| Newsletter | RSS

User: AdmiralT20

About AdmiralT20

— AdmiralT20 (View Profile)

Articles Commented On | Articles Boosted | Articles Submitted

Articles Commented On

The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall - BMW's 7-Series Unseated From It's Undisputed Perch?

Agent009 submitted on 11/17/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:18:43 PM

The ergonomics department at BMW headquarters in Munich could turn fastening a Velcro strip into a four-step process with footnotes, but nobody builds a more elegant and enjoyable car than their colleagues in engineering and design.The 2009 BMW 750Li...

48 user comments | Category: New Cars

32 Votes

Final Report Card: Cash For Clunkers Cost American Taxpayers A WHOPPING $24,000 Per Car!

Agent001 submitted on 10/28/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:26:31 PM

This summer's so-called Cash for Clunkers program cost taxpayers $24,000 per vehicle sold, according to an analysis by Edmunds.com. Nearly 690,000 vehicles were sold during the Cash for Clunkers program, officially known as the Car Allowance Reb...

67 user comments | Category: Report Cards

30 Votes

Obama Bans Federal Workers From Text Messaging While Driving

Agent009 submitted on 10/1/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:20:05 PM

President Barack Obama signed an executive order barring federal workers from sending text messages while driving government vehicles, the White House said Thursday. The directive, ordered Wednesday night, also applies to privately owned vehicles if ...

14 user comments | Category: Misc News

11 Votes

Hate To Say We Told You Cash 4 Clunkers Was A Bust BUT...

Agent001 submitted on 9/21/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:10:03 PM

We took a lot of heat for not jumping on the bandwagon immediately, when the new admin sang its praises. But we knew Cash For Clunkers would be a disaster from the get go and a COLOSSAL waste of our tax dollars.And now the most damning evidence is up...

80 user comments | Category: Spy News

41 Votes

Engine Tuning Part 2

Joe_Limon submitted on 8/26/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:19:16 AM

In this article I will discuss engine control units (ecu). The modern ecu is a powerful and very flexible tool in controlling an engine. To keep things short I will only be talking about how an ecu controls fuel and ignition timing. To start...

4 user comments | Category: Misc News

5 Votes

Driving Over 60? Slow Down, Your Wallet Will Thank You

Agent00R submitted on 6/26/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:16:29 PM

Recall last summer's gas price hike? Oil hit nearly $150 a barrel and gas prices across the country surged to levels that made Americans wonder if they were in the EU. Suddenly hybrids, MINIs and Civics were being bought up as though ther...

33 user comments | Category: Misc News

20 Votes

Gemballa's Tornado 750 GTS gives Porsceh Cayenne Turbo 750-hp

omarrana submitted on 4/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:48:01 AM

Gemballa has taken Porsche’s Cayenne Turbo and turned into a Tornado 750 GTS - leaving it looking less like an SUV and more like a sports car. Along with very aggressive looking carbon-fiber body modifications, Gemballa focused on reducing the wei...

14 user comments | Category: New Cars

13 Votes

NEW YORK AUTO SHOW: BMW X6M And X5M Pics Leak Early- STUD Or DUD?

Agent001 submitted on 4/3/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:11:50 PM

The modern, sustainable legacy of BMW M GmbH began in 1985 when engineers placed the snarling, race-bred inline-6 engine from the M1 supercar into the production BMW 5 Series sedan, reworked the suspension and brakes, and created the first M5. Throug...

55 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

43 Votes

If The Mercedes C63 And BMW M3 Sedan's Are SO Good, WHY Did the Lexus IS-F Outsell Them Last Month?

Agent001 submitted on 12/6/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:16:26 AM

A few nights ago, a host of media including myself, got to have dinner with the key executives from Lexus in Napa Valley. During the dinner conversation, Lexus head Mark Templin threw out a little morsel saying that the Lexus IS-F outsold the BMW M3 ...

117 user comments | Category: Report Cards

70 Votes

BMW 335d and X5d pricing announced

BMWBlog submitted on 11/11/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:09:18 PM

BMW has just announced the pricing for the BMW 335d and the X5 xDrive35d: * BMW 335d - $44,725 * BMW X5d -$52,025 All prices include shipping and handling....

18 user comments | Category: Misc News

14 Votes

BMW CS Concept: CANCELED

BMWBlog submitted on 11/4/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:29:46 AM

Last night, we got word that the one of the most awaited BMW cars, the CS Concept, has been canceled due to the financial crisis Europe and U.S is facing. In a press conference, BMW’s CEO, Mr Reithofer, confirmed that there will not be a series model...

48 user comments | Category: Spy News

38 Votes

CAR Magazine Drives Audi's new S4!

GermanNut submitted on 10/22/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:55:54 PM

The guys over at CAR Magazine have driven the S4. Have no doubt, the car is clearly superior dynamically to the preceeding V8 model. The better weight distribution and balance is due in part to the smaller supercharged V6 engine instead of the porky ...

53 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

26 Votes

Bangle Butt Is Gone On The New 7, But Is It Better?

Agent001 submitted on 10/11/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:03:48 PM

The two biggest bones of contention on the last BMW 7-Series were the iDrive and the infamous Bangle butt.Well, iDrive on the new 7 is vastly improved and the Bangle butt has been replaced with, DARE we say it?A Lexus LS butt?2009 BMW 7-SeriesFor so ...

80 user comments | Category: New Cars

61 Votes

EXCLUSIVE Shots Of BMW's Latest 5-Series

Agent009 submitted on 9/9/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:24:15 PM

Special kudos go our to reader michael who just happened to stumble upon BMW's latest iteration of BMW's bread and butter 5 Series in the German motherland.Although these were taken with his cell phone they give you an idea of what BMW's latest 5-ser...

77 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

49 Votes

BMW Slashes V8 Production - V10 And V12 Go On Endangered Species List

Agent009 submitted on 9/2/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:28:21 AM

As expected and rumored for quite some time now, BMW is looking to cut their large displacement engines production and focus on smaller, more efficient ones. The first engine to see a decrease in the production numbers, is the famous V8 engine, used ...

48 user comments | Category: Misc News

38 Votes

Next Page