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After LUMMA DESIGNed spectacular widening modifications for the BMW M6 tuned as CLR 600 bonding it to racing sports and creating a furore, now the German tuner comes up with a somewhat smaller, but not less imposing version of the body kit.This available stylish design intended for all BMW 6-series including M6 and convertibles answers to the name of CLR 600 S. That S stands for street and that's where all shall be staring from in astonishment as LUMMA DESIGN together with additional modificationssucceeds in significantly enhancing the attractiveness of each 6-series BMW.Brawny appearanceThe CLR 600 S body kit consisting in front of sleek designed front spoiler bumper along with striking air intake ducts in sporty designed form, already expresses pure power. A muscular package in the form of side sills with integrated air intake ducts behind, give the BMW 6-series a sturdier appearance. Same effect is provided in back by LUMMA's rear apron bumper with diffuser. To reduce lift, LUMMA builds an additional rear spoiler tear-off edge. Optionally instead is the availability of an imposing rear wing. LUMMA installs and finishes each piece as requested in it's own in-house body shop. Each glances with the same quick and simple installation features as the original parts.

Likewise with top quality. Whoever prefers parts and accessories to be shipped, receives ready complete pre-assembled parts. Naturally all arrive with TÜV parts certification. The CLR 600 S kit fits all BMW 6-series models no matter if it's 630i, 645i, 650i, M6 or their convertible versions.More power and attractiveness for the motorSome pep in the motor area can also work wonders, thought LUMMA and take a look... after the German specialists built a special attractive motor package, the BMW 6-series motor radiates an unfamiliar brilliance. A package including two air intake plenums as well as an air filter housing each made of carbon fibre make this possible. In addition, as recognised in Italian sports cars, a red coloured valve cover.The high-polished motor area matches perfectly to a LUMMA power enhancement. After the tuners already helped to bring the M-Version to a solid HP increase, LUMMA prepares a motor tuning program for models 630i - 650i. With help of a LUMMA sport exhaust system with four imposing 80mm rear tail pipes it publicizes it's enhanced power.The reduction of centre of gravity provides greater driving agility. This achieves LUMMA through mounting of a H & R performance springs set that lowers the CLR 600 S by 30 mm.Wheels in 20 and 21-inchLUMMA allows the CLR 600 S to tread on big feet. The LUMMA special "Racing" wheels are offered by these tuners in 20 and 21-inch. The elegant three-pieced wheels in timeless sporty multispoke design are manufactured from of a combination of aluminium and stainless steel. They are high gloss polished and have a wheel spider in silver, black or chrome. For the 20-inch version, LUMMA uses a combination of 9x20" tires with 245/35-20 (front) und 10x20" with 275/30-20. The larger alternative for more grip favours the front axle 9,5x21" with tires 255/30-21 and for the rear axle 10,5x21" with 295/25-21. The complete LUMMA wheel sets are equipped with high performance tires from LUMMA's technology partner Toyo. Sportier InteriorEven the interior is not left untouched by LUMMA. Ultimately, it should fulfil the ambient expectations. LUMMAs interior not only fulfils expectations, but they in fact surpass them! Tinted gauges and an optionally extended speedometer to 360km/h are just the beginning. LUMMA offers for example a impressive, ergonomically formed sports steering wheel in wood/leather or carbon/leather combination. Aluminium foot pedals and as well aluminium foot rest provide further sporty nuances. Footmats sporting stitched logo makes the cockpit for all sportiness even more comfortable.All built-in parts and accessories are without question TÜV certified.

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Tags: Lumma tuning Geneva Motor Show 2007 BMW BMW M5The Swabian Tuner LUMMA DESIGN continues 500 R-S the series with the CLR at improved Premium vehicles. As basis functions this time current BMW M5.

