(from Luis Duran) Biography of Alfonso Vergara aka DarXide
Alfonso Vergara, a 20 year old student, began his journey in the modified world in 2004 when he acquired his 2004 BMW 330i. Working as a sales representative in a condo hotel Alfonso started tweaking his BMW with a few additions such as OEM European clear lights all around, tints and a sound system thinking that would be as far as he would go. Right around November 2004 a couple months after getting the car Alfonso stumbled upon e46fanatics.com where his enthusiasm for European cars unfolded. Not long after joining the community modifying the e46 became not only an addiction but a pursuit of a unique sedan. It started off lightly with a set of springs and eventually a set of 1 piece wheels.

The car has been through 3 different phases. First, Alfonso opted to keep his stock body kit which already was an M-Tech kit thanks to the performance package that came along with the car. Next he added his first set of wheels which were 19’’ black faced Sevas S-stars along with a few performance upgrades such as, UUC under drive pullies, an intake and a Rouge Engineering DSM exhaust. Right around October 2006 a year later after his first round of light modifications Alfonso decided to take a different approach to his vehicle by incorporating a full body kit and wheels to set off a completely new theme.Currently the car is not 100% finished; there are still plans on supercharging and doing some more in car entertainment as well as interior work.

Vehicle: 2004 BMW 330i ZHP
Sapphire Black Metallic/Black
Performance Package
Premium Package
Steptronic
Xenon Headlights
Power Seats w/Driver Memory
Power Glass Moon roof

Engine
Custom quad exhaust w/ 88mm double walled tips
Carbon Fiber Intake

BMW 3-Series

You are part of history. You are witnessing a world first. You are looking at the universe’s only Sports Activity Coupe, the BMW X6.There could, of course, be a very good reason why no one has previously come up with a Sports Activity Coupe (or SAC, if you prefer). But before we pass judgment, let’s take a quick look over the X6.

Based on the X5 platform but adding a fastback, four-door body, the X6 combines the sporting presence of a coupe with the height and presence of an SUV, says BMW.It’ll certainly be quick: the X6 comes with the choice of two petrol or two diesel engines, with the 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 topping the line-up. It’ll be called the xDrive50i, and develop 407bhp along with a hefty 442lb ft of torque.

That’ll propel the X6 to 60mph in a scary 5.4 seconds and on to an electronically limited 155mph. As you’d expect, the xDrive50i isn’t the most frugal - BMW is quoting combined economy of just 22.6mph and CO2 emissions of 299g/km. Ouch.All X6s will come with a six-speed automatic gearbox with flappy paddles, channelling power to all four wheels through BMW’s xDrive technology. This allows variable distribution of torque not just between the front and rear axles, but also between rear wheels.

You’ve got a few months to figure that one out - the BMW goes on sale in May next year with prices starting at £41,955.

© Source: seriouswheels
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BMW’s X6, the German automaker’s curiously styled four-seat “sports-activity-coupe” crossover, is more than just a new vehicle in a segment made up by BMW’s marketing department. The X6 is also a launch pad of sorts for a number of advanced technologies that’ll undoubtedly be diffused throughout the rest of the automaker’s lineup.

The X6 will come in two variants. The xDrive35i is powered by the now familiar 300-horse, 3.0-liter twin turbo inline-six. But the big stuff what’s under the xDrive50i’s hood — a new to the BMW lineup 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8. Both engine variants are mated to a six-speed automatic with paddle shifters, and as the names imply, come standard with BMW’s xDrive all-wheel-drive system that sends 40 percent of the power to the front wheels and 60 percent to the rear under normal driving conditions.

The new V-8 is rated at 400 horses and 450 lb-ft of torque, making it the most powerful engine ever available in a BMW sport/ute, easily topping the X5’s 350-horsepower, 4.8-liter naturally aspirated V-8. Engine torque reaches its peak at 1800 rpm and stays there until 4500 rpm, which makes the M3’s rev-happy V-8 — with its 295 lb-ft of torque — seem puny by comparison. BMW says the engine will propel the X6 from 0 to 60 in just 5.3 seconds — an impressive number for a vehicle likely to weigh well over two tons and just 0.4 second slower than the 500-horsepower Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph on 20-inch-wheel-equipped models

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