When police were choosing new police cars had BMW’s flagship for weak engine. When trimmed BMW up test car without paying the fee of several thousand crowns.
One of the requirements to provide patrol cars for the police is that the motor provides 0.11 hp per kilogram car. This claim could not BMW 520d. It was simply too heavy for its 190 horsepower. But rather than be content to deliver an accessible stronger car, chose BMW a more creative solution.
By modifying your car’s engine electronics and replace some parts, received the Bavarian car giant squeezed 15 extra horsepower out of the 2.0-liter diesel engine.
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But such trimming is not unproblematic in charge organized Norway. Every horsepower has its price, and at this power level there is a high price. BMW should therefore paid over 37 000 to trim up car police to test drive.
BMW even calculates according to the documents VG has disclosed that the trimmed variant triggers a lump sum of 229,521 kroner. A regular 190 hp strong variant of the same car, according Opplysningsrådet for Veitrafikken a lump sum of 191,665 crowns, a difference of 37.856 million.
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According to the Public Roads Administration was however never reported to them that the car police tested on Rudskogen and drove on the highway from the police Fellestjenesters (PFT) premises at Jaren Hadeland to motorsport center, was trimmed.
– There is no information about any PowerKit on this car. We’ve double-checked and the car has never been built with anything other than 140 kW (190hk) in our system. If it is so that the effect is increased this is a change that is illegal. It is not reported and approved by us, says Espen Andersson, Deputy Director at the Directorate of Roads section for vehicles.
The car in question, a BMW 520 xDrive, ended up winning the whole bidding process. This is the car that Norwegian police estimate that they are going to buy around 400 million over the next four years.
In the tender papers explains BMW that they have chosen a trimmed version of the original equipment delivers 190 horsepower.
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BMW: It was not reported power increase
Andersson explains that data from their records should be properly and there should be no “loophole” that allows effects can legally be something other than what it says.
BMW Norway concede that they have not reported trim kit which was adopted on the specific vehicle.
“the car that was used in the test which lasted one week was not reported with increased power. PowerKit was taken out of the car immediately after the test was completed. BMW Norway had oral contact with both customs and tax authorities and NPRA in advance but got no clarification on how an interim reporting of power increase would be handled. NPRA gave notice that they would not update the car’s specifications as long as the deviation was below 10 percent, it was in this case, “writes BMW marketing director Christian Gottschalk in an SMS to VG.
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He emphasizes that there is talk of a legal PowerKit supplied by BMW AG.
– Any effect change on a car should be reported to us. It must be due to ignorance if they have not been joined it. The so-called “10-percent” referred to are used where we suspect an trimming and measuring car at one of our traffic stations, says Andersson Roads VG.
In a note, they said that when it because of the natural variation in effect within an engine variant and possible variation in the measurement, they shall have a leeway of 10 percent.
– It is not so that the industry can speculate on this. In cases where it is mounted trim set from the factory is that the demonstrably executed a power increase that triggers notification to us, says Andersson.
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Roads: Thin excuse
for BMW’s assertion that this information on the enforcement of tax rules by trimming was verbally given by the authorities themselves, he commented.
– This will be a thin excuse. BMW sells as one of few importers such trim sets. Then one could expect that they know what rules apply for this. It’s hard to know in retrospect what is said in a conversation over the phone. If they have called a case manager with us and got the wrong information is of course regrettable. But such a large player should anyway have investigated this thoroughly than just by a quick phone call, said the director of Public Roads.
BMW Norway will now contact the authorities to ensure that the correct impact fee on the temporary mounted trim kit is paid.
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the industry discourages trimming
Norway automotive Association discourages a general basis trimming cars.
– so far we know of offering no importers or dealers in Norway so trimming of cars, the models and engine options offered are automotive brands official price lists. There is a reason. Trimming may have implications both for the car technical terms, for guarantees and so on. Therefore, we discourage on a general basis, this type of trimming, says CEO of Norway’s automotive Association, Stig Morten Nilsen.
They were not aware of BMW at the importer sites have offered such PowerKit.
Police Internal services (PFT) was also aware that the car they test-drove had been trimmed up to 205 horsepower while in the vehicle was registered with only 190 horsepower.
– Trim kit was put in and taken out. Chiptuning is a negatively charged word, but this is a proprietary system that maintains emissions, guarantees and so on. Just on the test car, we assumed that everything was within the rules, says Technical Supervisor at PFT, André Laskerud.
They show that BMW Norway in the tender have calculated the increase in registration tax.
fee the car should be right by such so-called renovation / new construction supplies NPRA technical data from the motor vehicle registry in tax (before customs) electronically, as they calculate their fees on the basis of.
When an original trim seen from carmaker is used have the vehicle submitted for approval, according to Andersson.
– the documentation that ships set, and then apply to the current car, must contain enough information to authenticate the car after. That is evidence that the car manages the technical requirements for what is changed, such as exhaust gas, noise, engine and new technical data on this, says the director.
Mercedes-importer reacted trimmed BMW
None of the other tender participants fielded tuners. More reacted afterwards that BMW got quiet with a tuned car. Among other importer of Mercedes, Bertel O. Steen, has difficulty in understanding how they could quietly with a car that was not available on BMW’s price lists. This is stated in a written report from a meeting with police after the bidding process.
In police forms for submission of tenders was namely the phrase “price list minus tax.” The car with this motorization exists neither in Information Council Road traffic its database of all registered models in Norway. PFT says in its reply that it has been meaning to require that offered vehicles had to be at the provider’s price list.
– In competition documents stated that one should indicate the car’s list price minus one-time fees. This we realized that offered vehicles must exist as an alternative to an official price list, says communications director of Mercedes-Benz Norway, Christoffer Nøkleby.
– There’s a procurement expert assessment done in order to approve this car says director of materiel and logistics at PFT, discipline leader André Laskerud.
– in public tenders it is essential for us that the criteria are clear and realistic, risking allowing for a healthy competition on equal terms where maximize providers can compete. If one allows for “creative” – and not necessarily innovative – solutions, it may mean that these conditions change and you do not get a healthy competition, says CEO Stig Morten Nilsen in Norway Automotive Association.
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