If you have a hankering for a hunchbacked Bimmer, itd be a good idea to mosey down to your local dealer post-haste. BMW is axing three models for 2020, including a couple of five-door models.Gearheads know Munich has long abandoned any semblance of sense when it comes to naming its vehicles. For a spell, it tried to tell us cars starting with an odd number were sedans and the evens were coupes.Trouble was, the company quickly polluted its lineup with Gran Turismo and Gran Coupe versions, the latter of which was essentially a four-door version of a two-door version of a four-door car they were already building? GTs, on the other hand, added height and a hatchback to a variety of models.Clear as mud? Yeah, most customers thought so, too, apparently. For the 2020 model year, BMW is discontinuing the 3 Series Gran Turismo, the 6 Series Gran Turismo and the 6 Series Gran Coupe.That GC is about the only model for which this author will shed a tear, as it was a sensuously-styled tourer that coddled when asked and lit a fire on the road when prodded. The 3 Series Gran Turismo was the most expensive non-M 3er in this country, starting at a heady $51,050. At that price, you best be certain most customers walked straight over to the row of X4 crossovers sitting on the dealers lot. The 6 Series Gran Turismo was likely in the same boat, stickering at $76,700 in this country, a good five grand higher than the X5.The company is posting healthy sales numbers in Canada so far this year, with Julys tally of 2,722 units a 0.4-per-cent increase over the same month in 2018. Year-over-year numbers are less rosy, with the BMW brand down about six per cent, or 1,307 units through the first seven months of
Origin: BMW axes a trio of models for 2020
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Bentley rounds off centenary trio with Continental Number 1 Edition
Bentley has paid tribute to its 1929 Blower race car with the new Continental GT Number 1 Edition by Mulliner. Based on the Continental GT Convertible, the Number 1 can be had in either red or grey and features a number of bespoke styling elements that, the firm says, “celebrate some of the pioneering individuals from the marque’s first 100 years”. The Number 1 is equipped with a Centenary trim package that adds commemorative badges to the bootlid and wheels, unique LED lighting patterns and bespoke interior elements. The number 1 is painted on the grille, in reference to the brand’s historic motorsport markings, and a carbonfibre body kit is fitted as standard. Further styling upgrades include 18-carat gold badging, jewel-encrusted oil and fuel filler caps, and 22in alloy wheels finished in dark red or gloss black. The Continental’s rotating infotainment display now features a miniature replica of the Bentley Blower’s distinctive wheel spinner, formed from a piece of piston taken from the original car. The special edition is powered by the standard model’s twin-turbocharged 6.0-litre W12 engine, with power sent through a dual-clutch eight-speed gearbox. The Number 1 Edition completes a trio of limited-run models Bentley has unveiled as part of its centenary celebrations. Last year’s Mulsanne W.O. Edition celebrated company founder Walter Owen Bentley, and the recently revealed Continental GT Number 9 was styled after the firm’s 1930 Le Mans racer. As with the earlier cars, just 100 Number 1 models will be made. The Bentley Blower, named for its prominent supercharger, set the Outer Circuit lap record at the now-closed Brooklands race circuit in Surrey in
Origin: Bentley rounds off centenary trio with Continental Number 1 Edition
Bentley rounds off centenary trio with Continental Number 9 Edition
Bentley has paid tribute to its 1929 Blower race car with the new Continental GT Number 1 Edition by Mulliner. Based on the Continental GT Convertible, the Number 1 can be had in either red or grey and features a number of bespoke styling elements that, the firm says, “celebrate some of the pioneering individuals from the marque’s first 100 years”. The Number 1 is equipped with a Centenary trim package that adds commemorative badges to the bootlid and wheels, unique LED lighting patterns and bespoke interior elements. The number 1 is painted on the grille, in reference to the brand’s historic motorsport markings, and a carbonfibre body kit is fitted as standard. Further styling upgrades include 18-carat gold badging, jewel-encrusted oil and fuel filler caps, and 22in alloy wheels finished in dark red or gloss black. The Continental’s rotating infotainment display now features a miniature replica of the Bentley Blower’s distinctive wheel spinner, formed from a piece of piston taken from the original car. The special edition is powered by the standard model’s twin-turbocharged 6.0-litre W12 engine, with power sent through a dual-clutch eight-speed gearbox. The Number 1 Edition completes a trio of limited-run models Bentley has unveiled as part of its centenary celebrations. Last year’s Mulsanne W.O. Edition celebrated company founder Walter Owen Bentley, and the recently revealed Continental GT Number 9 was styled after the firm’s 1930 Le Mans racer. As with the earlier cars, just 100 Number 1 models will be made. The Bentley Blower, named for its prominent supercharger, set the Outer Circuit lap record at the now-closed Brooklands race circuit in Surrey in
Origin: Bentley rounds off centenary trio with Continental Number 9 Edition
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