Road safety is a highly important feature, not only for the motorist as the end user, but for the car manufacturers themselves. The rapid development over the years of car development and an increased need for safe driving as the cars have become bigger, far heavier and faster than in previous years makes the design of every new part vital.
HARTGE has given the world’s first inline six-cylinder engine with twin turbo-chargers and a second generation direct-injection system a power boast of 44 hp – and that at the same time as maintaining its extremely good fuel consumption of only 9.2 litres per 100 kilometres (EU combined). HARTGE not only offers an additional ECU, which transforms the 3-litre engine of the compact BMW 135i Coupé into a powerhouse generating a massive 257 kW (350 hp) at 5660 rpm and 480 Nm (lb-ft 354) at 2950 rpm, and naturally also the chance to enjoy unlimited driving pleasure at speeds of up to 280 km/h. For the dash from 0 to 100 km/h (0 - 62 mph), the 135i Coupé from HARTGE is half a second faster than its standard brother while the 25 mm lower sports suspension guarantees safety thanks to even greater directional stability and outstanding handling on twisting roads.
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"Supreme safety of the highest standard is a natural asset for the premium manufacturer. What makes our cars so unique is the overall approach we take in our safety concept" - states Klaus Kompass, BMW Group Director of Vehicle Safety, in describing the safety philosophy of the BMW Group. The BMW Group's safety concepts are always based first and foremost on reality. Precisely this is why BMW Group experts in accident research examine a wide range of real-life accidents each year, interacting with biomechanics, doctors specialising in accident treatment and prevention, as well as traumatologists in Germany and the USA, and naturally sharing their experience with researchers and developers at BMW.
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One might ask oneself what exactly the point is of a hunchbacked four seat, overpowered gas-guzzling, space inefficient SUV in this era of near $5 a gallon gasoline? Well, we suppose the perfect people to ask are the powers that be at BMW in regards to its oh so politically incorrect X6 opinion polarizer.
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Mercedes-Benz is hybridizing pretty much its entire future fleet, and BMW is not to be left too far behind.
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