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At the IAA in Frankfurt the new BMW WTCC will be launched. The car has a 2L four-cylinder (!!!) in-line engine which delivers 275 bhp at 8.400/rpm.
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Now that's nice. Whats the chances on it being left in that livery for next year I wonder.
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Splitting this out as there's not enough thread seperation in this forum!
Plus, that thing deserves a thread of it's own. Almost makes the new BMW 3-series not look so lame at all! |
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What a stunner!
I think it may well be in that livery - I'm told BMW is going traditional in '06, and that livery will be on the F1 cars too. |
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it will have the livery of the teams . maybe BMW Deutschland to have this livery
it looks good . better than the Leon ![]() i just hope Alfa gonna do a 159 ![]() |
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In F1 BMW allowes only blue/white logo's on the car. Why isn't this in WTCC?
The red/blue/white livery is the nicest one. Is it correct a 4 cylinder is better suited for racing then a 6 cylinder? The saloon shape is aerodynaic better than a hatch. Conclusion: BMW is the biggest candidate for the title? |
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They're having red on the F1s next year. |
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Awesome this new machine. And BMW uses again a car with 4-cylinder engine, i hope can be so successful as BMW M3 was.
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wow that is a looker!
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I suspect the cars will not be in dissimilar colours to the works M3 GTRS that did the ring and the V12 LM's
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Looks sensational. As someone mentioned above - how to turn an ordinary looking car into a good looking race car.
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4 Cylinder engine is lighter
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Very nice livery indeed - i think Roberto Ravaglia will be happy to use it
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Any idea what is the difference between 320i and 320si?
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320i i think it's powered by a 2.2 6 cyl engine
maybe the 320si . it's the 1.8 or the new 2.0 engine inline4.. |
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it's not on the model list of the E90
http://www.bmwworld.com/models/3er/e90.htm |
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Not a word about gearbox...but on pictures it's still H-pattern
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Agree it looks like an H-pattern. Also the specified weight (1140 kg) seems to indicated an H-pattern. RWD with sequential 'box would be 1170 kg.
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hmm . homologation special ?? . sounds like the Pug 206 affair in WRC
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You can never trust largely BMW/MB car badging anymore. They sometimes mean what they badge, sometimes not.
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