BMW Launches New 6th Generation 3 Series Sedan
MULGRAVE, AUSTRALIA – Feb 15, 2012:
New BMW 3 Series Sedan: sporting design, dynamic drive, superb
value
BMW has raised the benchmark for premium sporting sedans with
the launch of the new 6th generation 3 Series Sedan.
Already hailed overseas as the best in class for performance and value, the new lighter, larger 3 Series Sedan offers a stunning new sporting design aesthetic, an all TwinPower Turbo lineup of powerful and fuel efficient petrol and diesel engines, improved driving dynamics and a vast array of advanced technology at substantially lower prices than its predecessor.
Since it made its debut in 1975, more than 12 million customers around the world have taken ownership of a BMW 3 Series, and now with the launch of the new generation 3 Series Sedan, its appeal to customers in Australia and across the globe will ensure it remains the world’s best selling premium sports sedan.
BMW Group Australia Managing Director, Phil Horton said that as a core model in the BMW range, this latest 3 Series Sedan sets a new benchmark in the premium mid-sized market.
Audi RS 5 Is Back On Top With New Generation Specification
MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM – Feb 21, 2012: The Audi RS badge returns, reinvigorated, to its rightful place at the head of the A5 Coup range this week in the new generation RS 5, combining new styling, mechanical and specification revisions with characteristically extreme performance from a high-revving 450PS V8. The more imposing, more efficient and more extensively equipped new incarnation of the acclaimed sports car can be ordered now at an OTR price of 58,725, and will reach its first British customers in April.
Styling updates are not surprisingly the first to make an impact in the new RS 5. They include a slight revision to the single frame grille design, sharper and more pronounced bonnet contours, new ‘solid band’ wraparound LED daytime running lights and LED rear lights, new look front and rear bumpers and a new ’10-spoke’ design for the 19-inch alloy wheels.
Inside, the most noticeable enhancements are likely to be the addition of Bluetooth mobile phone preparation, cruise control, DVD-based satellite navigation and Audi Music Interface iPod connection to the standard equipment list for this updated model. The cruise control system can also now be upgraded at extra cost to the adaptive system with braking guard, which uses radar sensors to control distance from traffic in front of the car between 19mph and 155mph, and can also initiate partial braking or full deceleration if its sensors detect an impending collision.
The grille and front bumper have been redesigned with a more aggressive layout – and there has been similar work done on the rear.
Semi-elliptic leaf springs with telescopic shock absorbers provide a softer ride that with the previous models. The UD 35A has a gross vehicle mass of six
The S line exterior package focuses on design modifications in the area of the front bumper, the air inlets, the single-frame grille and the side sills. and more »
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