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Hugh Fisher’s Display at Tri-Marque
Photo by Herb Looney
January
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What’s Inside
Upcoming Events
Charity Event Review
New BMW 2-series Coupe
Tejas Trax
Tri-Marque Concours Review
Tejas Chapter Officers
President
Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Glenn McConnell
Austin
[email protected]
Ken Carson
Round Rock
[email protected]
Sandy McConnell
Austin
[email protected]
Membership
Driving Events
Events Coordinator
Driving Instructor
Mike Sevel
New Braunfels
[email protected]
Scott Bowman
Leander
[email protected]
John Hughan
Austin
[email protected]
Jeff Conner
Austin
[email protected]
Project Coordinators, Chapter Email and Newsletter
Austin Area
San Antonio Area
Boerne Area
San Marcos Area
Linda Cavazos
Austin
[email protected]
Herb Looney
San Antonio
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Jonna Clark
Boerne
[email protected]
Jack Laumer
San Marcos
[email protected]
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Austin
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the best parts of last year was that we
had a few new people step up and plan
an event. Maybe 2015 could be the
year for you to do that.
If you don’t step up to plan a
chapter event, maybe you could just
get more involved. Maybe this is the
year to attend an event or two or three.
Maybe 2015 could be the year for you
to do that.
As a New Year’s resolution, I hope
that you choose to make 2015 a year
that you will be an active participant
in the Tejas Chapter. From personal
experience, I know that it will be a
resolution that you will never be sorry
that you kept.
From
The
President
Is it really 2015?? ........
Where does the time go?? Is it
really the year of my 50th high school
class reunion?? If you are 50, you just
think you are old, but 50 years since
graduating from high school? Now
that’s old. But what never gets old is
looking forward to another great year
of events with the great members and
families of the Tejas Chapter.
We left a very good year behind
us, with many great memories, but
those are all in the past. However,
2015 brings the opportunities for new
challenges and new memories. One of
Until next time ....
Glenn McConnell
Welcome New Members
Austin
Pallipet Arumugam
Jeff Henley
Robert Ashford
Maya Kothare-Arora
Ellis Bareiss
Jean Latsha
Doug Barstow
Timothy Lohman
Tom Bates
Thomas Martin
Kevin Beutnagel
Krishnadas Murthy
Richard Brouillet
Anthony Overfield
Carrie Ebbinghaus
William Pope
Peter Federlin
Mustasim Rumi
Robert Feeney
David Schieck
Jacqueline Galvani
Scott Skillman
Javier Guajardo
Charnae Stross
Gail Guerra
Shiva Vankamamidi
Jennifer Harper
David Wise
San Antonio
John Ammann
Kelsee McVey
Andrew Blouet
Joshua Roberts
Donald Hessenflow
Benjamin Tullo
Rosa Long
Ivan Zorilla
Ft Hood
Kevin Graham
Kempner
David Morgan
Boerne
Steven Nutt
Canyon Lake
Spence Freeman
Round Rock
Lakeway
Thomas King
Cedar Park
Kamel Chbaro
Nick Rudock
Pflugerville
Thomas Moore
Vicente Robles
Kevin Muniz
Nadia Vasquez
Kyle
Jason Smith
Seguin
Sebrina Crawford
New Braunfels
James Garten
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Saturday, January 24, 2015
Planned by: Linda Cavazos
Come join us as we celebrate the end of the Holiday Season
And the beginning of a fun filled year.
We will have dinner
Followed by the presentation
Of our 2014 Incentive Points Awards
Then we will have fun choosing and stealing
the white elephant gifts
The Historic Faust Hotel
Ballroom
240 South Seguin Ave
New Braunfels
www.fausthotel.com for
more information
and directions
6:00 pm
Arrive/mingle
6:30 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm
Awards
8:00 pm
Gift exchange
Dinner: Wienerschnitzel with Jaeger
sauce, German potato salad, house salad,
Be sure to bring an
and green beans, Faust beer bread made
Auto related gift for
with Faust Golden Ale
the white elephant gift
Cost: Meal will be FREE for all current
exchange, if you want
BMW CCA members. For non-members/
to participate in this.
guests the meal is $15 per person (please
pay by check or cash).
Bar drinks: $5 each
Very Important: All RSVP's must be in by Jan 17, 2009
RSVP by filling out the RSVP form on the website at
http://www.tejaschapter.org
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Farmhouse Pizza
& Beer Tour
Saturday, February 21, 2015
planned by John Hughan
After spending the Saturday prior to this event celebrating Valentine’s Day with
flowers and candy, come spend THIS Saturday celebrating Hill Country with pizza
and beer!
