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New Amazing BMW Models Announced

image2.jpgThe BMW company has recently announced the program of its development till 2020. According to it, several important novelties will be launched within the next few years. Among them is a solid offroader BMW X1, another crossover - a rival of Mercedes R-Class, and also a large luxuriuous coupe with four doors based on the concept-car BMW CS recently represented at Shanghai autoshow.

Novelties are expected also among other BMW models. For instance, a new compact offroader will be soon added to Mini line. Rolls-Royce is going to output a very expensive coupe based on Phantom and also another, more reasonable model which is expected to compete with Bentley production.

Elite Taxis Help To Avoid Taxes

image1.jpgA large number of elite cars registered as taxi vehicles has appeared recently in London. The British are registering their supercars as taxis to avoid the paying of ecological tax. The price for such registration is just 170 dollars plus 56 dollars for the special license with one year period of validity.

At the same time owners of the luxury cars spend 15 dollars per day at an average. What is more, in 2008 the authorities of the city are going to increase the ecological tax to 25 dollars. For the time being among the supertaxis are: one Aston Martin DB7, 31 Bentley, 18 BMW X5, three Maybach, 8 Rolls-Royce Phantom, two Maserati Quattroporte and one Jaguar XK.