BMW’s Melbourne show-stopper
ONE of the world’s most eye-catching concept cars of the past year will be one of the star attractions of this year’s Melbourne International Motor Show, which runs from February 27 to March 9. The BMW M1 Homage show car will be the centrepiece of the company’s stand at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and will sit alongside the all-new BMW 7 Series sedan, which will be making its Australian public debut.
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| The US auto industry may be on its corporate knees, but that won't stop the world's largest car market from staging its biggest annual motor show as usual in Detroit in January. Watch this space for all the 2009 North Amercian International Auto Show reveals as they happen |
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BMW now offers Mini fetishists the ultimate performance and personalisation package in the JCW John Cooper Works edition, a factory-built special from the Oxford (formerly Cowley in the old BMC days) plant where the latest Minis are built. While the individual gains over the regular Cooper S are fairly small, collectively they turn the Mini into quite a rabid little performer, upping the fun quotient considerably beyond the premium charged. But, since the Mini’s already an expensive proposition, the JCW Clubman model tested here – with a few desirable options – blows right out to become quite a pricey proposition. And there are a couple of other issues to consider as well…
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