9:30 am - Meet at the Hill Country Food Mart and Shell station on TX-71 just
east of Bee Cave Pkwy
map:
9:45 am - Driver meeting
10:00 am - Depart
We will take a quite circuitous route from our starting point through Texas Hill
Country to Stanley's Farmhouse Pizza, arriving at approximately 11:15 am.
Stanley's Farmhouse Pizza makes
handcrafted pizzas using three-day cold
fermentation dough and fresh ingredients
sourced from local farms and gardens. The
property includes a 6000-sq ft pavilion with
a stage, dance floor, and plenty of seating.
After lunch, we will walk just down the road
to the neighboring Jester King Brewery for
a 1:00 pm free tour followed by a tasting. Jester King is an authentic farmhouse
brewery committed to making wild ales and spontaneously fermented beers.
Jester King is a relatively small brewery,
producing less than 1500 barrels annually,
so although their wares can occasionally be
found at local retailers, restaurants, and bars,
many of the 40 beers listed on their website
are only available for sampling and purchase
in their tasting room, so don't miss out!
Children are allowed at Jester King so long
as they are accompanied and supervised by
an adult.
The cost of the event is whatever you spend on lunch at Stanley's and
on beer at Jester King.
RSVP by filling out the RSVP form on the website at
http://www.tejaschapter.org/tejas.html
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The Teen Street Survival Program is supported and organized by the BMWCCA to
provide defensive driving techniques and actual experience for teenagers with a
driving permit or license.
The Tejas Chapter would like to have its 1st event. A small team of Tejas Chapter
members had been putting the plans together for a 2011 event, then a 2012 event,
then a 2013 event, then a 2014 event, but have run into a roadblock, “the location.”
The location has to be a large parking lot with minimal obstructions, such as light
poles. Several locations have been contacted with no success. Due to this roadblock,
the new target to hold an event will be in 2015.
Please let the Driving Events Coordinator, Scott Bowman at [email protected],
if you have a contact for a location in the Central Texas area.
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Overview
The Lone Star, Tejas, and Houston Chapters of the BMWCCA proudly present
the third annual Texas Trifecta at the Circuit of the Americas Formula 1 track in
Austin, TX. This High Performance Driving School will give you the opportunity
to drive your car at speed and to experience the potential of the unique combination of car and driver. It is safe, demanding and most importantly FUN! All students will alternate between classroom sessions and time on the track with an
instructor. The individualized instruction is a key to this program that has been
developed over decades, and compares very favorably with commercial schools
costing many times more. Our experienced instructors have come from racing,
autocrossing and BMWCCA schools.
The Texas Trifecta will consist of:
High Performance Driver’s
Friday, 3/20/15:
Education (HPDE)
Instructors, Club Race/Practice
& optional students day
Saturday, 3/21/15:
Instructors, Students & Club Race
Sunday, 3/22/15:
Instructors, Students& Club Race
There will also be an Autocross
Coming March 20-22, 2015
Register at http://www.motorsportreg.com/
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2015
Date
January 24,
2015
February 21,
2015
March 20-22,
2015
April 2015
October 2015
December 2015
Event
Post-Holiday Party and Awards
see page 5
Farmhouse Pizza & Beer Tour
see page 7
Texas Trifecta HPDE at COTA
see page 9
Annual Bluebonnet Drive
Annual Utopia Weekend
Charity Event
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Meet Location
New Braunfels
Austin
Austin
TBA
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pilgrimage to Utopia – miles and miles
of Central Texas roads traveled over
the year, now rounded out with an
event allowing us to make a positive
impact on the entire region we’d
enjoyed as our automotive playground
all year.
Our shift began promptly at 9AM
with Gabe, our enthusiastic, amiable
Capital Area Food Bank
Charity Event Recap
By John and Corey Hughan
The holiday season truly is a time
of giving: giving thanks, giving gifts,
and for the Tejas Chapter, giving back.
