Rumors abound yesterday about the BMW Ring-Taxi possibly not returning in 2011. However, reports of its death has been greatly exaggerated. The Ring-Taxi is not going away, but changing forms.
We were able to reach out and receive official word from BMW M on the matter. The official situation is:
"The BMW Ring-Taxi will continue in 2011 and use the BMW M3 this year. It will be driven by the instructors from the BMW Driving Experience program - much like it used to be in past years."
In other words, the only thing that changes is that the E60 M5 has been replaced by the E90 M3, and the chances of Sabine Schmitz driving the Ring-Taxi are none this year, compared to slim in past years.
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