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1. Events

Live on Stage at the BMW Museum

2 June 2010 – Dr. Bajan LIVE in Concert at the Russian Night at the BMW Museum

(please see Flyer attached)
Live on Stage im BMW Museum

Invitation to the 10th BMW Motorrad Days

Be in on the action from July 2nd – 4th 2010 when BMW Motorrad fans from all over the world
get together in Garmisch-Partenkirchen once again for the biggest BMW Motorrad party. Preparations are already running full out for the anniversary event “10 years of BMW Motorrad Days”. In addition to stunt shows and show races, BMW Motorrad will be offering lots of BMW motorcycle fascination again this year with such features as extended test rides, training sessions on BMW GS models in the BMW
Enduro Park and test rides on the BMW G 450 X and Husqvarna models on the X-Track.

As you will have read in the recently issued Council News 1/10, BMW Motorrad is extending a
cordial invitation to all BMW Club members to attend this anniversary event and has reserved
100 free Rider Passes for you. The Rider Pass gives you free guided test rides in the Garmisch
Enduro Park, test rides on road bikes and on the X-Track using the Husqvarna models or
BMW G 450 X provided.

How can you obtain one of these Rider Passes?

At this year’s BMW Motorrad Days, the BMW Clubs International Office will be represented by
Andrea Sommer and Kati Hockner at a stand in the GS tent and will issue Rider Passes to all
interested BMW Club members. However, please note that only the first 100 Club members
at our stand will receive one of these highly sought-after passes!

Come and see us at our Club stand. We look forward to welcoming you!

Your BMW Clubs International Office Team

2. Celebration 30 YEARS GS / Online special THANK YOU GS Photobook

Share your GS experiences, trips and adventures with the GS riders all over the world.
Read more in the attached letter of BMW Motorrad.
Celebration 30 Years GS

3. New temporary exhibition at the BMW Museum

The BMW Museum will host the travelling exhibition “Museums in the 21st Century. Ideas, Projects, Buildings” from 20 May to 19 September 2010. It will be exhibited in the bowl of the BMW Museum, replacing the temporary exhibition of BMW Concept Vehicles.

The exhibition comprises 27 architecture projects, which were realized in the first decade of the 21st century, are still emerging, or aim to be a source of inspiration with their timeless ideas. The list of the participants reads like a who’s who of the world’s best architectural offices, including outstanding designers such as Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid, Mario Botta, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, and Daniel Libeskind, as well as Coop Himmelb(l)au, and Frank O. Gehry.

The exhibition, put together by Suzanne Greub, founder of the Basel Art Centre, had its debut in the summer of 2006 in Düsseldorf. Afterwards, it went on a world tour, which takes it to some 20 cities. Until now it has been to inter alia Rome, Linz, Lyon, Lisbon, Berlin, and several cities in the USA.
The exhibition particularly impresses with the rich variety of different projects and, for the most part, very elaborate architectural models. It not only addresses architects and designers, but was purposely conceived to appeal to a large public.

More about the new temporary exhibition you will find on http://www.bmw-museum.com.

4. Three in one go – BMW premium tour

On the new premium tour, visitors can explore the BMW Museum, the BMW Munich plant and BMW Welt in one.

Guests and visitors interested in BMW have the opportunity to discover three Munich highlights in a single tour. Every week from Tuesday to Friday there is a specially designed guided tour which begins at 2.30 pm. It starts in the BMW Museum, where guests are given an insight into the history of BMW lasting approximately 45 minutes. Here such features are included as the kinetic sculpture, the first BMW motorcycle, the first BMW vehicle and a BMW Mille Miglia 328.

The program then continues with a visit to the production plant. The highlights here are the robot workshop, body construction and the “marriage”. After visiting the plant there is a visit to BMW Welt,
including a presentation of the building’s special architectural features, the vehicle collection area and the current exhibition. After a total of around three hours, participants will have gained a lasting insight into the past, present and future of the BMW Group.

Guides specially trained for tour
Up until now guides have specialised in either the museum, the plant or BMW Welt. For the premium tour, nine guides from these areas were provided with special further training to enable them to conduct tours in all three areas.Up to 20 visitors can take part in the tour every day. For visitors the tour costs 19 euros, Group tours can also be booked, the regular price is 290 euros.

BMW Welt is available to you for bookings and further information every day from 8 am to 10 pm on 0180 2/ 11 88 22
(6 cents/call on a DTAG landline, rates may vary on other landlines or mobile phone networks).