The High performance sedan receives a comprehensive Body kit with spectacular optics, a new chassis, an Racing exhaust system, numerous Interieur Accessoirs as well as an increase in output for still better road performances from LUMMA.official release in English will follow soon! German text version below the photos.Der LUMMAnator! Spektakulärer CLR 500 RS mit 560 PS auf BMW M5-BasisV10 mit 560 PSRacing-Auspuffanlage mit RennkatalysatorenUmfassender Body-Kit mit beeindruckendem Diffusor-HeckMotoroptikpaket aus Karbonteilen und roten Zylinderkopf-AbdeckungenSportfahrwerk und 40 mm TieferlegungLUMMA-Radsatz in mächtigen 21 Zollsportliche Interieur-Accessoirs passend zur Außenfarbemit TÜV-TeilegutachtenDer schwäbische Tuner LUMMA DESIGN setzt mit dem CLR 500 RS die Serie an veredelten Premium-Fahrzeugen fort. Als Basis fungiert diesmal der aktuelle BMW M5. Die High-Performance-Limousine erhält von LUMMA einen umfassenden Body-Kit mit spektakulärer Optik, ein neues Fahrwerk, eine Racing-Auspuffanlage, zahlreiche Interieur-Accessoirs sowie eine Leistungssteigerung für noch bessere Fahrleistungen. Seine Premiere feiert die nach allen Regeln der Tuner-Kunst veredelte Fahrmaschine auf dem Salon Genf 2007 als Showcar am Stand des Schweizer Tuningspezialisten Forcar Autozubehör.BMW setzt bei seinen M-Modellen auf das Hochdrehzahlkonzept. Beim M5 verhält sich das nicht anders. Sein Zehnzylinder-Motor hat den Charakter eines Rennwagentriebwerks. Doch gemäß der alten Rennfahrerweisheit „Leistung kann man nie genug haben", sind auch die 507 Serien-PS dem ein oder anderen Fahrer bald zu wenig. Also was tun, um den Extra-Kick zu bekommen? Antwort: zu LUMMA fahren und die Leistungssteigerung auf 560 PS ordern! Eine umfassende Elektronik-Optimierung des Steuergeräts ist obligatorisch. Größere Metall-Rennkatalysatoren und eine Racing-Auspuffanlage kitzeln zusätzliche Pferdchen aus dem V10-Aggregat. Die Vmax-Aufhebung sorgt dafür, dass der bayerische Express satte 327 km/h rennt. LUMMA spendiert dem CLR 500 RS auch ein schickes Motoroptikpaket. Es besteht aus einem Luftsammler- und Luftfiltergehäuse aus Carbon sowie roten Zylinderkopfabdeckungen. Ein Leckerbissen für die Augen!Imposante Erscheinung durch VerbreiterungDas Äußere des CLR 500 RS macht deutlich: hier wird nicht gekleckert, sondern geklotzt! LUMMA verbreitert die Karosserie des M5 vorne und hinten um jeweils 5cm pro Seite. Zum spektakulär aussehenden Body-Kit gehören eine neue Frontspoilerstoßstange, Radlaufverbreiterungen und eine Heckschürzenstoßstange. Letztere weist mit dem eindrucksvollen Racing-Diffusor, der sich - renntypisch schwarz lackiert - über die ganze Heckbreite erstreckt und dabei links und rechts je ein dickes Endrohr integriert, ein optisches Highlight auf. LUMMA weiß wohl um die Tatsache, dass die meisten Verkehrsteilnehmer nur diese Seite zu Gesicht bekommen werden. Aufsehen erregt der imposante CLR 500 RS zusätzlich durch die ihm von LUMMA verordnete Orange-Lackierung.Um das Verhältnis von Leistung und Gewicht zu verbessern, spendiert LUMMA dem CLR 500 RS dann noch eine Kofferraumklappe in Leichtbauweise-aus-Kohlefaser-Kevlargewebe-mit-integrierter.. Heckspoilerabrisskante zur Abtriebsreduzierung. Chrom passt in den seltensten Fällen zu einem so sportlichen Fahrzeug. Mehr Nähe zum Rennsport vermittelt da der Stoff, aus dem die Rennträume sind: Kohlefaser. Alle Exterieur-Chromteile beschichtet LUMMA daher mit Echtkarbon.Mächtige Räder in 21 Zoll .Bei Thema Räder setzt LUMMA auf eine eigene Sonderkreation. Die edlen, dreiteiligen Räder bestehen aus einer Kombination von Alu und Edelstahl. Sie sind hochglanzpoliert und besitzen einen titanfarbenen Radstern mit fünf Speichen, die sich jeweils Y-förmig zum Felgenbett verästeln. LUMMA setzt auf wahre Größe und montiert seine schicken Räder in mächtigen 10x21" mit Bereifung Yokohama 255/30-21 vorn und 11,5x21" mit Bereifung 295/25-21 hinten.Die Absenkung des Schwerpunkts geht bei Fahrzeugen mit einem agileren Fahrverhalten einher. Dies erreicht LUMMA durch den Einbau eines H&R Sportfahrwerks, das den CLR 500 RS 40 mm tiefer legt.Eine mit Rennkatalysatoren ausgestattete LUMMA Racing-Auspuffanlage, die - siehe Motorkapitel - zur Mehrleistung des CLR 500 RS beiträgt, posaunt eine Gänsehaut erregenden, Ehrfurcht gebietenden Sound durch die zwei 115 mm starken Endrohre heraus. Also wehe, wenn er losgelassen!Im Innenraum sorgt LUMMA für sportliches Wohlfühlambiente. Die Bicolor-Lederausstattung glänzt mit auffälligem Lamborghini-Orange. Passend dazu bietet LUMMA die sonstigen Interieurteile in orangefarbenem Karbon an. Auch die Instrumente passt der Winterlinger Tuner der Außenlackierung an. Deshalb ist auch der Tacho, dessen Skala LUMMA auf 360 km/h erweitert, orange. Das von LUMMA selbst designte Lenkrad ist ergonomisch geformt, damit der Fahrer die Zügel des CLR 500 RS stets sicher in der Hand hat, und besticht durch seine edle Karbon/Leder-Kombination. Den letzten Schliff im Cockpit besorgen Pedale sowie eine Fußstütze aus eloxiertem Aluminium, versehen mit dem LUMMA-Schriftzug.Für alle verbauten Teile gibt es natürlich ein TÜV-Teilegutachten.