On December 6th, over three dozen
volunteer coordinator. On our way to
the sorting area where we would be
working, he led us through their
storage area. In layout and square
footage directly reminiscent of
Costco, the shelving was built to the
rafters and arranged in aisle after
impossibly long aisle, all of it
occupied by huge cardboard boxes
packed with donations. Gabe gave us
a detailed orientation outlining the
entire process and then doled out the
various available assignments like an
a u c t i o n e e r, o rg a n i z i n g u s i n t o
efficient, single-task teams – like
S a n t a ’s e l v e s , b u t p r o p e l l e d b y
German horsepower. As one team of
volunteers brought boxes of new,
unsorted donations to the conveyor
chapter members came together with
f a m i l y, f r i e n d s , a n d c o m m u n i t y
members for our annual charity event,
this year at the Capital Area Food
Bank of Texas.
We gathered in chilly weather
amidst a colorful array of Bimmers,
including a new M3 and two new M4s
– plus the Lightning Blue R56 Cooper
S of yours truly thrown in for good
measure. Recapping the year with
members, it was unbelievable that
both another year had already flown
by so quickly and that we’d done so
much in that time! A German-themed
Valentine’s Day, bluebonnets around
Easter, a summer excursion to Jacob’s
Well and Pioneer Town, a cinematic
Fun Rally, a Texan luau, our annual
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references to the immortal chocolate
factory scene from “I Love Lucy!”
Charity Event Recap
continued from page 11
belt, another team checked them to
filter out unusable donations, e.g.
bulging or severely dented cans,
packages that had been opened, and
food long past its expiration date. It
was initially saddening to see just how
much food was thrown away at this
stage, but Gabe reminded us that the
overwhelming majority of the
donations they received would
otherwise have been thrown out in
their entirety, so anything that could
be kept was a win for the community.
The usable donations then continued
down the conveyor, where yet another
team deposited them into empty boxes
according to categories such as
protein, fruits and vegetables,
packaged goods, and beverages.
Occasional pileups on the conveyor
belt that arose when the screeners sent
This work around the conveyor belt
was crucially supported by still other
volunteer teams charged with tasks
such as furnishing category labels,
maintaining the supply of empty boxes
and lids, and organizing specialized
items such as those too large to send
down the main conveyor belt. Finally,
when the boxes of sorted items
reached the weight prescribed for their
category, they were sent down the final
section of the conveyor to be labeled,
taped, stored, and ultimately loaded
onto trucks that would deliver them all
throughout Central Texas to enrich the
holiday celebrations of families in
need.
At the end of our three-hour shift,
Gabe tallied our output and revealed
that we had sorted 5,970 lbs of food,
enough for 4,975 meals! This thrilling
news of just how much good our work
would bring to others this holiday
season elicited bright, gleaming smiles
from everyone present. We gathered
for our last group photo of the year
and set off for lunch – having worked
up quite the appetite!
Our meal at Longhorn Steakhouse
began with hearty appetizers of
homemade potato chips, sweet corn
donations faster than the sorters could
box them prompted more than a few
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service that morning, brought out ten
large pumpkin lava cakes, on the
house! We enjoyed our food that much
more knowing that we had just
contributed to numerous others
enjoying holiday meals of their own
simply by donating a few hours of our
Saturday morning, a task that this
author hopes will become a new Tejas
tradition. Here’s to making 2015 a
banner – and Bimmer – year!
Charity Event Recap
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fritters, and the Texan Tonion—piles
of positively delicious fried onion
petals. Entrée options ran the gamut—
beef, salmon, pasta, soup, salad,
sandwiches.
We
were
even
unexpectedly treated to dessert when
the head chef, upon learning of our
group’s mission and our volunteer
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went quickly to: Staging – 8:00am, Rags
down – 9:00am, Awards – 1:00pm, then
the date popped out of the page – Sunday,
November 16th. I was there on
SATURDAY! I was so excited to attend
a car club event and reconnect with the
membership that I assumed the event was
on Saturday, like all of our other ones.
It was chilly and sprinkling on the
d r i v e t o D i c k ’s C l a s s i c G a r a g e
Museum for the start of the German
Tr i - M a r q u e C o n c o u r s e v e n t i n
November on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER
16th. As I rounded the corner from
Hunter road to Stagecoach trail at
8:45AM, I noticed cones blocking the
1st entrance to the parking lot and
many German cars parked for the
judged and display categories. I
found a parking space away from the
clean cars, since I did not want any of
Tri-Marque Concours
Review
by Linda Cavazos
It was chilly and sprinkling on the
drive to Dick’s Classic Garage Museum
for the start of the German Tri-Marque
Concours event in November. As I
rounded the corner from Hunter road to
Stagecoach trail at 8:30AM, I noticed
cones blocking the 1st entrance to the
parking lot, but there were no German Cars
in the lot. I continued on to the main
entrance to find a parking space and notice
all of the vehicles were either trucks or
suv’s. No one looked familiar as they were
proceeding to the conference room in the
Museum. I walked over to the lady selling
tickets to go into the museum and asked
where the German Tri-Marque was being
held. She was only aware of a car show
starting at 2pm. I used my handy iPhone
to look up the Tejas Chapter website and
check the event information. My eyes
the dirt on my car to jump off.
