tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74512819747242754352012-02-16T07:25:28.598-08:00Dr. Auto Techhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686211243539598988noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451281974724275435.post-22905111845242869702011-06-27T13:32:00.001-07:002011-06-27T13:37:59.264-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AuxpWi6Qt68/TgjqFybQZEI/AAAAAAAAAC4/59m3xy1YOBo/s1600/two-wheels-on-sides%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623001519928403010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AuxpWi6Qt68/TgjqFybQZEI/AAAAAAAAAC4/59m3xy1YOBo/s200/two-wheels-on-sides%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a class="image" href="http://www.linkedin.com/share?viewLink=&amp;sid=s444965425&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Flnkd%2Ein%2Fj2y5QR&amp;urlhash=4MDz&amp;pk=nprofile-edit-success&amp;pp=&amp;poster=119557340&amp;uid=5490777723599060992&amp;trk=NUS_UNIU_SHARE-pic" target="_blank" contentpermalink="http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/25/car-prototypes-kids/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29"></a><br /><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/share?viewLink=&amp;sid=s444965425&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Flnkd%2Ein%2Fj2y5QR&amp;urlhash=4MDz&amp;pk=nprofile-edit-success&amp;pp=&amp;poster=119557340&amp;uid=5490777723599060992&amp;trk=NUS_UNIU_SHARE-title" target="_blank" contentpermalink="http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/25/car-prototypes-kids/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29">These Car Prototypes Built By Kids Can Do Close To 2,000 Miles Per...</a> techcrunch.com<br />What's more impressive than a car that can do over a thousand miles per gallon? One that was designed by school kids. In the UK, students from regional schools and universities took part in the annual Mileage Marathon... </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7451281974724275435-2290511184524286970?l=drautotech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dr. Auto Techhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686211243539598988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451281974724275435.post-12883957446776900742011-06-27T13:30:00.001-07:002011-06-27T13:30:56.260-07:00<a href="http://www.insideline.com/bmw/1-series/bmw-1-series-m-coupe-genesis-and-evolution.html">http://www.insideline.com/bmw/1-series/bmw-1-series-m-coupe-genesis-and-evolution.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7451281974724275435-1288395744677690074?l=drautotech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dr. Auto Techhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686211243539598988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451281974724275435.post-63393681780448098772011-06-27T12:58:00.000-07:002011-06-27T13:13:30.364-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OcMhTcQvKdc/Tgjj8wF01EI/AAAAAAAAACw/WkGgwiTF8kM/s1600/2012_BMW_M5_53%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622994767613056066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OcMhTcQvKdc/Tgjj8wF01EI/AAAAAAAAACw/WkGgwiTF8kM/s320/2012_BMW_M5_53%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a id="post-70522" itxtbad="1"></a><a title="Permanent Link: BMW M5 Unofficially Crowned Word’s Fastest Sedan With 7:55 Nurburgring Lap Time" href="http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/06/bmw-m5-unofficially-crowned-words-fastest-sedan-with-755-nurburgring-lap-time.html" rel="bookmark" itxtbad="1">BMW M5 Unofficially Crowned Word’s Fastest Sedan With 7:55 Nurburgring Lap Time</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.autoguide.com/gallery/gallery.php/v/main/news/manufacturers/bmw/2012bmwm5/2012+BMW+M5+53.jpg.html" itxtbad="1" itxtnodeid="140"></a><br />With a <a href="http://www.autoguide.com/new-cars/bmw/index.html" target="_blank" itxtbad="1">BMW</a> factory driver behind the wheel of BMW’s new M5, the luxury sedan has </div><br /><br /><div>reportedly turned in a lap time of 7:55 around the famed Nurburgring. This makes it the world’s </div><br /><br /><div>fastest sedan, ahead of <a href="http://www.autoguide.com/new-cars/porsche/index.html" target="_blank" itxtbad="1">Porsche</a>‘s Panamera Turbo (7:56) and <a href="http://www.autoguide.com/new-cars/cadillac/index.html" target="_blank" itxtbad="1">Cadillac</a>‘s CTS-V (7:59), and puts </div><br /><br /><div>it on par of other supercars such as Ferrari’s F430 and is even one second quicker than </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Porsche’s 996 Turbo. Powered by a 4.4L V8 twin turbo engine, this accomplishment proves </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>BMW’s M-models have hardly skipped a beat against the competition. It will be interesting to </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>see how BMW’s competitors respond with their next-generation <a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" id="itxthook0" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; COLOR: darkgreen; BORDER-BOTTOM: darkgreen 0.07em solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.autoguide.com/#" rel="nofollow">sedans</a>, but it clearly proves </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>that the Germany automaker’s devotion to twin turbo powerplants is paying off.<br /></div><br /><div>A word of caution; the time is in no way an official <a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" id="itxthook1" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; COLOR: darkgreen; BORDER-BOTTOM: darkgreen 0.07em solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.autoguide.com/#" rel="nofollow">BMW</a> number and we can’t verify the validity </div><br /><br /><div>of the source (FastestLaps.com). It’s almost not necessary, however, with the new M5 almost </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>certain to run a solid sub-eight minute lap around the Ring. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7451281974724275435-6339368178044809877?l=drautotech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dr. Auto Techhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686211243539598988noreply@blogger.com0