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BMW Welt (English – BMW World) is a multi-functional customer experience and exhibition facility of the BMW Group. In direct proximity to the BMW Headquarters, it is designed to present the current products of BMW, be a distribution center for BMW cars and offer an event forum and a conference center.

Designed by architects Coop Himmelb(l)au for BMW Group, the facility was constructed from August 2003 through Summer 2007. Originally conceived to be open and ready for World Cup 2006, it eventually opened on October 17, 2007 and deliveries commenced on October 23, 2007. The first customer to take delivery of a new BMW at the Welt was Jonathan Spira.

Designed with an 800 KWatt solar plant on its roof, “the building does not have the boredom of a hall, it is not only a temple, but also a market place and a communication center and meeting place for knowledge transfer”, said architect Prix at the opening ceremony.

BMW Welt focuses on strengthening the dialogue with customers and visitors by showing the complete range of BMW vehicles, and providing vehicle distribution, particularly the creation of a special experience with regards customer collection of an ordered vehicle. BMW Welt also offers shops with BMW auxiliary products, as well as a fully serviced gastronomic restaurant. In the meeting forum, BMW Welt offers conference rooms and the opportunity to stage media events.

I have also found here the formula 1 race car of the BMW group:

On 29 July 2009, BMW announced that it would be withdrawing from Formula One at the end of the 2009 season. The team cited “current developments in motorsport” as the reason for their decision.

Here is the official site of the BMW Welt.

http://www.bmw-welt.com/web/bmw-welt/en

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The stunning good looks of the 2009 Z4 are attributable to a bit of BMW lore. For the first time in the history of the company, a car’s interior and exterior designers are both female. Now, whether the car is better looking because Juliane Blasi drew it is a subjective question. However, there is no doubt the car drives better as well.

Hey, nothing’s perfect – but this new BMW Z4 is pretty darn close. 2009 BMW Z4 pricing (including destination) starts at $46,575 for the 30i and $52,475 for the 35i.

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The BMW-Vierzylinder (eng: “BMW four-cylinder” also BMW Tower or BMW Headquarters) is a Munich landmark, which has been serving as world headquarters for the Bavarian automaker for over 30 years. The building was declared historical in 1999. An extensive remodel commenced in 2004 and was completed in 2006.

The BMW Museum is located near the BMW Tower and was established in 1972 shortly before the Summer Olympics opened. It deals with the history of the automobile manufacturer BMW. In connection with the construction of the BMW Welt, directly opposite to the museum, it was renovated from 2004 to 2008. The museum reopened on June 21, 2008.

Next to the BMW tower there is their first Plant, the Plant Munich or “BMW Werk 1″. This is the oldest plant of the company. The production was separated to several Plants and countries, mostly in Germany and Austria. Here in Munich will be produced the 3 series BMWs. Here is a nice virtual tour about the plant Munich.

BMW Welt (English – BMW World) is a multi-functional customer experience and exhibition facility of the BMW Group. In direct proximity to the BMW Headquarters, it is designed to present the current products of BMW, be a distribution center for BMW cars and offer an event forum and a conference center. Just click to this image and you’ll be presented with a 1680 pixel widescreen wallpaper:

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It was an auction and exhibition of oldtimers, old parts of cars, and other documents related to oldtimers. More than 400 items sold, among others specialities like the Pannonia MC68 cross motorbike, and the legendary twin-cylinder speed motorbike, the Pannonia P20M.
The first Oldtimer auction was held in year 2000, since then there are more visitors and bidders in every year.

I’ve reached the end of the auction, arrived almost at 5pm (at closig time), so I only had time for one panorama. The most of the cars were disappeared by that time.

The cars in the panorama (from left to right:)

• Ford Model A
• Rolls Royce
• Buick Eight
• Unknown
• Ford Model T
• Cadillac Fleetwood

Ford Model A

Rolls Royce

Buick 8 Front

Me and a Buick 8

The “unknown” model

Cadillac Fleetwood and its bidders

Cadillac Fleetwood

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The Volkswagen Eurovan (US, Brazil and Mexico) or Transporter (UK, Ireland, Australia, and North Europe) was the first front-engined van produced by German automaker Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and is the successor of the Volkswagen Type 2 van. It is built on the Volkswagen T platform.

The T platform is Volkswagen Group’s van platform, and has been used for the Volkswagen Transporter range for over 55 years. Though not technically a platform until recently (enthusiasts retroactively named the T1-T3), it is still an official VW platform.

The fifth generation of the VW Transporter hit the market in Europe late in 2003. It’s a direct successor to the T4 in its looks and utility value, unlike the Microbus concept car that VW had been showing around several years prior to the T5’s introduction. The Microbus concept was almost produced, but Volkswagen scuttled plans for building it due to cost problems.

The T5 Transporter is not available in the United States and Canada in any form. Instead, Volkswagen is working with DaimlerChrysler to create a minivan specifically for the North American market. VW’s version of this van should be out by 2008.