Just got back from my two weeks filming / carspotting trip to Cannes & Monaco. Saw so many amazing cars; four (4!!!) LaFerrari's, muscle cars, exotics, hypercars, supercars and much more!
One of the pretty special ones I saw was the brand new BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car / supercar, which BMW brought to show it off to some special customers at the Cannes Film Festival and in Monaco during the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend.
Here's a few photos of this stunning new automobile, with an exclusive video of the i8 driving for the first time on public streets, enjoy!
Video: EXCLUSIVE! BMW i8 first time driving in public!! Details, driving scenes
Link: http://youtu.be/kDj7-1kjDLY
Had a great time last weekend in Helsinki, and as you might have guessed it, trip there was pretty much all about cars. Not entirely, but for the most parts; cars, cars, cars.
First it was time for the annual American Car Show / Tuning Car Show. After that some carspotting in the centre Helsinki, and in the evening loud V8 engines and smoky burnouts at the Vantaa Cruising (aka Vanda Cruising).
But like before, rather than me blabbering about these things too much, it's better to show you some photos / videos, enjoy!
American Car Show 2014:
VIDEO: AMERICAN CAR SHOW 2014 - Helsinki, Finland
Check out the latest SUPERCAR / MUSCLE CAR videos here:
Had a great chat with Mika Kosola from the Team Black Bull Power! We talked about last years Gumball 3000 rally which they drove with a 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang (check out the video below), and about their plans for this years Gumball. Thanks Mika, hope to see you soon!
VIDEO: Black Bull Power Shelby Mustang GT350, '67 GT500 and SVT Cobra in detail
Tuning Car Show 2014:
(video coming soon!)
Carspotting in Helsinki:
Porsche 993 Turbo
Ferrari 458 Italia
VIDEO: Ferrari 458 Italia - 360 Spider combo in Helsinki
Vantaa Cruising (Vanda Cruising):
VIDEO: INSANE BURNOUT and POWERSLIDE!! 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 6.6 402 cid
Before getting to all the Supercars and Hypercars of the Geneva Motor Show 2014, I wanna talk a little about BMW, since they had one of the largest and most striking stands at the show.
BMW 435i Gran Coupe
BMW officially unveiled a few 2015 models, like the 4-Series Gran Coupe (435i) and the M235i, also the new M3 F80 and M4 F82 models were seen out in public in Europe for the first time.
Naturally the plug-in hybrid models, the i8 and i3 were there, and I have to say that seeing the i8 for the first time live with my own eyes was a very positive thing, you can count me as a fan from now on, it looks absolutely fantastic!
BMW i8
Think I'll let the photos do the rest of the talking, but a few little things first;
a couple of days after visiting the Motor Show, out of the blue I spotted an 4-Series Gran Coupe (car they just had unveiled at the show!) at one of the hotels in centre Geneva. It was a 428i with the M Sport package and in Estoril Blue color.
Think it's BMW's own test- or press car, but quite a nice surprise to spot one of the first 4er Gran Coupes on the road! You can check a small video of that car here:
EXCLUSIVE: 2015 BMW 4-series Gran Coupe F36 M Sport spotted!
The BMW Store at the Motor Show was also a nice surprise (got something little for myself there, since I am a huge BMW fan, and also own and drive a E90 330i). Anyways, enjoy the pics and the video below...
Click on the pic to enlarge:
BMW M4 F82 and M3 F80 exterior / interior - Geneva 2014
Coming up also; a BMW stand tour video and much much more videos and photos from the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, so make sure you are SUBSCRIBED to the Jamboolio's Youtube Channel, thanks.
Last week I had the pleasure to try out some awesome new BMW xDrive four-wheel drive models, mainly the all new 4-Series, 435i M Sport xDrive Coupe F32 in the very lovely Estoril Blue color to be precise.
What moves this sport coupe is a 3.0-liter TwinPower Turbo inline 6-cylinder, 24-valve engine mounted to an 8-speed Sport Automatic transmission with paddle shifters, producing 306 HP and 400Nm / 295 lb-ft of torque, same as in the sedan 335i F30 version.
You'll be able to hear some cool exhaust burble this car makes (and more) in a video at the end of this post.
Got my hands also on a X5 M50d F15, product of BMW's own M Division. This beast is a huge premium class SAV (Sports Activity Vehicle), but with a tri-turbo (!!) 3.0-litre straight-six diesel producing 381 horsepower and 740 Nm / 545 lb-ft of torque this thing really moves. 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) acceleration time is only 5.4 seconds, top speed is limited to 250 km/h (155 mph).
Lastly, I wasn't able to drive this beauty, but checked out all the details of this Melbourne Red 2014 BMW 328i F30 Sedan customized with every possible part from BMWs own M Performance catalogue.
BMW M Performance Parts are available in four categories: aerodynamics, drivetrain, cockpit and chassis.
Check out more details of all these awesome BMWs from the videos below...
BMW 435i M Sport xDrive Coupe F32 in Estoril Blue - sound, revs, ride, overview
2014 BMW X5 M50d - sound, revs, onboard ride, overview
BMW F30 3-Series with the full M PERFORMANCE package
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