Shaken, Not Stirred: Sky Movies Puts Together James Bond Driving Scenes

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/shaken-not-stirred-sky-movies-puts.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786680462746020386" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YTwCD7M3uo4/UE5rOMKraiI/AAAAAAAI_yg/JFdgABsgf38/s800/Bond-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">He has a license to kill, instantly charms all the pretty ladies and gets all the latest toys. And by “toys” we mean all kinds of vehicles, from trucks to Soviet battle tanks and of course, cars, lots of them.</span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The one he has been most associated with is the </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/06/james-bond-original-aston-martin-db5-up.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aston Martin DB5</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, while his most recent drive was a DBS. In between, he has also sat behind the wheel of a Lotus Esprit that doubled as a submarine, a Jaguar XKR and some </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/BMW/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">BMW</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s – the best of which, the Z8, was cut in half.</span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/shaken-not-stirred-sky-movies-puts.html#more">Read more »</a>

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All You Want to Know About the BMW M Z3 V12 Prototype

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/all-you-want-to-know-about-bmw-m-z3-v12.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775080351501316722" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--NyIPdP0ltg/UCU0-2SS8nI/AAAAAAAIhnQ/ma5tSjCS0wo/s800/Autozeitung_1999_BMW_Z3_mit_V12_Page_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">After breaking the photo story on the BMW M division's one-off, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/bmw-m-unearths-mighty-z3-v12-prototype.html">V12-powered Z3 prototype</a> earlier this week, we can now share with you some interesting details surrounding its creation, though as you will soon find out, we may need the help of our German speaking readers. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We'll get straight to the point and let you know what Matthew Russell, Product and Technology Communications Manager for BMW North America, told Carscoop about the Z3 M V12 after he did some digging of his own: </span> </p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BxNy1h3kBoA/UCU1FxKL4rI/AAAAAAAIhnc/XDqaxP_xjds/s1600/BMW-M-Roadster-CSP-V12-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="76" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775080470384206514" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BxNy1h3kBoA/UCU1FxKL4rI/AAAAAAAIhnc/XDqaxP_xjds/s200/BMW-M-Roadster-CSP-V12-1.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);" width="112"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">"The car was built in 1999 and was the proof that all engine sizes of the time fit in the roadster," said Russell. "It was shown only once: in August 1999 to the German car magazine Autozeitung."</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As we rightly assumed, the ultimate M model of the Z3 roadster series borrowed BMW's M73 5.4-liter V12 engine from the E38 750i/iL sedans and <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/1991-bmw-850i-with-6-speed-manual-and.html">E38 850Ci coupe</a> of the mid-1990s to early 2000s. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/all-you-want-to-know-about-bmw-m-z3-v12.html#more">Read more »</a>

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BMW M Unearths Mighty Z3 V12 Prototype

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/bmw-m-unearths-mighty-z3-v12-prototype.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773605998835289570" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NI0lvJTE7cs/UB_4EOmkTeI/AAAAAAAIeTU/SSjl6oWVJ1s/s800/BMW-M-Roadster-CSP-V12-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Over the years, BMW and its various subsidiaries and sub-brands such as the BMW Technik GmbH (currently known as BMW Forschung und Technik, or Research and Technology) and <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/BMW%20M">M GmbH</a>, have quietly developed an array of prototype models that never saw the light of day when new, but which are gradually coming out of hiding.</span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Among the many secret development prototypes that have been released to the public eyes are the </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/bmw-bringing-m8-concept-and-zagato.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">M8 Coupe</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/10/bmw-takes-us-on-historical-journey-of.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">850Ci Convertible</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/video-tour-of-unmade-bmw-m-cars.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">E30 M3 Pickup Truck</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/video-tour-of-unmade-bmw-m-cars.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">E36 M3 Compact</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/video-tour-of-unmade-bmw-m-cars.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">E46 M3 Touring</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/10/uber-cool-bmw-m5-e34-convertible.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">E34 M5 Two-Door Cabriolet</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/03/bmw-celebrates-25-years-of-technik-with.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Z1 Coupe</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and Z18 Buggy - just to mention a few. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/bmw-m-unearths-mighty-z3-v12-prototype.html#more">Read more »</a>

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It Came from eBay Hell: The BMW Z3 Miata Edition

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/it-came-from-ebay-hell-bmw-z3-miata.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5748057316336030178" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VC_7Yy4rpL4/T8Uz71ZI6yI/AAAAAAAHwZo/d-slH5fqDiw/h645/BMW-Miata-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Back in 1989, Mazda took the automotive world by surprise with the launch of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Mazda%20MX-5%20%2F%20Miata">the MX-5</a>, also known as Miata in North America and Eunos Roadster in Japan.</span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The frisky and affordable rear-wheel drive MX-5 was an instant success and as a result, many carmakers tried to emulate Mazda's move by presenting their own compact-sized roadsters, including BMW, which introduced <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/BMW%20Z3">the Z3</a> in 1996 shortly after being featured in the James Bond movie, Golden Eye. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/it-came-from-ebay-hell-bmw-z3-miata.html#more">Read more »</a>

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BMW Car Club GB Announces its First Ever 'Z-Fest'

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/bmw-car-club-gb-announces-its-first.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701949053335150162" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qE0BkiiRDLw/TyFkdCtqnlI/AAAAAAAGjaM/1GpQtTcGK3k/s800/BMW-Z-Family-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">On the occasion of its 60th anniversary, the official BMW Car Club GB will host its first ever "Z-Fest" gathering at this summer’s Silverstone Classic from July 20 to 22, promising to bring together hundreds of Z1, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/BMW%20Z3">Z3</a>, Z4 and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/BMW%20Z8">Z8 sports cars</a>, all of which will participate in a special parade lap on the full Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">“We wanted to do something spectacular to mark our anniversary and staging the UK’s first Z-Fest at the world’s biggest classic racing festival certainly fits that bill,” said Steve Miller, general manager of the BMW Car Club (GB). </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/bmw-car-club-gb-announces-its-first.html#more">Read more »</a>

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