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Saturday, June 1, 2013

BMW May Outsource the Production of the Upcoming MINI Colorado SUV to Magna

There are rumors that the next version of the popular MINI will be an SUV. This fall MINI is going to release a third version of the MINI called the Clubman, which is essentially a stretched MINI. BMW is considering other models of the small car, such as the MINI SUV that could be named the Colorado.

Currently the MINI plant in Oxford, England is running at full capacity, so it will not be possible for BMW to build another version at that plant. Magna on the other hand has extra capacity at its Graz, Austria plant where the Chrysler 300 was built until recently when Chrysler decided to move the production to its Brampton, Ontario plant. Also the next BMW X3 will not be built at the Magna plant as it is switching to BMWs South Carolina plant. The Magna plant built 26,400 Chrysler 300s and 113,000 X3s last year. The company is trying to work with BMW to build 65,000 MINI Colorados to make up for the loss of the X3 and 300 sedan.

Friday, May 17, 2013

BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe coming to India

BMW 6 series Gran Coupe is coming to India.BMW has already launched the new 6 series in India couple of months.Gran coupe is the sedan version of the 6 series coupe.BMW first show the Gran coupe concept in the 2010 Beijing Auto show.Production version was unveiled in the 2012 Geneva Motor show.6 series coupe is longer,wider and lower than the 5 series.6 series Gran coupe forward the design theme of the 6 series.Front look similar but then the side is more wider with 4 door and roof line is low slung like the coupe.Rear end design is striking to look it.Interior of the BMW 6 series Gran coupe is similar to the 6 series.But you can get lot of customisable options.Their enough space for 4 passengers.Gran coupe gives 460 L of boot space which is similar to the 6 series.BMW will launch the 6 series Gran coupe with only one engine option.3.0 L V6 diesel engine makes 313 HP @ 4400 RPM and 630 NM of toque at 1500-2500 RPM.Top speed is limited to 250 Kmph.BMW 6 series Gran coupe fight against the Audi A7 and Mercedes CLS.BMW 6 series Gran coupe arrives in November or at the end of the year.

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