BMW’s new 800cc middleweight sports tourer has arrived in South African showrooms in two versions, the F800 S selling for R81 850 and the F800 ST for R87 050. The two bikes are identical except that the naked S version is slightly more sport-orientated and has lower handlebars and a smaller windscreen. The more touring-based ST has a larger fairing.
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BMW has decided to broaden their horizons and will be adding sportvans to their lineup beginning with the F5 in 2009. The basis for the F5 will be provided by the X5. Following on the heels of the F5 will be a van based on the 3-series called, quite naturally, the F3. Underneath the five-door five-placers will likely be found several power options, as well as available all-wheel drive with rear-wheel drive standard.
The BMW 3-series is an icon, and the current generation remains one of our very favorite vehicles. It is but the latest great car in a long line of great cars fathered by none other than the vaunted 1968–1976 BMW 2002. But at the heart of what made the 2002 such a wonderful machine was not a go-fast engine or high-zoot interior, a la Three, but rather its light weight and purity of purpose; the 2002 was a car that lay in humble service to its driver, not the other way around.