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Tags: BMW BMW Concept Coupe Mille Miglia 2006 concept cars BMW has unveiled a brand new concept car prior to the 2006 Mille Miglia.

With hints of today’s BMW Z4 Coupe and one of BMW’s most famous racing cars, the BMW 328, the BMW Concept Coupe Mille Miglia 2006 took pride of place in Brescia, Italy yesterday (May 10) as this year’s entrants were scrutineered ahead of the event. The Mille Miglia was resurrected in 1977 as an annual rally to celebrate one of the world’s great motor races. All vehicle models that competed in the original races between 1927 and 1957 are permitted an entry. Highlighting the 22 BMWs that have entered this year’s event, BMW’s latest concept looks back to these great racing cars. In particular the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe that was driven into the record books and past the chequered flag in the 1940 race. It also looks ahead to future motor sport achievements, with a modified drivetrain and suspension from the new Z4 M Coupe providing the car’s power and control. A body 23 centimetres longer, and four centimetres lower, than BMW’s latest production sports car is set off by bespoke 20-inch alloy wheels on 245/40 R 20 tyres that complement the car’s powerful presence.The concept car looks to both the past and the future in its styling and construction; it pays homage to the outstanding achievements of the engineers who contributed to BMW’s successful motor sport heritage, whilst confirming the passion to construct dynamic cars from the most modern materials and processes available. This remains a fundamental concept for today’s BMW road and race cars.

In the drive to win races and manufacture the ‘ultimate driving machine’, the techniques and materials may have changed beyond all recognition, but the drive and ambition remains the same.Steeped in HistoryIn the 1940 Mille Miglia, the winning BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe recorded an incredible, and thoroughly modern, 166.7 kmh average speed over the course’s 1,000 miles. This remains the fastest average speed for any Mille Miglia.The BMW 328 was one of the most successful competitive vehicles in BMW’s long motor sport history. Introduced in 1936 the racing specification 328 won its class in almost every race in which it competed between 1936 and 1940, and continued winning races in the 1940s and 1950s.In 2004, the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe became the first car to win both the Mille Miglia (1940) and the modern-day classical version of the race.The design team responsible for the original 328 succeeded without the benefit of computers. Building models was the only option. But despite the digital revolution, modelling remains a fundamental part of the design process for today’s BMWs. The company’s designers remain loyal to this process as it connects them emotionally to the form of a new product. During the design of the BMW Concept Coupe Mille Miglia 2006, the designers took a step back in time and formed the car from plaster models rather than clay. Quite literally a more ‘hands-on’, labour intensive process. The result is a greater appreciation within the design team of why classic racing cars are perceived as more emotional and artistic objects than today’s computer-generated racing cars.The concept car’s hinged hard-top roof is a reference to the relaxation of the rules at Le Mans when racing cars moved from soft-top to hard-top construction as closed vehicles became eligible to race. This precipitated the development of the 328 Touring Coupe from its roadster origins, allowing the model to develop further as a lightweight, aerodynamic ‘bespoke’ racing car. Similarly, the new Z4 Coupe has been derived from the Z4 Roadster soft-top as a ‘behind-the-scenes’ project driven by the designers’ enthusiasm. This coupe development leading to the production of the new Z4 M Coupe Racing car.Thoroughly Modern MilleWhile the hinged roof structure recalls past events, the principle function of the hinged system, that also raises the cockpit, negates the requirement for doors (reducing weight) and increases torsional stiffness.The car benefits from an extremely lightweight chassis. The most modern design processes were used to ‘stretch’ an aluminium shell over a lattice frame. The body is also constructed from lightweight materials, with carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) clothing the entire vehicle. As a nod to the past this is painted in ‘fine silver’, a full-gloss paint colour with extremely fine pigments that hints to classic silver race colours.The large circular headlamps inspired by the shape of the 328 units are not integrated into the body of the car, but attached as flat elements. Modern LED technology facilitates this design function that frees up the designers to develop more flowing and unbroken body forms. This manifests itself on the Concept Coupe by uninterrupted bonnet and side panels.Inspired by BMW’s glorious motor racing heritage, the science of aerodynamics was addressed with thoroughly modern techniques and design resolutions. Side panels and the rear section of the car were designed to allow turbulence-free flow of air up to the tail where the airflow is separated. Carbon-fibre underbody fins and diffusers on the front and rear aprons also contribute to the car’s aerodynamics. Meanwhile air intakes in the A-pillars, arranged in a slim Z-line, direct cooling air from the six-cylinder in-line engine and contribute to developing downforce and reducing turbulence at the wheel housings.The Concept Coupe is powered by the multi-award winning BMW six-cylinder inline petrol engine that powers the new BMW Z4 M Coupe. Modifications have been made to the inlet and exhaust systems of the 343 hp unit to give the concept car more of a ‘racing’ sound at both idle and full throttle. The interior retains the functional simplicity prevalent in both 328 racing cars and Z4 production cars, but in a modern presentation.

Only three materials are used; thin stainless steel, untreated cowhides, Lycra fabric. This purist form even extends to letterings, logos and symbols embossed into surfaces using laser technology.