BMW Motorrad 2013 Rider Equipment Lineup

BMW Motorrad 2013 Rider Equipment Lineup, BMW Motorrad Motorcycle Gear

Many new products and a great many refinements are the new features of the BMW Motorrad rider’s equipment for the 2013 season. They offer added enhancements to safety in the classical equipment as well as fresh designs for the leisure and fan articles.

BMW Motorrad has been developing its own motorcycle helmets since 1961. The System 6 EVO helmet is the current highlight of the “BMW helmets” products and is yet again setting the standard in safety, comfort, and design. The Race helmet, an all new development by “BMW helmets”, is already being used by five racers in the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM. The AirFlow 2 and Enduro helmets will be starting the 2013 season with new trendy colours and trims.

Likewise an all new development by BMW Motorrad is the GS Dry suit, which is intended above all for beginners. The Rallye suit, on the other hand, has long become established on all continents. Nevertheless, we have managed to improve this in a number of relevant details. It is now equipped, for instance, with the new NP2 protectors.

The boots that BMW Motorrad is offering riders boast a wide range of functions and appealing designs. Like their predecessors, the new Allround boot is intended for beginners. Sporting a new colour and numerous improvements, the tried and tested Rally GS Pro boot is to go where motorcycle boots have to fulfil the highest demands: offroad. For the city tour we recommend the Urban boot for him and her, likewise a new addition to the range.

Gloves are an indispensable part of motorcycle equipment. The BMW Motorradrange provides the right model for every taste. The GS Dry gloves for both ladies and men are watertight and breathable enduro gloves thanks to GORE-TEX® X-TRAFIT™. The summer will be providing two models, the Rallye gloves for offroad and the ProSummer gloves for tours, both characterised by their lightweight and highly robust designs. Finally, the familiar ProWinter gloves were refined in many details.

By its very definition, functional wear always embodies a special utility value. That’s good – and even better when it comes from the BMW Motorrad collection. Some excellent examples are the Ride shirts. Also, they are made of recycled materials, and so boost that good feeling of having contributed to sustainability. The new Ride windbreaker finds space in the smallest of pockets. The Ride fleece jacket will be available in new colours from the 2013 season.

One fantastic new product comes into play in the form of the Cool Down vest. Simple and ingenious, its HyperKewl™ technology generates a directly perceptible and pleasant cooling effect over many hours.

Whether professional or learner, safety conscious riders are relying on the new Street neck brace. No motorcyclist should get into a situation where he must rely on his protectors. But when this should be the case, they should take as much punishment as the NP2 protectors from BMW Motorrad with their extremely high impact absorption properties. The material for this new protector generation is an exclusive development for BMW Motorrad and is now being used in all new jackets, trousers, and suits.

Of course, this NP2 technology has also been integrated in the back protector and the protector vest – likewise two new products from BMW Motorrad in their function wear portfolio.

The classical kidney belt for beginners and the modular Pro kidney belt with detachable fleece lining and tailbone protector, both new to the range, complete the equipment for safety conscious motorcyclists.

Presenting a wealth of high quality and useful wear and lifestyle products, the leisure collections from BMW Motorrad Stylecannot fail to make the hearts of fans beat faster. Whether fantastically designed jackets and shirts for him and her, distinctive caps and belts, or high quality bags or sleeves for smartphones and tablet PCs – the collection fuels ideas for the perfect gift.

This season, BMW Motorrad Style will be excelling itself with its successful leisure collections, two new lines, and a small supplement in the form of a USB stick in the BMW Motorrad Style Logo collection. BMW Motorrad Style GS, an all new collection,will be thrilling the fans of the earthy enduro machines. With BMW Motorrad Style Heritage, BMW enthusiasts will be celebrating the ninetieth anniversary of the motorcycle brand in 2013.

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2013 BMW M5 Dyno Overview

2013 BMW M5 Dyno Overview: To distort a Fletch-era Chevy Chase quote, "It's all turbos these days." If you want performance and fuel efficiency — and really, who doesn't — turbocharged engines are your huckleberry. And so it is with BMW's flagship performance sedan, the 2013 BMW M5 Dyno, which packs a stonking twin-turbo V8 in lieu of the erstwhile model's normally aspirated 5.0-liter V10.

