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Feature spotlight: Active Cruise Control

By bmwfortwayne · Comments (0)
Thursday, April 8th, 2010

BMW is known for its ever-expanding array of innovations in safety, performance and styling.  We often hear customers request a “fully loaded” BMW – ie, with all the latest and greatest equipment – but find that most are not even aware of all the cool stuff available on a BMW.  We’ll begin to spotlight those features in this space in the weeks to come, starting with Active Cruise Control.

While cruising, your BMW maintains a safe distance between your vehicle and the one in front of you. No tailgating!

Active Cruise Control is an advanced version of conventional cruise control systems. After setting the chosen speed and pre-set distance, radar measurements allow you to maintain a pre-set distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead in highway driving. As soon as sensors determine you are closing in on a vehicle ahead, the system automatically slows down to retain your pre-set distance. Once the distance has increased back to the chosen limit, the system automatically accelerates to return your vehicle to its pre-set speed.

Improved convenience and safety.  Now that’s a cool feature.

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Categories : BMW Safety, Features and Equipment

BMW xDrive vs. Rear Wheel Drive with winter tires

By bmwfortwayne · Comments (0)
Friday, January 22nd, 2010

This isn’t exactly “new” news, but with the lovely Fort Wayne winter wreaking havoc on the roads we’ve had a few discussions around here lately about the benefit of BMW’s winter tires.  Rear Wheel Drive with snow tires are the standard in Germany, but here in Fort Wayne xDrive is always in demand.

Car and Driver recently published a brief article about this – not specific to BMW – that argues “the additional traction of winter tires allows a two-wheel-drive car to outbreak, outturn and generally outmaneuver its all-wheel-drive brethren.”  (That is, an AWD with all-season tires.  xDrive with winter tires offers the most potent combination.)

We regularly swap and store tires for our customers with the changing of the seasons.  Next time you are shopping for a BMW or any other vehicle that you will drive in Fort Wayne’s harsh conditions, take heart in Car and Driver‘s advice.  Like everyone else, we love our xDrive, but with the proper tires there’s no need to fear Rear Wheel Drive!

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Categories : BMW Safety

2011 BMW 740 takes center stage at Detroit Auto Show

By bmwfortwayne · Comments (0)
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Plenty of exciting stuff coming out of the Detroit Auto Show from BMW.  A new Z4 Roadster, Active Hybrid launches, and other advances in Efficient Dynamics.    Perhaps of more immediate excitement to Fort Wayne BMW enthusiasts is the 2011 BMW 740, available in both ‘i’ and ‘Li’ body styles.

2011 BMW 7 Series 740 Fort Wayne Indiana

2011 BMW 740, playfully splashing

Given the popularity of the flagship 7 Series in Fort Wayne, we expect that many will be intrigued by the space, luxury and styling of the 740, equipped under the hood with a 6 cylinder twin turbo that delivers 315 hp and 330 lb-ft of torque at a base MSRP right around $70,000.  Stay tuned.

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Categories : New Models

A one-of-a-kind BMW

By bmwfortwayne · Comments (0)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Personalized exclusive colors are starting to become more and more popular amongst BMW owners.  We’ve seen just a few in Fort Wayne so far, as these are not inexpensive to apply, but BMW indicates that interest is on the rise among enthusiasts who are truly looking for one of a kind.

Here’s an example from the Frankfurt Auto Show: Frozen Gray Metallic.  Pretty gorgeous, we think.

A "Frozen Gray" BMW M6 at the Frankfurt Auto Show

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Categories : New Models

501,196

By bmwfortwayne · Comments (0)
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

That was the odometer reading on customer Hadley Mitchell’s ’95 BMW 318i when he pulled into our service drive this morning.  Actually, we saw this coming – Hadley has been bringing the 318i in faithfully for years.  BMW USA even sent Hadley a watch commemorating the occasion.  Here we are presenting Hadley with his BMW watch.  Special thanks to Dudley Hattaway – third from left – who has been dedicated to keeping that 318i in such fine condition for the past several years.

Hadley Mitchell's BMW 318i in Fort Wayne Indiana

Rick Tomkinson, Hadley Mitchell, Dudley Hattaway, JR Tomkinson, and an experienced 3 Series

By the way, Fort Wayne BMW enthusiast Brian B. holds the Tomkinson BMW title with 531k miles on his ’95 740i, but that vehicle has been parked.  No reason to believe that Hadley cannot surpass that figure in the next couple of years.

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Categories : Customers, Service and Maintenance

BMW 7 Series with xDrive arrives in Fort Wayne

By bmwfortwayne · Comments (0)
Friday, November 13th, 2009

Great news for 7 Series buffs!  At long last, our shipment of 7 Series with all-wheel-drive has finally arrived.  This marks the first time that BMW’s flagship model line will be available in all-wheel-drive to BMW enthusiasts in Indiana.  We have received four 750Li and one 750i with xDrive so far.  Check this baby out!  No need to hide this one in your garage come January in Fort Wayne.

2010 BMW 750 Lxi Fort Wayne Indiana (1)

2010 BMW 750 Lxi in Alpine White

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