During a press conference at the NAIAS motor show in Detroit, BMW Sales and Marketing Director Ian Robertson has confirmed that his company will soon bring to market at least a pair of new hybrid-powered cars.

German tuning studio Lumma has finally presented its first appearance kit for the BMW X6 sports activity coupe. First revealed last July, the Lumma CLR X650 wide body kit gives the X6 even more comics-like appearance reminding of those mean-looking yet highly ineffective Imperial Stormtroopers from the Star Wars saga.

Hamann was among the first tuners to offer a personalization kit for the 2008 BMW X6 sports activity coupe. Now, after almost five months of work, German tuner presents a comprehensive tuning program for the 2009 BMW X6 xDrive30d and xDrvie35d versions of the car increasing their available power to 265hp / 600Nm and 320hp / 660Nm respectively. Engine upgrade kit for the V8 twin-turbo-powered xDrive50i will be revealed closer to the end of the year.

Judging by its looks, the new BMW Concept X1 entry-level crossover SUV will go to the production line almost unchanged, being in line with all new models recently introduced by the Bavarian company. I mean, it will look like it was drawn by an Elbonian design school failure.

German tuner Hartge has revealed its engine tuning program for the 2008 BMW 135i hot coupe. With its new ECU unit installed, the 3.0-liter biturbo engine gets its power increased by 44hp to much more impressive 350hp.

Although gasoline is expensive these days, not many car manufacturers are willing to invest serious money in making their cars lighter and less thirsty. Here come third-party tuners like, say, the American tuning specialist Vorsteiner that has just presented its new CSL-style program for the 2008 BMW M3 (E92) compact super-sedan.

Known for its body kits for the Mercedes-Benz CL, Bentley Continental GT and Lexus IS-F, the Japanese tuning specialist Wald International finally paid its attention to BMW's main moneymaker -- the 2009 3 Series E90!

AC Schnitzer has just presented its new tuning kit for the BMW M3 Cabrio. The hot convertible's V8 engine is left intact, so, like most recent kits from the German tuner, the ACS3 Sport Cabriolet is more about the looks than performance.

OK, we have first detailed info on the BMW's Edition Sport package for the 2008 BMW 6 Series model. It looks like the package won't include any upgrades to the vehicle's standard engines, but there will anyway be an M anti-roll stabilization system, which will include stiffened axles - by 10 percent at the front and by 30 percent at the rear, definitely improving 6 Series' handling.

Not satisfied with your BMW X5 E70 look? Or, maybe you just can't find your dear SUV on the parking lot? Well, then AC Schnitzer does have a news for you. Although its new Falcon widebody kit won't make the car faster or more appealing, it will at least make the X5 more individual.

If you think that current BMW M5 is not sporty enough, then you may consider installing the new body kit from Japanese elite tuning company Wald International. In contrast with aggressive-looking body kits of European origin, Wald's package makes the M5 look more elegant and, well, somewhat ready, if you know what I mean.

Both coupe and cabriolet versions of the tiny BMW 1-Series sport car may be equipped with new aero kit presented by the German tuning specialist Hartge. Being as ugly as it is, the 1-Series really needs some extra plastic parts to make it look just a trifle more presentable.

The refreshed 2009 BMW 3-Series family of sedans, coupes and station wagons has received a rather extensive facelift, getting sportier, more muscular looks. Unfortunately, the choice of engines remains the same, except that Americans will finally receive the 335d version of the car equipped with a 265 hp, 425 lb-ft green twinturbo diesel engine featuring the AdBlue-based BluePerformance system similar to Mercedes' BlueTEC.

It's been more than a year since the Bavarian company introduced its facelifted 2008 BMW 6-Series coupe and convertible sport cars. Both Lumma and AC Schnitzer already offer their own tuning kits for the refreshed car and now Hamann pulls a joker out of its sleeve.

G-Power keeps introducing tuning kits for the BMW cars. This time it's a supercharger kit for the Z4 roadster equipped with a 3.0-liter petrol engine. Consisting of an ASA T1-12 supercharger, air-to-air intercooler, oil cooler, remapped ECU and completely new sports exhaust system with racing-headers and catalytic converters, the kit increases the Z4's performance to a level of Z4M red-hot roadster.