zitserman is a huge fan of automobiles. And unlike most of us he can indulge in his passion for cars by buying them! His collection includes a Bentley, Lamborghini, and a totally modified Honda. For as long as he can remember, he was always tinkering with his vehicles. He started with upgrading parts under the hood until he was introduced to the world of car audio in 1975. His interest in car audio soon became a passion and he decided to open his own store, Best Sound & Security in Flushing, New York back in 1988. Today, he is a successful owner and prides his shop on its service and craftsmanship.

BMW 335i

German tuner Bremgo has took a BMW 335i, slapped on some M3 lookalike parts on it and shoehorned the huge 5.0 liter V10 from the BMW M5 into the coupe’s engine bay. They used the SMG drivetrain instead of the manual transmission. This is effectively the first SMG-equipped 3 Coupe to be running around until the M DCT-equipped BMW M3 is launched sometime next year. Other than the body parts and engine swap, the car also receives a artge perforated leather steering wheel, AC Schnitzer 5-spoke alloy wheels.

Bremgo has stuffed the M5’s V10 into other cars before, including an E46 M3 CSL. In this particular application they tuned up the M5’s engine to 550 PS, so you can expect this E92’s M5 motor to have similiar specs. They have also played with diesel abit, stuffing the 330d’s turbodiesel into the M3 Cabriolet, effectively taming it down a little and making it a nice fuel efficient small GT of sorts.

2009 BMW M5 Sedan

2009 BMW M5

The current M5 has a maximum power of 507 hp, and it’s already a rocket ship; so, the 2009 M5 will be something insane, beyond our imagination!

Until very recently, the German car makers was something of a purist concerning petrol engines, preferring naturally aspirated over forced induction. But the current twin-turbo straight-six petrol in the 335i and 535i proves BMW can do ’charging as least as well as anyone else. Usually better. And a turbocharger or two would do wonders for the M5’s low-down torque, which we’ve found to be a little lacking in the past.

Spy photographers report that the 2009 M5 sound incredible aggressive (imagine that!) and that it may have also been using a DSG transmission in place of the current SMG unit.

2008 BMW 1 Series Coupe revealed

Light, affordable, agile, sublime. The attributes that made BMW's 2002 an instant classic from its European premier in 1966 will do the same for the 128i and 135i models of the 2008 BMW 1 Series Coupe if they're as good by the seat of the pants as they are on paper.

Designed to fill the price space between two icons, the Mini Cooper and the 3 Series, the 1 Series features a lightweight aluminum front suspension and five-link rear axle, frameless doors, new L-shaped taillamps with LED highlights and corona daytime running lights ... the type of features that make more expensive Bimmers such magic.

The 128i comes with the 230-horsepower, 200 pound-foot 3.0-liter with Valvetronic, and the 135i gets the twin-turbo 3.0 of course, good for 300 horses, 300 pound-feet from 1400 rpm, and BMW says, a 5.3-second 0-62 mph time and electronically limited 155 mph top speed.

BMW M5

We all think we are pretty smart but when it comes to what is cool-leave it to the kids. Every time grandson Freddie comes to see us he will always make a detour first to see what is in the parking lot. If it meets with his approval he’ll race up the stairs with a huge smile on his face and instead of hello, how are you and all that he’ll simply say “can we please take this baby for a spin”.

It was most certainly the case with BMW’s 97 thousand dollar dream machine. It may become a museum piece as a result of European legislation but in the meantime it most definitely is a mechanical tour de force, the sort of car only very dedicated and talented engineers can create.

For a start it has a 5 liter V10 engine with an 8,250-rpm red line. It also has a button to increase power from 400 to 500 horsepower, something I’ve never come across before. Pretty amazing if you think about it.

Did I hit 155 miles per hour? Alas, no. Marin County may be beautiful and friendly most of the time but when it comes to driving at over 100 miles per hour the jail beckons. Were Freddie and I naughty? Of course, but just once.

Some desperately boring young man in a tuned Toyota (of all things!) wanted a drag race from the lights. Well, he got somewhat more than he asked for. I hit the power button for the extra 100 horses, watched the lights change and boooom! We were off. 1st, second, 3rd before I lifted off in order not to get a ticket and b. to look for the hero in the Toyota. He was so far behind we needed binoculars to catch sight of him. Imagine going through all 7 (!) gears at 7000rpm all the way to 155 miles per hour!

BMW GINA

BMW's design department has been working overtime lately. Just last month, the German automakerunveiled its M1 Homage Concept at the Villa d'Este Concours on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. Now, Munich has officially taken the wraps off of a new design study called the GINA Light Visionary Model, a creation BMW says shouldn't be thought of as "just another concept car," but rather "a whole new approach to automotive design."

The diesel X6

Style is undoubtedly a subjective thing, but sometimes agreement is nearly universal. The Mona Lisa has been revered through the ages, while the bowl-cut hair style is a perpetual laughing stock. Somewhere toward the latter end of the spectrum lie creations like Hartge's latest X6 variant, sporting a beefy diesel powerplant and a face only a mother (or father) could love