BMW is headquartered in Munich and produces motor vehicles in Germany, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Quandt family [ de ] is a long-term shareholder of the company, following investments by the brothers Herbert and Harald Quandt in 1959 that saved BMW from bankruptcy
Test yourself on how many of these South African facts you know. 1. The Bloukrans Bridge, Western Cape, is the highest commercial natural bungee jump in the world. 2. Nelson Mandela has six different names in South Africa. 4. The world's largest visible crater is in South Africa. 6.
Less than 310,000 R31 Skylines were sold during the model's four-year run. The R32 generation, available as a sedan or a coupe, launched mid-1989 to great fanfare (see Skyline feature on page 80). Sales held steady, according to www.GTR-registry.com, with 313,491 of all R32 versions sold.
The Golf R starts at $37,415, which includes an $820 destination charge. Our test car's options list included the adaptive suspension, touch-screen navigation, Fender premium audio and 19-inch
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