The new M5's S63Tü V8 is the kitchen sink of modern engines. It's a Valvetronic-equipped direct-injected 4.4-liter V8, and nestled in the vee of the engine are two twin-scroll Honeywell Garrett turbos, tipping off its "hot side inside" configuration. The 2013 BMW M5 Dynos unique cross-bank exhaust manifold affords its twin-scroll turbines ideal cylinder groupings, unlike the traditional exhaust manifolds of the seemingly similar Audi 4.0T V8.

Charge air is cooled by two water-to-air intercoolers, which are managed by an elaborate system of pumps and heat exchangers. Factory ratings are 560 horsepower from 6,000-7,000 rpm and 500 pound-feet of torque, delivered from 1,500-5,750 rpm.

Boost builds cleanly from very low in the rev range, the engine behaving in a linear manner despite a peak of 22 psi boost pressure. Torque as measured at the wheels reaches its maximum 475 lb-ft at 5,150 rpm, but since the torque curve is less a curve than a slab, there's plenty on tap when the tach is showing small digits. Peak power is... well, we'll get to that.

The torque tabletop is more or less constant from 2,500-5,200, a span that's a bit narrower than the factory claims for reasons we've delved into previously. Essentially, engine dynos load engines differently than do chassis dynos, so on the Dynojet we never see the wide torque "plateaus" claimed by manufacturers of turbocharged engines. In a nutshell, what we see here is normal and expected.

What wasn't normal and expected is the way the 2013 BMW M5 Dyno behaved while on the dyno. Its power at high revs was anything but consistent. Each dyno pull showed less peak power than the prior one, a trend that was observed for eight consecutive pulls.

Heat-soaked intercooler, you might guess, and so did we. Nope. Immediately after the eighth pull — when the apparent heat soak would have been at its worst — all of the intercooler plumbing and heat exchangers were cool to the touch, suggesting the culprit was elsewhere.

On the ninth dyno pull the result jumped back up, neatly splitting the difference between the lowest and highest result observed previously. Whatever was causing power to steadily ratchet downward apparently took a nap. Stabilized output is our usual goal when dyno-testing cars, and the 2013 BMW M5 Dyno didn't achieve it. Nevertheless we were out of time and as that ninth pull was something of an average of the prior eight, that's what we went with as the representative result: 514 hp as measured at the wheels. But keep in mind the 50-hp spread.

BMW's crosstown rival experienced no such power degradation on the dyno. The 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG we recently tested on this very dyno — using the same methodology — was unfazed. Pull after pull, it actually increased in power before finally stabilizing. The CLS63 AMG, too, is powered by a twin-turbo direct-injected V8, though it sports 1.1 liters more displacement than the BMW. The Benz also has conventional single-scroll turbos.

2013 BMW M5 is faster than a speeding bullet

The 2013 BMW M5 “Bullet” is a must-see video from BMW depicting the car doing its impression of a speeding bullet.

The 2013 BMW M5 has been described as being discreetly wicked. The new car is supposed to be a mid-size sports sedan but it might as well be an exotic sports car. In a new video commercial put together by BMW of Canada, the 2013 BMW M5 is shown doing a very good impression of a speeding bullet. The short two minute clip is a brilliant way to show off not only the speed of the M5, but also the artistic beauty of the sports car.

The well-crafted video is shot in what looks very much like the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. And what better place to film the “bullet” video than a place where high-speed racers have gathered to test some of the fastest vehicles on the planet. There is what appears to be salt building up on the blue M5’s front fender as the car speeds fast toward its targets.

Shortly after getting "shot" out of a tube fashioned to look like a gun barrel, the 2013 M5 gets up to its artificially limited top speed of 155 miles per hour. The high-performance sports car hurdles its way toward a series of targets starting with a gigantic glass apple that is shattered to pieces when it gets hit. The blue M takes aim at three huge water balloons and takes them out one by one in slow motion. The cars isn’t done yet and speeds toward the final bullseye, which it hits dead-on and destroys.