There was good representation by
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November
Many thanks to Herb Lo
Many more great photos are av
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e Concours
r 16, 2014
ooney and Paul Goldfine
vailable on the chapter website
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judged cars to get ready.
All of the attendees had a great
time reconnecting with old friends
from the other car clubs and within
their clubs. They also experienced the
German manufacturing capability for
b e a u t i f u l , s p o r t y, a n d c a p a b l e
automobiles from classic to nearly
new from each of the three
manufacturers.
The judges were able to complete
their detailed task efficiently and
effectively. They were able to select
3 winners for each car manufacture,
Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz. In the
BMW concourse category, 1st place
went to Brad Mitchell, 2nd went to
Alex Pitzen, and 3rd went to Paul
Goldfine. Thanks go to all of the
people that entered the judged and
display categories. All of the money
collected in entry fees and donations
that day was donated to the Florence’s
Comfort House. The event was a
success and concluded a little early
since the temperature was dropping
fast. Hopefully the next tri-marque
concours in 2 years will be just as
great.
.
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all 3 car clubs, Audi, BMW, and
Mercedes-Benz, considering the rain
sprinkling in the morning. Mercedes
had enough people that entered the
concours and the display categories.
Audi and BMW were lacking a couple
to have a good judged concours
competition. We converted a few of
the BMW and Audi display people to
the concours category so that BMW
and Audi had at least 4 cars being
judged. The rags down stop time was
extended 30 minutes to allow the new
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Tejas Chapter Incentive Points Challenge for 2015
To encourage participation, the successful Incentive Points Challenge began in 1998. The members
who earn the highest number of points by the end of the year (up to 10th place) receive valuable prizes
at the Post-Holiday Party in January 2016. The Rookie of the Year award is for the member that joined
in the current year and earns Rookie Points based on points earned divided by the time as a member
during the year.
Activity
Return Survey Form (form available on request or at website)
Attend a meeting or event
Organize a monthly event, (social/technical etc.)
Assist with a monthly event (credited by organizer)
Each new member recruited (credited by CCA)
Original photo(s) published in the Trax (30 pts max/issue)
Original photo(s) published on the website (30 pts max/event)
Original Tech Tip published in the Trax
Original Article published in the Trax (500 words or more)
Original Article published in the Trax (less than 500 words)
Recruitment of a commercial ad for Trax
Points
50
30
100
50
30
10
10
15
60
30
20% of ad cost
January
24th
2014
Incentive
Points
Challenge
Awards
2015
see page 5
Awards will be given to the members that earned the highest points and the
highest “rookie” (see explanation above). To allow for some suspense before
the awards are given out, only the top 15 are listed in alphabetical order and
the top 5 rookies, also in alphabetical order.
Challenge Leaders
Scott Bowman
Josh Butts
Ken Carson
Linda Cavazos
Jonna Clark
Marco Cordon
Mary Beth Cordon
Tom Dawson
Rookies
Paul Goldfine
John Hughan
Sridhar Kamma
Herb Looney
Brad Mitchell
Mike Sevel
Don Yule
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Armando DiMeo
Steve Richmond
Vincente Robles
Paul Wilson
Louis Wyler
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further
possibilities
for
individualisation that is directly
a l i g n e d t o t h e d r i v e r ’s p e r s o n a l
preferences. In future, the models
Advantage, Luxury Line, Sport Line
and M Sport will offer an alternative
to the basic equipment range.
With its outstanding sporting
characteristics and both dynamic and
elegant design, the BMW 2 Series
Coupe is absolutely unparalleled in its
class. Thanks to the diversity of the
engine portfolio and a varied range of
equipment options, the compact twod o o r c a r a l s o o ff e r s t h e i d e a l
prerequisites for bespoke driving
pleasure. Starting in the spring of
2015, there will be a choice of four
petrol and three diesel engines,
including the new entry-level power
unit, whose brand-typical performance
characteristics coupled with a fourwheel drive concept that is unique in
the premium compact segment, will
guarantee a particularly intensive
driving experience. Additional facets
of driving pleasure are made possible
thanks to the intelligent four-wheel
drive system xDrive, which is already
now available for the BMW M235i
The BMW 2 Series Coupe:
New entry-level engines, new
model variants, even greater
individuality.
