Page 4 - Club Braman Magazine Fall / Winter 2018

WHAT'S NEW AT BRAMAN?
A LITERAL CAVALCADE OF NEW MODELS ROLLING INTO SHOWROOMS AT BRAMAN MOTORCARS
By Peter Frey -The Test Drive Guy
BMW X7
Porsche Taycan
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Braman BMW West Palm Beach & Braman BMW Jupiter
SUVs are big news for 2019, including the all-new biggest beast in the lineup, the 7-passenger X7. Choose from 335 or 456 horsepower engines, optional Captain’s chairs for the middle row and front seats that give you a massage. For something a little less... imposing, the all-new 4th gen- eration X5 o ers seating for 7, twin-tur- bocharged gas engines and an all-wheel drive hybrid. And the coupe-like styling of the X4, combined with a choice of 248 or 355 horsepower engines will make you feel like you’re driving a sports coupe... with a really big trunk.
Over on the car side of things, the all-new 2019 3 Series is bigger, lighter and more dramatic-looking. Models range from the 255 horsepower 330i to the high perfor- mance 382 horsepower M340i and M340i xDrive that will blast from 0 to 60 in 4.2 seconds. A hybrid version will be along later in the year. BMW’s 2-seat sports car, the Z4, is all-new, with a convertible top and choice of 255 or 382 horsepower engines. You can order up the all-new, striking-looking 8 Series with a twin-turbo V-8 putting out 523 horsepower and 0 to 60 in 3.8 seconds. A convertible version
BMW Z4
will be in showrooms this summer.
In BMW’s electric lineup, a convertible ver- sion of the space-age i8 super car is now on sale, and there’s even a ‘Sport’ version of the i3 city commuter car with more range, and more horsepower.
For more information, please see pages 44 & 45, or visit www.BramanBMWWPB.com or www.BramanBMWJupiter.com
Braman Porsche West Palm Beach
The big news at Porsche for 2019 is the next-generation 911 with turbocharged 6-cylinder engines ranging from 385 to 450 horsepower (600 for the Turbo). The styling is more muscular, and inside, display screens replace four of the ve gauges. Track-day fans will get revved up over the new 911 GT2 and GT3 RS with 520 and 700 horsepower, respectively. The GT2 has a top speed of 211 mph and now holds the Nürburgring lap record for a street-legal car.
Adding a new dimension are the all-new, racing-inspired Panamera GTS and GTS Sport Turismo (station wagon with 4+1 seating). Both have 453 horsepower on tap, 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 180 mph. Porsche-philes are also now pre-ordering Porsche’s rst-ever elec- tric-powered car, the Taycan (pronounced ‘tie-con’) for delivery later in 2019. Specs include four doors, four seats and four electric motors delivering more than 600 horsepower to all four wheels.
The Cayenne is the vehicle that opened the SUV oodgates for Porsche back in
2002 and it, along with the smaller Macan are both debuting new generations for 2019. Cayenne o ers models with 335 (base), 434 (S), and 541 (Turbo) horse- power, and a 462 horsepower Cayenne E-Hybrid is in the pipeline. There are also three versions of the Macan with 252,
354 and 440 horsepower. The adaptive cruise control with Tra c Jam Assist that isn’t quite fully-autonomous driving, but it helps out with the braking, acceleration and steering in slow-moving tra c is now available.
For more information, please see pages 42 & 43, or visit www.BramanPorsche.com.
Braman Rolls-Royce Palm Beach
Rolls-Royce has a thoroughly-deserved reputation as “The Best Car In The World,” and 2019 will see the debut of two more – the “Black Badge Adamas Collection” of Wraiths and Dawns adorned with carbon ber and diamonds; and the rst SUV in Rolls-Royce history, the Cullinan.
The Greek word Adamas means “invin- cible” or “untamable,”... and is actually the root of the word “diamond.” Both Black Badge models feature enhanced