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At BMW World, we have been tracking BMW vehicles and the BMW
experience this past year with our Picture of the Week and
Vintage Picture of the
Week features. So, at the end of the year 2003, we present our
picks for the top ten BMW pictures in 2003.
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Just as there is a lot of performance above 100 mph, there is a lot of sound below 100 Hz.
In 2003 we showed how to get the best sights and sounds in your BMW from our car audio,
stereo and mobile electronics pages. |
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In February 2003, BMW
World celebrated Black History Month with a tribute to Hank
Aaron. Today, he owns Hank Aaron BMW in Atlanta, Georgia,
but to generations of baseball fans Hank is known as the
home run king, and one of the greatest baseball players of
all time. |
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Each year the world's bravest drivers come together to compete in the Paris-Dakar Rally, a grueling 7,000 mile trek across every imaginable terrain. BMW has won the
event 6 times in the bike category. In 2003 BMW once again had competitors entered in the bike category, and the BMW X5
was driven by several teams in the car category. |
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Discovery Channel's
Monster Garage TV program turned a MINI Cooper into a
snowmobile in one of the wackiest moments of 2003. In the
end, Jesse James raced NASCAR legend Richard Petty in the
Battle of the Snowmobiles! |
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Alpina has almost 40 years of experience improving BMW cars. Their latest effort is a remake of the Z8, with more torque, automatic transmission, and 20" wheels. Only 555 Alpina Z8 Roadsters will be
made in the swan song for one of the most beautiful roadsters ever built. |
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Thanks in part to BMW, Alex Zanardi is behind the wheel of a
racecar once again. On October 19, 2003, Zanardi competed for
the BMW Italy-Spain team in a BMW 320i car at the FIA
European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) race in Monza,
Italy. Later we learned Alex Zanardi will compete in the
2004 season. |
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2003 was a banner year for
BMW technology. Adaptive lights--already available for many BMW models including the BMW 7 Series, X5, Z4 and 3 Series Coupe and Cabriolet--will also be available on the new 5 Series. |
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Michael Caine and the Mini starred in the original 'Italian Job' movie, made in the 60's.
As we showed, the remake was even better, with an incredible car chase
scene with no less than 3 MINI's. |
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Juan Pablo Montoya
achieved the first victory of the 2003 season for the BMW
WilliamsF1 Team at the Monaco Grand Prix, but the best was
yet to come. For BMW fought Ferrari to the wire, only to be
bested by the greatest of them all ... Michael Schumacher,
six time World Champion. |
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Never before in the
history of the company has BMW introduced so many new models
at one time. The BMW 5 Series Sedan, the BMW 6
Series Coupé and Convertible, the BMW Z4 Roadster and the BMW X3 SAV
were all
in the spotlight in 2003. Oh, and don't forget the BMW M3 CSL! |
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