BMW Press Club
From March 2015, new entrylevel engines, a further four-wheel
drive model and additional equipment
options will increase the diversity of
features available for the BMW 2
Series Coupe. With the market launch
of the new BMW 218i Coupe, a threecylinder petrol engine from the BMW
Group’s latest engine family will be
featured for the first time in the
brand’s sporty and elegant compact
m o d e l . St a t e - o f - t h e - a r t B M W
TwinPower Turbo technology featured
on the new power unit provides a
maximum power output of 100 kW/
136 hp and exemplary efficiency
(combined fuel consumption: 5.6 – 5.1
litres; combined CO2 emissions: 130
– 118 g/km)*. Furthermore, from
2015, the intelligent four-wheel drive
system BMW xDrive will also be
available for the BMW 220d Coupe.
The new equipment options will create
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Coupe and, in future, also for the
BMW 220d Coupe. All engines can be
optionally combined with the 8-speed
Steptronic transmission, which is
included as standard in the BMW 220d
xDrive Coupe and in the most
powerful model, the BMW 225d
Coupe.
three-cylinder engine is marked by
brand-typical running smoothness. In
C o m p a c t , p o w e r f u l , s t ro n g i n
character: The new three-cylinder
petrol engine with BMW TwinPower
Turbo technology featured in the
BMW 218i Coupe.
Responsiveness,
running
smoothness
and
e ff i c i e n c y
characterise the three-cylinder petrol
engine featured in the new BMW 218i
Coupe. From a cubic capacity of 1.5
litres, the newly developed power unit
delivers a maximum output of 100
kW/136 hp and a maximum torque of
220 Nm available at 1,250 rpm. The
c a r ’s B M W Tw i n P o w e r Tu r b o
technology comprises a supercharger
that is integrated into the exhaust
manifold, a further developed direct
petrol injection system, the latest
version of the variable valve control
system VALVETRONIC and Double
VANOS variable camshaft control.
The new power unit is conventionally
positioned lengthwise at the front
under the bonnet. Its low weight
benefits the well-balanced load
distribution of almost 50:50 between
the front and rear axle.
The new BMW 218i Coupe
accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 8.8
seconds (automatic: 8.9 seconds). Top
speed is 212 km/h in each case. The
spirited power delivery during
acceleration is accompanied by a
distinctively sporty engine sound.
Furthermore, the character of the
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terms of vibration behaviour, the
engine shows parallels to BMW’s
straight six-cylinder power unit and
features a forged steel roller-bearing
supported balancer shaft in order to
reduce vibration.
Likewise, a further developed
transmission also contributes towards
the outstanding efficiency of the new
model variants. Equipped with the
standard 6-speed manual transmission,
the new BMW 218i Coupe has an
average fuel consumption of 5.6 to 5.1
litres per 100 km (CO2 emission level:
1 3 0 t o 11 8 g r a m s p e r k m ) . I n
conjunction with the 8-speed
St e p t r o n i c
transmission,
the
corresponding figures are between 5.5
and 5.1 litres and 129 and 118 grams
respectively (figures as per EU test
cycle, depending on selected tyre
size).
Intelligent four-wheel drive and
latest diesel technology: The new
BMW 220d xDrive Coupe.
The new engine family also
includes the 2-litre four-cylinder
diesel power unit with BMW
TwinPower Turbo technology featured
in the BMW 220d Coupe. From March
2015, the system BMW xDrive will be
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and the iDrive control system with a
high-resolution 6.5-inch colour
display, leather-wrapped steering
wheel, hands-free device with USB
The BMW 2 Series Coupe:
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available for this model as an
alternative to rear-wheel drive. In the
new BMW 220d xDrive Coupe this
intelligent
f o u r- w h e e l
drive
technology ensures not only optimised
traction and vehicle stability in all
road and weather conditions, but also
increased dynamics when taking bends
at higher speeds and optimal
acceleration.
