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As the Chinese automotive market continues to grow and play a very important role in the automotive industry, we fully expected to see more cars developed especially for it. And just how Europe got the M3 GTS, China will also be getting its own BMW M3 special edition. It will be called the Tiger Edition and will be limited to 250 units.

This special edition is appropriately named the Tiger due to the fact that 2010 is “The Year of The Tiger” in China. In fact, it starts on February 14, 2010 and ends on February 2, 2011. The tiger is also a symbol of bravery so the name was carefully chosen to excel in this particular market.
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Last week we reported that G-Power had broken the world speed record for the world’s fastest sedan. However, only part of that news was correct. Turns out, the record wasn’t broken by the old Hurricane RS, but by a new version of the Hurricane called the RR.

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Shortly after the BMW Concept Gran Coupe made its debut at the 2010 Beijing Motor Show (in fact it was the same day that the car was unveiled), reports of a production model took over the automotive web space. However at that time we hadn’t heard anything ‘official’ from BMW or a BMW executive – at the time, any word a production model was coming for ‘inside sources.’
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German automakers are widely known for lacking ergonomics in designing cupholders – so it was pretty amusing when BMW of North America focused on telling Munich designers to get cupholders right in the 2011 BMW X3.

Why would Munich listen? Well, the rise in BMW’s U.S. sales over the past two years, which even eclipsed BMW sales in the German market, made designers and engineers in Munich more willing to accommodate quirky American preferences.
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BMW has unveiled a new limited-edition model of the 1-Series coupe for the Japanese market. The model will carry a 2.0L 4-cylinder engine making 170-hp mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission. The limited edition model, of which only 30 examples will be built, runs from 0-62 mph in 8.4 seconds.

Yes, we know that doesn’t sound very exciting but BMW is adding its Performance Unlimited package to it, which gives this fuel-sipping 1-Series some nice aesthetic upgrades. The package adds a black grille, special 18-inch alloy wheels, aluminum pedals, a carbon fiber spoiler and a special badge inside the cabin.

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