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How to Choose Smart Car Leasing Solutions

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Car leasing is one of the choices of people who do not have their own car or those who want to use a bigger car for a particular event. There are different companies that can give the car leasing solutions to those who need it. You can look for one in your local area or you can just search on the Internet. When looking for a car to lease, you also have to consider different things in order to make sure that you will get the best deal. You will only be using the car for a certain period of time so you need to make sure that you can get the best out of it. With this, you should know how to choose the best car leasing solutions. When working on your car leasing solutions, here are the different things that you should consider: Determine the exact car that you need . Before closing the deal or before choosing a car, you have to make sure that you know the exact type of car that you need. With this, you have to make sure that the car's size and type can be perfect when you use i...

Learning New BMW Models and their rising popularity in South Africa

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Residents of Cape Town and its surrounding suburbs who are looking to buy a new used car can choose from the great rage of BMWs that can be found for sale over the internet. The German car manufacturer have, over recent years, produced a stunning range of models from sports cars and saloons to modern, chunky, yet sophisticated 4 x 4s. A BMW is universally accepted as being one of the best cars in the world, and as such they are much sought after. The build quality is superb, and if well looked after and kept in good condition, they also hold their value better than most other used cars. It?s one of the main reasons that a used BMW in Cape Town is one of the most popular choices for people on the lookout for a quality second hand car. Despite popular opinion amongst BMW enthusiasts, the letters BMW do not stand for Best Motorcar in the World. They stand for something much more plain and boring, namely Bayerische Motoren Werke, or in plain English - Bavarian Motor Works. The Germ...

2012 BMW M6 Convertible

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Base Price: $115,295 As-Tested Price: $125,595 Drivetrain: four.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8; RWD, seven-speed dual-clutch serial manual Output: 560 horsepower @ vi,000 rpm, five hundred lb-ft @ one,500-5,750 rpm Curb Weight: four,508 lb Fuel Economy (EPA City/Highway/Combined): 14/20/16 mpg AWObserved Fuel Economy: fifteen.5 mpg Options: govt package together with heated handwheel, soft-close automatic doors, active front seats, full LED lights automatic high beams, head-up show, satellite radio with annual subscription, smartphone integration, BMW apps ($4,900); black merino sheep animal skin ($3,500); driver-assistance package together with lane-departure warning, active blind-spot detection, aspect and top-view cameras ($1,900) From the skin, this generation of BMW's huge M6 is way prettier than the last one. And it is not simply because the last one might need been the ugliest automotive that BMW has ever sold-out. No, this is often a genuinely sensib...

Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCI

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This is the all-new, second-generation Kuga, Ford's mid-size SUV. As before, it's supported Focus underpinnings, however the massive news is that it replaces each Europe's Kuga and also the utterly completely different and long-established Escape SUV within the United States of America thence it's the Escape within the United States of America. It's a troublesome equalization act: the Escape incorporates a name as a durable, direct, sensible SUV. The Kuga is a lot of of a classy crossover. It's a great deal a logo of Ford's One Ford global-car policy: the platform is built in Cologne, the powertrain in Dagenham and also the higher body and interior in port. It'll be in-built urban center, America, and Valencia, Spain. There square measure a selection of 2 one.6-litre turbocharged Ecoboost petrols with 148bhp or 177bhp, each putt out a similar 177lb linear unit and 2 a pair of.0-litre turbodiesels with 138bhp/236lb linear unit and 161bhp/251lb linea...

The Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Sport

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The Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Sport is, as you’d hope with a badge that options the word ‘Sport’ not once however double, the sportiest version of the German brand’s smallest automotive. It’s additionally the foremost valuable, cost accounting from $42,500, tho' as a typical premium little automotive there square measure still various ways that to expand your final bill. Following the trend set by the likes of the mini hatch and edict five hundred, the Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Sport is filled with choices and style alterations covering each interior and exterior, giving people management over however their A1 can look provided they’re willing to get it. From different roof colors and totally different wheels, to S line tweaks applied within and out, there’s no shortage of selections once buying this flagship of the four-metre-long Audi. Our Misano red check automotive wore a superb black roof ($720) and half polished 17-inch alloy wheels ($400), however passed over on padd...

2012 BMW 550i Sedan: Sport package including dynamic damper control

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Base Price: $62,895 As-Tested Price: $73,095 Drivetrain: 4.4-liter turbocharged V8; RWD, eight-speed automatic Output: 400 hp @ 5,500-6,400 rpm, 450 lb-ft @ 1,750-4,500 rpm Curb Weight: 4,365 lb Fuel Economy (EPA/AW): 18/16.2 mpg Options: M sport package including dynamic damper control, 19-inch alloy double-spoke wheels, multi-contour seats, M steering wheel, aerodynamic kit, shadowline exterior trim, anthracite headliner ($3,800); driver assistance package including automatic high beams, lane departure warning, active blind spot detection, side and top view cameras, head-up display ($3,500); convenience package including power tailgate, comfort access keyless entry, soft-close automatic doors ($1,700); premium sound package including satellite radio and one-year subscription, premium hi-fi system ($950); BMW apps ($250) New BMW 5-series at shopautoweek.com I would describe the 2012 BMW 550i sedan, despite its size and 4,365-pound curb weight, as fleet of foot...

BMW M135i Sports Hatch Sport Auto

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Price: £31,595 0-62mph: 4.9sec Top speed: 155mph (limited) Economy: 37.7mpg combined CO2: 175g/km Kerbweight: 1500kg Engine: 6-cyls, in-line, 2979cc, petrol turbo Installation: Longitudinal Power: 316bhp at 5800rpm Torque: 332lb ft at 1300-4500rpm (with overboost) Gearbox: 8-spd automatic A mix of dry and damp, tight bends and a narrow road should be challenge enough for a hot hatch with 316bhp to spill from its rear wheels. And if that sounds like a temptingly reckless number then you'd be right it's only 19bhp down on the output of the lately departed 1M Coupe, and the M135i's 320lb ft of torque is identical. If it comes with the optional eight-speed paddle shifter of our test car, the 135i will zoom-flick, zoom-flick, zoom-flick through the gears to 62mph in just 4.9sec. Go for the six-speed manual and the time actually rises to 5.1sec because its wider spread of ratios are less speedily swapped. Either way, this new three-door 1-series is eag...

BMW launches Stitcher integration at SXSW

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BMW announced today at SXSW that it's teaming up with Stitcher to integrate the popular iPhone app's on-demand streaming functionality into vehicles equipped with the BMW Apps and Mini Connected technologies. We ran into BMW's Robert Passaro in the halls of Austin's Convention Center and he was kind enough to give us an exclusive demo of Stitcher inside a lovely BMW 650i convertible ahead of today's launch. Most the iPhone app's features are available using the vehicle's infotainment system, including the ability to search, provide feedback ("More Like This" and "Listeners Also Like"), and create / remove custom stations -- album art is even displayed in high-resolution alongside show information. The prototype Stitcher app for the BMW Apps and the MINI Connected platforms will showcase the following unique capabilities: Seamless integration and control of Stitcher's services through the vehicle's infotainment system, which...