The 140 kW/190 hp four-wheel
drive model accelerates from 0-100
km/h in 6.8 seconds. Average fuel
consumption is between 4.7 and 4.3
litres per 100 km and CO2 emissions
are between 124 and 113 grams per km
(figures as per EU test cycle,
depending on selected tyre size).
i n t e r f a c e , r a i n s e n s o r, a d j u s t a b l e
armrest and 16, 17 or 18-inch (BMW
M235i Coupe) light alloy wheels,
depending on the engine size. From
March 2015, there will be a choice of
four models as alternatives to the basic
version. With their harmoniously
matching design and equipment
options they all bestow the BMW 2
Series Coupe with a targeted increase
in
f u n c t i o n a l i t y,
comfort,
sophisticated elegance and sportiness.
The model Advantage features in
addition to the basic equipment
multifunction buttons on the steering
wheel, Cruise Control with braking
function, Park Distance Control with
sensors at the rear, a storage package
Bespoke elegance and dynamics:
The new model variants Advantage,
Sport Line, Luxury Line and M
Sport.
Even the basic standard
equipment in the BMW 2 Series
Coupe offers the best prerequisites for
premium-class driving pleasure and
includes, inter alia, automatic climate
control, the BMW Professional radio
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and fog lamps. Over and above these
options, the model Sport Line and the
model Luxury Line, which is available
for the first time for the BMW 2 Series
from the spring of 2015, also comprise
exclusively designed 17-inch light
alloy wheels, a light package and
ambient light with variable colour
change function as well as exclusively
designed door sills, seat upholstery,
interior trims and car key.
Moreover, the new model Luxury
Line is recognisable by the Chrome
Line exterior and the outer air intake
surrounds, which, like the cross rib in
the rear apron as well as the fronts of
the eleven kidney grille bars and the
exhaust tips, come in high-gloss
c h r o m e . I n s i d e t h e c a r, F i n e l i n e
Stream high-grade wood interior trims
including an Oxide Silver accent strip,
leather-wrapped sports steering wheel
and Dakota leather trim in the colours
Black, Terra or Oyster with accents in
Dark Oyster as well as heated seats for
driver and front seat passenger, all
create an exceedingly exclusive
ambience.
The corresponding exterior
features and the wing mirror caps of
the model Sport Line come in highgloss black. Together with just eight
kidney grille bars on this model, these
details underscore the two-door car’s
dynamic charisma. Fabric/Alcantara
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sports seats for driver and front-seat
passenger, high-gloss black interior
trims including a Coral Red matt
accent strip, a uniquely designed
instrument cluster and a kneepad on
the driver’s side of the centre console
bestow the interior with a sportive
flair. Using the Driving Experience
Control function supplied as standard
in this model, it is possible to select
the SPORT+ mode.
The model M Sport also comprises
all equipment options found in the model
Advantage, offering over and above that
a multitude of additional features that
not only foster but also optically enhance
the intensive experience of driving the
BMW 2 Series Coupe. These comprise
the M Sport suspension, including a 10
mm lowering of the ride height, 17-inch
M light alloy wheels with a double spoke
design, the M aerodynamics package
with large air intakes at the front,
distinctive side sills and a diffuser insert
for the rear apron, the BMW Individual
high-gloss Shadow Line as well as a
specially designed BMW kidney grille
and a chrome tailpipe cover.
Characteristic M flair in the interior is
created, inter alia, through doorsills
sporting the M logo, fabric/Alcantara
sports seats for driver and front-seat
passenger boasting an exclusive M
design, Aluminium Hexagon interior
trims with an accent trim strip in Estoril
Blue, the M steering wheel, the unique
dial design of the instrument cluster, an
anthracite BMW Individual roof lining,
a kneepad in the driver’s footwell, the
M driver footrest and the option of
activating the SPORT+ mode using the
Driving Experience control feature.
* Fuel consumption figures were
calculated on the basis of the ECE test
cycle, depending on tyre format.
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take advantage of this opportunity to
experience an unforgettable day,” explains
Helmut Käs, head of BMW Welt. “The
success of this service shows that we offer
customers exactly what they want – a
unique experience with an individual
programme for each customer.”
More customers than ever
collect their new BMW in
person at BMW Welt
The BMW Welt has been a major
attraction for the citizens of Munich,
tourists and fans of BMW Group brands
since it opened in 2007. The experience
centre has established itself not only as a
desirable event venue and gourmet
destination, but also as a popular delivery
point for new BMW vehicles. Every year
a growing number of customers from all
over the world opt to collect their new
BMW in Munich. In 2014, the BMW Welt
set a new record of around 22,500 vehicledelivery customers. Delivery of the first
of BMW’s new electric vehicles also got
off to a successful start this year, with a
total of 31 BMW i3s and 35 BMW i8s
presented to their new owners at the BMW
Welt.