Dear BMW Club members,

This year there is an anniversary which the motorcyclists among you can especially look forward to: the BMW Motorrad Days celebrates its tenth anniversary. BMW Motorrad would be very pleased to welcome lots of BMW Club members to this event. On page 3 you can find out what the BMW Motorrad Days have in store for you.

In his editorial, Dr. Ralf Rodepeter welcomes you and explains how his area of responsibility has now expanded to include not just the BMW Museum but also the BMW Clubs. In this issue you can also read about his future plans for sound collaboration between the BMW Clubs and the BMW Group.

The Board of the BMW Clubs International Council also made plans for an even more successful future at its yearly Working Meeting, which was held in Argentina on this occasion. Turn to the pages 4 and 5 to read more.

We should take the opportunity of this first issue to look back at some of last year’s events – such as the ALPINA meeting last autumn at which participants returned to the backdrop of the photo shoot used for the very first ALPINA models. This trip to the picturesque Lake Fernsteinsee was a truly unforgettable experience for all involved and arouses a pleasant sense of anticipation as the 2010 event season gets underway!

Click here to view the newsletter BMW Clubs International Council Newsletter Issue 1/10

Click here to link to the full article

The world’s first Sports Activity Coupé with full hybrid drive therefore capitalises on the options offered by combining the combustion engine and the electric motor with a standard of perfection never seen before. BMW ActiveHybrid technology offers a significant increase in driving dynamics and at the same time reduces fuel consumption by approximately 20 per cent versus a comparable vehicle powered by a combustion engine alone. The result is even greater Sheer Driving Pleasure combined with enhanced fuel economy and CO2 management providing the kind of progress to make the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 a typical BMW in the hybrid market.

The overall drive system featured in the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 consists of a 300 kW/407 hpV8 gasoline engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology and two electric synchronous motors delivering 67 kW/91 hp and, respectively, 63
kW/86 hp. Maximum system output is 357 kW/485 hp, peak torque is 780 Newton-metres/575 lb-ft.

A custom-designed MINI is providing passengers with a fantastic, unforgettable driving experience.  Locals and visitors to the games alike can move smoothly through the busy traffic in the Asian capital in a MINI Rickshaw made especially for Beijing.

Pure muscle power drives this exciting, emission-free vehicle through the streets of the Olympic city. The MINI Rickshaw perfectly captures Beijing’s dynamic combination of tradition and progress, coupled with a touch of fantasy and individuality – as only MINI can do.

From 11 August, anyone looking for excitement will be able to explore Beijing in a slightly different way has been able to experience the mixture of bicycle and MINI Clubman. Simply get in and enjoy the typical MINI feeling in this pulsating city of a million. In addition, it is also possible to try out this unique form of transport at the local MINI dealership.

The real Chinese lucky charms and talisman on the bicycle and in the inside of the vehicle are intended not only to bring the passenger luck, but also, of course, to release positive energy for the entire Olympic Games.

Alongside Japan, China is now the most important market in Asia for MINI and one of the fastest growing markets worldwide. For the year to the end of July 2008, the BMW Group sold 2,278 MINI brand cars in China (including Hong Kong/Taiwan).

BMW Group New Zealand Managing Director, Mark Gilbert, said that the new BMW 7 Series is the absolute pinnacle of automotive engineering.

The new BMW 7 Series epitomises everything that BMW stands for in terms of outstanding performance and driving dynamics, unrivalled luxury and class-leading fuel-efficiency,� said Mr Gilbert.

Due to launch internationally later this year, the BMW 7 Series introduces a number of ground-breaking new BMW innovations. Integrated rear-wheel steering on the new BMW 7 Series offers a new dimension in comfort, agility and driving stability while BMW’s newly developed Dynamic Damping Control and Dynamic Driving Control allow the driver to vary suspension, steering and throttle settings.

The new BMW 7 Series also sees the introduction of a new generation iDrive control concept, raising the standard in terms of ergonomics, efficiency and functions for optimum control of the car. A wide range of innovative comfort and entertainment options also make their debut including an audio system with hard disc memory.

A range of unique driver assistance systems on the BMW 7 Series such as cruise control with Stop & Go, Lane Departure Warning, speed limit indicator, Lane Change Warning, Head-Up Display, High-Beam Assistant and enhanced BMW Night Vision position this vehicle at the forefront of automotive technology.

Two engine variants, the twin-turbo V8 BMW 750i and the six-cylinder BMW 730d, will be launched in New Zealand with a long wheel-base version, the BMW 750Li, also available.

For a full version of the press release, please please click here .