"TechPoint" - The techie edge

Talking about the "which is better" of the two German luxury car rivals BMW and Mercedes is just about a never ending thing. So I am not even going to go there.

BMW released its all new 2006 3 series with so many wonderful features that it sold more than ever. Mercedes C-Class was left far behind.

Now 2 years after the new BMW 3 series came out, Mercedes released its all new 2008 C Class. Mercedes proudly claims they worked on it for seven years. Its a little silly when you look at the vehicle. What were they thinking? I can almost say that they took a 3-series and worked their way. And still, no run flat tires on the Mercedes yet.

Anyway, I have to say that I do like the aggressive AMG body styling of the new C-Class with sports package. Here's a three-pointed star that will appeal to the younger generation.

Sales numbers for 2006 in the US.
BMW 3- Series: 120,180
Mercedes C-Class: 50,187
Audi A4: 49,862

I am expecting this might change a little in favor of Mercedes. C-Class "might" eat some of BMW's share and Audi's share. But Mercedes is still not lease friendly compared to BMW.

Related:
CNET reviews the 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 Sport. (See where they placed the auxiliary jack. funny!)

"A synthesis of luxury and sportiness, comfort and dynamism, the BMW Concept CS is so different, it could lead to the creation of an entirely new category of automobile" - BMW Magazine

BMW unveiled this BMW Concept CS, a premium luxury sports coupe, in the shanghai Auto Show

BMW and Google have partnered based on their common vision for a network-connected world. One of the products of this collaboration is based on a simple thought. Lets say you were browsing the internet and found a restaurant at google maps that you'd like to go for dinner. You could jot it down and then take it to your navigation system and punch it in, but there are better ways. What I usually do is send an sms to my cell and then punch in to my GPS. BMW and Google have come up with a nice feature so that you can send the address to your BMW's navigation system directly from Google maps. Here's a video demo of this feature.