“All BMW customers buying a new
car have the option of collecting their
vehicle at the BMW Welt – the heart of
the brand. Many BMW customers and
fans, often travelling from farther afield,
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European tour starting in Munich
Customers often travel long distances
to visit the BMW Welt. Roughly 90 per
cent of customers collecting their vehicle
come from all over Germany. Many of
them bring their families, collect their new
BMW from the BMW Welt and then drive
straight to Italy or Austria for a holiday,
before heading for home. One in ten
customers makes the journey across the
Atlantic from the US or Canada: In June
of this year, a group of Canadians departed
from Munich on a trip across Europe in
their new BMW M3 Sedans and BMW M4
Coupés. At the end of the trip, the cars were
shipped back to their owners.
Fleets, athletes and celebrities
The BMW Welt is also popular as a
platform for delivery of fleet vehicles: The
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company Saarstedt collected 66 vehicles
for its company fleet in March 2014, while
the North Rhine-Westphalia State Office
for Central Police Services was presented
with three BMW 7 Series High Security
vehicles in October 2014.
The BMW i3 is another car often
delivered as a fleet vehicle. Ilse Aigner,
Bavarian Minister for Economic Affairs,
Media, Energy and Technology, took
delivery of a BMW i3 for her ministry, for
example.
Delivery of the first BMW i8 worldwide
was celebrated in an official ceremony at the
BMW Welt hosted by Thomas Gottschalk
in June 2014 and attended by a long list of
celebrities.
Sports personalities also like to sample
the BMW brand experience. Several vehicles
were presented to the German Ice Hockey
Federation in January 2014, for example, and
the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, also had
his photo taken with the BMW M3 in the
BMW Welt delivery arena.
The following vehicles debuted this
year in the BMW Welt delivery arena: the
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, the BMW 4
Series Convertible and Gran Coupé, the
BMW X6 and BMW X4 and both BMW i
models.
their BMW for the first time in the BMW
Welt delivery area. Between 80 and 120
vehicle deliveries take place at the BMW
Welt every day, with up to 160 deliveries at
peak times.
The BMW Welt is always full of
surprises for customers: Last year, the buyer
of the 100,000th vehicle delivered won a
DTM (German Touring Car Masters)
weekend. The owners of the first five new
BMW 2 Series Active Tourers delivered at
the BMW Welt were presented with framed
design sketches.
Further information is available at:
www.bmw-welt.com
BMW Welt – at the heart of the brand,
on the pulse of the city
With around 2.9 million visitors in 2013,
BMW Welt in Munich is Bavaria's most
popular attraction and has become a real
magnet for visitors since its opening in 2007.
With its pioneering architecture, BMW Welt
is the heart of all the brands in the BMW
Group – BMW, the sub-brands BMW M and
BMW i, MINI, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and
BMW Motorrad, which are impressively
presented in their own worlds of experience.
But it is not only the exhibitions and the
collection of new vehicles that are highlights
for car lovers from all over the world. Visitors
can enjoy a year-round programme of varied
events covering culture, art and
entertainment along with culinary delights
in several restaurants. Whether it's a jazz
concert, clubbing event, a film première, gala
event or panel discussion – BMW Welt is
the perfect platform for innovative events.
In the BMW Welt Junior Campus, children
and youngsters can enjoy exciting guided
tours and workshops on the themes of
mobility and sustainability. A new iPhone
app featuring iBeacon technology provides
visitors of BMW Welt with additional
information, audio and video material.
Vehicle delivery at BMW Welt – an
unforgettable experience
Each customer receives personal
attention with an individual programme for
the day of delivery. Depending on the
customer’s interests, options range from a
reception in the exclusive Premium Lounge
to a tour of the main plant and the BMW
Welt, to a visit to the BMW Museum. The
emotional highlight of every visit, however,
is the presentation of the new car: After a
personalised one-and-a-half hour vehicle
briefing from a specialist, customers receive
the keys to their new car and get to drive
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integrating them into its vehicles through
BMW ConnectedDrive. With the launch
of the BMW ConnectedDrive Store, this
extensive range of connectivity solutions
can now be ordered online via the “My
ConnectedDrive” customer portal.
