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Gavin Green on 2012's fine new F30 BMW 3-series

Gavin Green on 2012's fine new F30 BMW 3-series

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Gavin Green, 21 February 2012 09:00

Just back from Spain, where I’ve been driving the new 3-series saloon on those magical winding roads of Andalusia. As expected, it is a terrific car. The new one is a step-on from its predecessor, especially in cabin quality, handling and looks (leaner, sleeker, less multi-angle Bangled). The agility and balance of the new 3 – I drove both 320d ...

BMW's influence in car design, by Stephen Bayley

BMW's influence in car design, by Stephen Bayley

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Stephen Bayley, 23 January 2012 09:23

To appreciate the resonance of the last decade’s revolution in BMW design, it’s necessary to understand the company’s huge historic debt to a modernist ideas factory that became the world’s most influential art school. 'Art and technology : a new unity' was the Bauhaus slogan and before the Second World War, BMW already had a department of Kunstlerische Gestaltung (Artistic ...

The great CO2 debate and a packet of crisps

The great CO2 debate and a packet of crisps

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 29 July 2010 11:08

News today that Britain's new cars' CO2 averages are tumbling got me thinking. Even in the first half of 2010, carbon emissions of the typical new car rolling out of showrooms have fallen 5% year-on-year to 145.2g/km. Which is good news. I mean, that's nearly as clean as a packet of crisps. Two pints of petrol and a packet of ...

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