They didn’t like the Bang and Olufsen package for the high price.
CNET goes the distance with this new review of BMW’s latest X5. While there are many good points, there are some features which are a little hokey / questionable to the reviewer.
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BMW helped team USA develop their new bobsled for the 2014 Sochi, Russia Olympics. See more in the video documentary preview below:
GT Spirit takes us on a tour of the MBZ museum in Stuttgart in their wonderful walk-through article.
Some interesting factoids:
The architecture was designed by UN Studio and is inspired by DNA’s double-helix shape see more in Mercedes below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mo7Kg7jaxA
The museum has 177605 square feet of displays
They offer 2 different tours daily
7 legend rooms detail different legendary times in Mercedes-Benz history
A spy video of the new BMW M3 sedan has been leaked onto Youtube, taken by a passing helmet cam on a motorcyclist.
Looks pretty fun!
Check out MotorTrend’s BMW / Mercedes stack-up video, in which we find that even with the MBZ featuring all-wheel-drive- the two super sedans are evenly matched, generally!
One interesting tid-bit; they run both cars through the dynamometer to gauge how closely they match the manufacturer’s horsepower rating. The BMW under-performed slightly, while the Mercedes exhibited much higher horsepower and torque readings than what Mercedes-Benz advertises.
Lots of great footage of both cars in this great match-up video.