Oriental Mini Roadster

Mini recently revealed a new model, Mini Roadster. From the front, it looks like a normal Mini but this new car offers fewer seats, active rear spoiler and offers sportier handling. Anyway, I usual don’t write about new car, however Roadster’s YouTube video was shot in Istanbul. Therefore, I did not wish to skip this oriental video clip.

I think they were inspired by the Oriental Express :) From London to Istanbul.

Music: Hayat Kavgasi by Orhan Gencebay

MINI John Cooper Works Roadster:

Four-cylinder petrol engine with MINI TwinPower Turbo technology and numerous technological details carried over directly from motor sport. 

Displacement: 1,598 cc, output: 155 kW/211 hp at 6,000 rpm, 

max. torque: 260 Nm/192 lb-ft at 1,850 – 5,600 rpm (280 Nm/207 lb-ft with Overboost at 2,000 – 5,100 rpm). Acceleration 0–100 km/h (62 mph): 6.5 seconds, top speed: 237 km/h (147 mph). Average fuel consumption according to EU: 7.3 litres/100 kilometres (38.7 mpg imp), CO2 emissions: 169 g/km.

MINI Cooper S Roadster:

Four-cylinder petrol engine with 

MINI TwinPower Turbo technology. Displacement: 1,598 cc, 

output: 135 kW/184 hp at 5,500 rpm, max. torque: 240 Nm/177 lb-ft at 1,600 – 5,000 rpm (260 Nm/192 lb-ft with Overboost at 1,730 – 4,500 rpm). Acceleration 0–100 km/h (62 mph): 7.0 seconds, 

top speed: 227 km/h (141 mph).  Average fuel consumption according to EU: 6.0 litres/100 kilometres (47.1 mpg imp), CO2 emissions: 139 g/km.

MINI Cooper Roadster:

Four-cylinder petrol engine with fully variable valve management based on the BMW Group’s VALVETRONIC technology. Displacement: 1,598 cc, output: 90 kW/122 hp at 6,000 rpm, max. torque: 160 Nm/118 lb-ft at 4,250 rpm. Acceleration 0–100 km/h (62 mph): 9.2 seconds, top speed: 199 km/h (124 mph). Average fuel consumption according to EU: 5.7 litres/100 kilometres (49.6 mpg imp), 

CO2 emissions: 133 g/km.

MINI Cooper SD Roadster:

Four-cylinder turbodiesel with MINI TwinPower Turbo technology. Displacement: 1,995 cc, output: 105 kW/143 hp at 4,000 rpm, max. torque: 305 Nm/225 lb-ft at 1,750 – 2,700 rpm. Acceleration 0–100 km/h (62 mph): 8.1 seconds, 

top speed: 212 km/h (132 mph). Average fuel consumption according to EU: 4.5 litres/100 kilometres (62.8 mpg imp), CO2 emissions: 118 g/km.

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I saw this special version of Mini Countryman in Istanbul, Turkey. The caption top of the car "Taksim-Tünel" is the name of the oldest tube in Istanbul, and also one of the oldest in the world.

BMW Taksim, Istanbul Event

Last weekend Istanbul, I had chance to watch a great show made by BMW. Animation of BMW’s innovation technologies through a big projection. The creative part of the work was the composition of the animation, and the projection!

First of all, the animation was a class leading work! The creative work involved with the animation was amazing. Each sequence of the animation narrates a unique characteristic of BMW’s innovation technology. It was very brief but gives a very clear message.  This was what you would expect to see from this event, but the exciting part was the projection!

The animation was projected to a building and exactly matched with the architectural characteristics. By this way, the animation seems to be happening inside the building! You didn’t realise that, it was a building. The building and animation was integrated with each other. Integration the animation with the building created an illusion of perception. Borusan team told me that, this projection is a result of serious work. It is not randomly integrated with the building. The alteration in perception designed very precisely, and it worked excellent!

This great work achieved by Borusan Automotive and you might watch some part from the YouTube video placed below!

Geçen hafta İstanbul'da BMW tarafından hazırlanan bir etkinliğe katılma şansım oldu. BMW'nin yeni teknolojilerini animasyonla anlatan bir projeksiyon! Yaratıcı kısmı animasyonun içeriği ve projeksiyondu.

Öncelikle, animasyonun içeriği çok başarılı hazırlanmış, ve gerçek anlamda bir yaratıcı proje olduğunu ilk andan belli etti. Her sahne BMW'nin yenilikçi teknolojilerini basit ve etkili bir şekilde anlatıyordu. Böyle bir işten de zaten bunu beklemek normal, fakat asıl dikkat çene kısım ise projeksiyondu. 

Animasyon yansıtıldığı bina ile bütünleşmiş bir şekilde gözüküyordu. İlk baktığınızda anda, sanki animasyon binanın içinde gerçekten oluyormuş hissi veriyordu. Bu durum, rastlantısal değil ciddi bir çalışma sonucunda olduğunu Borusan ekibi bizzat açıkladı. 

Bu harika proje Borusan Otomotiv tarafından hazırlandı ve ufak bir kısmını YouTube izlenme şansınızda var !

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Unidentified BMW F1 Car in Istanbul!

A few days ago, I saw this BMW F1 car in Istanbul. The place where I took the picture was a totally abandoned place with two BMW 1 Series with lots of dust, one E38 7 Series and a new X5. I don't think the vehicle is a real F1 car but the wing seems to be real.

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