The 2013 BMW M5 has incredible power

The performance of the BMW M5 without question has head-snapping power. It starts with the all-new 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V-8, dubbed the S63Tu, that produces a whopping 560 horsepower from 6000 to a screaming 7000 rpm, with peak torque of 502 lb.-ft. coming between a low 1500 rpm to 5750. The 2013 M5 gets an increase of 60 horsepower and 119 lb. ft. of torque over the outgoing V-10.

BMW uses a turbocharger that they call “M Twin Power,” where the two twin-scroll turbochargers are placed within the “V” of the engine. The M Twin Power turbo package also includes a first-ever Valve-tronic and Vanos variable valve-timing system in the 4.4-liter V-8. The performance sedan also uses the latest high-precision direct fuel injection and a unique new cross-bank exhaust manifold. The new 2013 M5 won't leave you wanting for more power.

Make sure you brace your head and neck before drive the 2013 BMW M5. The driver steps on the accelerator and launches the new M5 out of the gun and speeds toward the targets. The forward surge is violent as you hear the 560 horses coming to life.

Source: torquenews

2012 BMW 335i Specs and Price 2012

The BMW 335i seems portly -- the scales show 3586 pounds and a front/rear distribution of 51/49 percent -- but that weight actually matches that of the last BMW 335i coupe we tested. Versus the four-cylinder 328i, it carries 100 extra pounds. Where do you think that weight comes from? A hundred points if you guessed the front axle. The added weight is noticeable after back-to-back drives with the 328i, but equally noticeable is the extra forward thrust the BMW 335i so readily supplies. A slightly heavier nose or more power? Decisions, decisions.

Following a refresher for 2009, BMW has introduced an all-new 3-Series sedan for 2012. The E90 3-Series coupe and convertible models—which just received the refresher in 2011—will continue as-is until moving into sixth-generation F30 form in 2013. The 2012 BMW 3-Series sedan features more room, less weight, and new engines. The 328i and BMW 335i numerical nomenclature will be retained, but will make less sense with the new 328i engine. In addition, the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 will join the roster and complete the line of hybrid sedans for BMW.

2012 BMW 335i image

Growing wider by more than 1.5 inches and longer by four inches, the 3-Series will offer more room, specifically for the rear passengers. Despite the increase in size, the weight of the car is 80 pounds less than its predecessor. Power remains nearly the same, but the engine choices have changed. The 230-hp base 3.0-liter engine in the 328i is now replaced with a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Even though the small 2.0-liter I-4 loses cylinders to the old engine, it is able to produce 245 hp, or 15 more hp than the outgoing car. In addition, it produces 258 lb-ft of torque from 1,250 rpm, 58 more than last year’s model at 1,500 less rpms. The result of the weight loss and power gain is a 0.4 of a second reduction in the 0–60-mph time between the 2011 and 2012 BMW 328i.

The BMW 335i rolls on with a turbo straight-six 3.0-liter engine developing 306 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. It will offer similar performance as the outgoing car: 0–60 mph in 5.4 seconds and a top speed limited to 155 mph. Both engines are connected to an eight-speed unit with start-stop technology for 2012. The difference between last year’s six-speed automatic and the new eight-speed automatic has a direct impact on performance, reducing the zero-to-60-mph time for the BMW 335i by 0.3 of a second compared to the outgoing model. The six-speed manual will continue as an option.

BASE PRICE $43,295

PRICE AS TESTED $55,870

VEHICLE LAYOUT Front engine, RWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan

ENGINE 3.0L/300-hp/300-lb-ft turbo DOHC 24-valve I-6

TRANSMISSION 8-speed automatic

CURB WEIGHT (F/R DIST) 3586 lb (51/49%)

WHEELBASE 110.6 in

LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT 182.5 x 71.3 x 56.3 in

0-60 MPH 4.7 sec

QUARTER MILE 13.3 sec @ 103.9 mph

BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 109 ft

LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.90 g (avg)

MT FIGURE EIGHT 25.7 sec @ 0.71 g (avg)

EPA CITY/HWY FUEL ECON 23/33 mpg

ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CITY/HWY 147/102 kW-hrs/100 miles

CO2 EMISSIONS 0.73 lb/mile