The test driver of the first unveiled BMW i8 in Germany had a terrible car crash in Germany after losing control due to the high-speed and bad traffic conditions.

We are talking about a 30 year test driver, who was testing the BMW i8 on the A92 near Freising, in Germany. As the local Police Chief Commissioner states, the accident took place due to the high-speed of the car on a rainy day.

Since it was rainy and the road was slippery, the driver couldn’t manage to handle the BMW i8 anymore and ended-up with its fender being bended over the side of the road.

As you already know, the BMW i8 was first unveiled back in 2013, but this is the first model to be crashed on the roads in Germany.

As a reminder, the i8 is powered by a 1.5-liter three-cylinder TwinPower Turbo engine, developing a 231 horsepower and 320 Nm. It is backed-up by an electric motor developing an extra 131 horsepower and 250 Nm, reaching a total of 362 horsepower and 570 Nm.

Guys, pay attention on the roads, the car might be too powerful for you to handle when driving on heavy rain.

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The F10 BMW chassis has recently had its second major accident. Whereas last time an M5 starred in the game and the passengers survived, this time things were less encouraging by the end.

It was an F10 5 Series prototype (most likely one with some sort of new hybrid tech on board) that was being put through its paces on the Autobahn.

Behind the wheel sat one of BMW’s test drivers, a very experienced chap who’s 45 years old. Unfortunately, not even his experience could help.

As he was pushing the hybrid 5 Series to its limit on the A92 near BMW’s Dingolfing factory a truck pulled out in front of him making impact inevitable.

Sadly, due to the high contact speed, the F10 BMW 5 Series car that was tested hit the rear trailer and effectively destroyed itself.

We’re guessing BMW won’t be selling anything off this car since there doesn’t appear to be anything worth saving from it after the incident.

The follow-up is horrendous, the 45 year old test driver is assumed to have died on impact. After the crash the highway was closed off for a few hours.

According to the authorities, total damages resulted from the situation amount to some 120.000 euros (155.000 USD). This was pretty easy to evaluate but the investigation will take an extra while.

German highway policemen like to be thorough and it’s tricky to determine exactly who’s fault it is. Not that we’re biased, but it seems hard to believe it would be the test driver’s fault.

Story references GTS

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We know the next generation of BMW X3 is destined to come out in 2011 and it is already out on the streets in disguise.

What we don’t know is just what kind of attraction a new BMW can generate, even for somebody who isn’t a petrolhead and has no idea how the world of camouflage and spy shots works.

The next BMW X3 was in its normal expected “suit” and parked on the Upper West Side yesterday after the suspiciously looking black and white vehicle with a tarp over it started while the driver enjoyed a picnic with his girlfriend.

In true form with the terrorist craze in America the passer by who noticed this called the Police and notified them that a BMW SUV parked in front of the Museum of Natural History on Central Park West may be containing a bomb.

It took the NYPD bomb squad several hours to examine the vehicle and eventually wound up smashing the rear and side passenger windows of the vehicle in order to inspect it. Authorities said they were surprised to see that the car’s interior was also covered with tarp.

The driver was eventually identified and he was contacted in order to clear up the case and, apparently, he was Martin Birkmann, a BMW brand manager and test driver who stated that the car must have been running as he may have mistaken the buttons he pressed on the remote start of the car.

As a result of this, BMW get some free advertising for the X3 and we get to know that beside the new engines and whatever else is traditional with a new car we will also getting a remote start option within the new toys that will be on the car.

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