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Report: BMW i3 MSRP Announced for Chinese Market

Today, BMW China announced the MSRP for the brand’s electric car: the i3. Below is the pricing data:

Trim MSRP (in RMB)
BMW i3 450,000
BMW i3 with Range Extender 520,000

This translates to USD $72,640 for the base i3 and $83,940 for the i3 with range extender. As mentioned before, please do not be confused by the imported car’s pricing in China, which seems to be much higher than the same one we see in the States. The reason is because the Chinese government is imposing heavy tariff on imported goods, especially for automobiles.

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Benefited by the electric power source, which does not has an internal combustion engine (or just with a very small displacement engi...

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Latest BMW M2 Information: Production Timeline Decided

Today we have the latest news regarding the upcoming 2016 BMW M2: start of production will begin in November 2015 for European market, and March 2016 for US market.

There is no more updates for the M2 specifications, and we are sure it will use the N55B30T0 engine. Information in our previous M2 report is still valid at this point.

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2015 Porsche Cayenne: New Changes, Spec Details and Pricing

Today Porsche released information about the 2015 model year Cayenne. Below are some highlights.

– All trim models are still using the Aisin sourced 8-speed automatic transmission (Tiptronic S). NOT the PDK as some people’s guess from some previous spy shots
– Cayenne Turbo get LED headlight as standard; other models have Bi-Xenon headlight by default
– Four point LED daytime running light
– New multifunction sport steering wheel for all trims

Cayenne S E Hybrid New Changes
– The gas engine is carried over (3.0L supercharged V6, 333hp)
– Electric power part is updated to plug-in capability, with support from a 10...

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Lexus Has Big Plan – Upcoming New Models: LS, RC-FS, SC

Maybe you have read our report yesterday regarding new V8s that Lexus is working on currently.

Well, there are reasons that Lexus develops those new engines, and it looks like that is a part of a big plan Lexus is gruadually unfolding, step by step, and cautiously.

The first part of the plan is the next generation LS flagship sedan. Two years ago, when Lexus revealed the “new” LS, some of us were disappointed by the fact that the new flagship sedan, is actually not a “real” new design...

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Audi Will Abandon The Multitronic CVT

Today Audi announced that it is going to phase out its continuously variable transmission (CVT), which can be seen some of Audi’s front-wheel-drive model trims, such as the current A4 FWD.

For current Audi models that aure using the CVT, the transmission will be offered until the end of life span of each current model generations...

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