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Almost New Armored 2004 Bmw X5 Armored Car Cen B5 Armor Rating on 2040-cars

US $110,000.00
Year:2004 Mileage:2500
Location:

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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Armored 2004 BMW X5. This vehicle has been armored to CEN B5 and has less than 2,500 miles on the odometer.  The low miles were accumulated before the armoring process began, and the vehicle has had no miles put on it after the armoring process was completed.  It was briefly used to transport VIP’s and is in mint condition. The vehicle has the latest in armoring design and the bullet catchers are covered in leather to match the interior. The vehicle maintains a discrete appearance due to the armoring design and is the perfect armored vehicle for families or for VIP transport. Upgrades include upgraded suspension, upgraded brakes, door overlaps, bullet catchers as well as ballistic glass. The vehicle has 360 degree armoring and comes with run-flat tires on all four wheels as well as the spare tire. Please contact me for more information. The armoring specifications and information is available upon request.  We ship internationally and the vehicle comes with a warranty from the armoring manufacturer. Thanks and happy bidding.

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Mini Cooper SE Convertible wheels made entirely from recycled aluminum

Sun, Feb 26 2023

Mini has revealed an interesting fact about its limited-run Mini Cooper SE Convertible: It's the first production car with wheels made from 100% recycled aluminum. Despite sharing the same look as wheels available on the regular SE hatch, they're actually much more environmentally friendly. The wheels were developed with Swiss wheel manufacturer Ronal. The company sells aftermarket wheels under the Ronal and Speedline brands, and it supplies OEMs. And it's no stranger to more environmentally-friendly wheel production. It supplies wheels for the Audi E-Tron GT that are made using a smelting process that produces oxygen rather than carbon dioxide, and it now has a line of claimed carbon-neutral aftermarket wheels. But back to the Mini's wheels. Using all recycled aluminum has the obvious benefit of not requiring new aluminum to be manufactured. But the benefits are greater than just the raw material use. Mini points out that a major improvement in carbon emissions comes from being able to skip the electrolysis process for new aluminum manufacturing. Pure aluminum is extracted from aluminum oxide (which is in turn taken from the mineral bauxite). To do this large amounts of electricity are passed through molten solutions of aluminum oxide and cryolite (which takes energy to heat) across graphite cathodes and annodes. Not only does this use a lot of electricity that has its own carbon costs, the oxygen that separates from the aluminum bonds to the graphite annodes, yielding more carbon dioxide (which is why the production of those Audi wheels is also interesting). In total, Mini says the recycled wheel production reduces carbon emissions by 75%. More specifically, it estimates about 0.16 kilograms (0.35 pounds) per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of aluminum used. Mini also stresses that this process still maintains all the strength of conventional wheels, just in a greener way. And of course, the wheels themselves are recyclable again. Mini, and BMW more broadly, are looking at ways to upscale the process and to source suitable recyclable products, likely other old wheels from cars no longer on the road. Though neither company said anything about when we'll see fully recycled wheels more widely available. Related Video: MINI Electric Pacesetter inside and out

2015 BMW M3 Sedan, M4 Coupe are officially revealed [w/video]

Wed, 11 Dec 2013



The new 3.0-liter inline-six makes 425 turbocharged horsepower from 5500 rpm all the way up to 7300 rpm.
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Mon, 14 Oct 2013

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