Moreover, services and apps are accessible
directly from the car via the BMW
ConnectedDrive menu. For example,
RTTI (Real Time Traffic Information) can
be uploaded if you happen to be stuck in a
traffic jam and cannot rely on radio traffic
news that may be inaccurate or incorrect.
BMW Innovations at Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) 2015 in
Las Vegas.
At BMW, connectivity between
driver, vehicle and environment is about
to get even simpler, even more
personalised and even more flexible. The
extensive range of digital services and
features available under the umbrella of
BMW ConnectedDrive can be booked and
updated via the internet on your home
computer or directly from the car – thanks
to the BMW ConnectedDrive Store. The
services are ready to use in the car in a
matter of minutes. BMW is the only
premium manufacturer to offer this
convenient route to accessing online-based
services. Following the successful launch
of the BMW ConnectedDrive Store in
Belgium and Luxembourg in early summer
and in Germany in October of last year, it
will also be available in the USA from
spring 2015.
As simple to use as the smartphone App
Store.
In the car, the store has its own menu
option under ConnectedDrive or BMW
Online, which can be selected via the
iDrive Controller. It is as easy to use as
the well-known smartphone stores and
displays all the services that are available
and already booked. As soon as the
password set up in the customer portal is
entered, services and features can be
directly accessed, also for flexible periods,
and are ready to use in the car within a
short space of time.
Booking services as and when needed.
BMW was one of the first car
manufacturers to recognise the
significance of mobile communications,
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All BMWs in the USA with embedded
SIM card.
All you need to use the BMW
ConnectedDrive Store is a connection
via a SIM card built into the vehicle. In
the USA this is standard on all vehicles.
The embedded SIM card is also required
for the Intelligent Emergency Call
service, which in the event of an accident
establishes contact with a BMW Call
Centre. The Call Centre agent will speak
to the vehicle occupants in their native
language if they happen to be abroad and
will organise rapid and extensive
assistance. Thanks to automatic data
transmission, the Intelligent Emergency
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Call system can also assess the severity
of the accident. This allows crucial
information to be conveyed to the rescue
services even if the occupants are not
responding to questions from the Call
Centre agent.
Intelligent Emergency Call can also
be triggered manually to help other road
users, for example to provide first aid at
an accident site. Here, too, the system
makes for greatly enhanced safety.
Following
its
successful
introduction in Belgium, Luxembourg
and
Germany,
the
BMW
ConnectedDrive Store is to be launched
in the USA in spring 2015.
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celebrate, a beautiful vision of the
f u t u r e , d e l i v e r e d n o w. I t i s a
resounding success for the BMW i8
and the whole team were unanimous
in naming the BMW i8 as Top Gear
magazine’s Car of the Year.”
Top Gear magazine is one of the
most influential global motoring and
lifestyle magazines and, in addition to
the original UK publication, has 31
international editions. Its website has
5.5million users a month while its
YouTube channel has 3.9million
subscribers and its Facebook page has
nearly 24million fans.
Dr Ian Robertson, BMW AG
Management Board member for Sales
and Marketing BMW, said: “We always
knew the BMW i8 was going to be a
game changing vehicle and the strength
of orders shows just how desirable this
car is for customers. Prestigious awards
such as this one from Top Gear magazine
prove that it has global recognition
within the industry too. In 2015, both the
i3 and the i8 will play their part in
ensuring we build on our market leading
position as the world’s best-selling and
most innovative premium car
manufacturer.”
The BMW i8 wins Top
Gear Car of the Year
The BMW i8 has been named as
Top Gear magazine’s global Car of the
Ye a r 2 0 1 4 . T h e p l u g - i n h y b r i d
performance vehicle beat off some
stiff competition from a host of other
premium and luxury manufacturers to
win the overall award.
The editorial team of Top Gear
commended the BMW i8 for its
breadth of abilities. Its 1.5-litre threecylinder turbocharged petrol engine
combined with an electric motor gives
searing acceleration and driver
enjoyment but all wrapped in a
package
that
takes
B M W ’s
EfficientDynamics philosophy to the
extreme courtesy of CO2 emissions
less than 49g/km and a 135mpg
combined cycle figure.
Charlie Turner, Editor in Chief at
Top Gear magazine, said: “The BMW
is a milestone in the annals of
automotive history and a glorious
statement for an exciting and positive
future. The i8 delivers – and then
some. It’s the kind of car we should
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