Germany's Richest Woman and BMW Heiress Susanne Klatten Blackmailed With Her Own Sex Tape

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You're the country's richest woman, a heiress to the Quandt family fortune with a net worth of USD $13.2 billion. You should fear home invasion, rape, kidnapping, lawsuits, extortion, upskirts and those pesky poor people with their hands out.

What you probably don't do is worry about getting blackmailed over your own sex tape made with your lover. Unless, of course, you're this woman... Click on pictures to enlarge.


Susanne Klatten ranks 55 on The World's Billionaires 2008 and she needs to get her sex on regularly but the sex video was made without her knowledge. German police have been working on a case involving Susanne Klatten, Germany's 46-year-old female billionaire, and have arrested two men: Klatten's alleged lover and a friend of his, a hotel owner who filmed sexual trysts in his establishment. The duo targeted Klatten and hoped to received 40 million euros, but had to settle for €7.5 million from Klatten. Klatten, who helped foil her own kidnapping at the age of 16, was already talking to the cops.

Klatten, who holds a large stake in automaker BMW and Altana speciality chemical company, allegedly paid 7.5 million euros to a Swiss Helg Sgarbi to stop him from publishing compromising photos and videos of the couple's relationship, the German tabloid Bild am Sonntag reported.


The 41-year-old suspect was taken into custody by German authorities some weeks ago, Schmidt-Sommerfeld said.


The heiress to the Quandt family fortune and mother of three children "filed a complaint for fraud and blackmail in January 2008 with a Munich court," he added. Klatten has a personal fortune of 7.8 billion euros, according to German's Manager Magazine.

If you have this sex tape send it to me ASAP at whiteroboro@gmail.com, I need to put this video up on the blog!

Damn, German sex videos are usually a bit too hardcore for my taste but I need to see this German BMW Heiress Sex Tape, hopefully there is not a lot of peeing and golden shower stuff. I think this scandal make the kick ass auto maker BMW even more cool and even sexier. But seriously, I think we know why Klatten was embarrassed about this sex tape going public: she's "happily" married woman. Her husband should have handle his business at home and she probably wouldn't be in this mess right now. Our guess is that she paid the hush money more so her husband wouldn't find out about the affair than any other public humiliation it could cause. The fact that she went to the police may only mean that she still hoped the media wouldn't find out about the whole incident.

On 31 October 2008, several European newspapers reported an alleged blackmail plot against her and the arrest of two men. It was reported that Susanne Klatten paid 7.5 million euros (£6 million) to Helg Sgarbi, 41, a Swiss-Italian man, who claimed he was being threatened with death by the mafia. The married mother of three was allegedly blackmailed by Sgarbi who is said to have threatened to go public with films of the couple having intimate relations during secret trysts in luxury hotels. Each time they met Mr Barretta filmed them in the bedroom and on the street for blackmail purposes.

The reports claim that Sgarbi met Klatten in 2006 and that the couple regularly arranged secret rendezvous in luxury hotels in Monte Carlo, her home town of Munich and in other European cities. Despite the prospect of public embarrassment, Klatten is alleged to have contacted the German police when Sgarbi asked for 40 million euros (£32 million) to avoid making the compromising footage public.

The accused blackmailer, Helg Sgarbi, has reportedly done the same with other wealthy German women, but in this instance has claimed motives stemming from his Jewish grandfather's subjugation in the Quandt's factories during the Holocaust. Klatten approached state prosecutors when the ransom demands grew, and Sgarbi is now being held in police custody.

Sgarbi was arrested in Austria in a joint operation between German and Italian police. He is now in prison in Germany after being charged with extortion. His accomplice, Italian hotel owner Ernano Barretta, 63, who allegedly filmed the sex sessions using hidden cameras, was arrested by Italy's Flying Squad and is in jail awaiting trial.

Mr Barretta, the hotel owner, is also the self-styled head of a religious sect and police believe that other rich women may have been targeted and extorted by the pair.

Police said that the blackmailers used the money to buy a fleet of luxury cars including a Lamborgini, Ferrari and Rolls-Royce.

Bio

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Susanne Klatten was (born Susanne Hanna Ursula Quandt on April 28, 1962 in Bad Homburg in Germany) is the daughter of Herbert Quandt and Johanna Quandt and as a result is the richest woman in Germany. blogywoodbabes.blogspot.com

Susanne Klatten gained a degree in business finance and then worked for the advertising agency Young & Rubicam in Frankfurt from 1981 to 1983. She then did a course in marketing and management at the University of Buckingham, followed by an MBA from IMD in Lausanne specialising in advertising. She gained further business experience in London with Dresdner Bank, then with the Munich branch of management consultants McKinsey and with the bank Reuschel & Co. Recognising that her wealth is sometimes a problem, she often worked incognito under the name Susanne Kant. Police only prevented her kidnapping in 1978 at the last minute. blogywoodbabes.blogspot.com

Susanne met Jan Klatten while she was doing an apprenticeship with BMW in Regensburg, where he worked as an engineer. During this time she called herself Kant and did not tell him who she was until they were sure about each other. They married in 1990 in Kitzbühel and live in Munich. They have three children. She also plays golf and skis in Austria. Like the other members of the Quandt family, they live quietly. She has been a member of the University Council of the Technical University of Munich since 2005. In 2007 she was awarded the Bayerischer Verdienstorden, the Bavarian Order of Merit. She is one of the biggest donors to CDU , a political party in Germany.

On her father's death she inherited his 50.1% stake in pharmaceutical and chemicals manufacturer Altana. She sits on Altana's supervisory board and helped transform it into a world-class corporation in the German DAX list of 30 top companies. In 2006 Altana AG sold its pharmaceutical activities to Nycomed for €4.5 billion, leaving only its specialty chemicals business. The €4.5 billion was distributed to shareholders as a dividend. Altana maintained its stock exchange listing and Susanne Klatten remained its majority shareholder.

Her father also left her a 12.50% stake in BMW. She was appointed to the supervisory board of BMW with her brother Stefan Quandt in 1997 . blogywoodbabes.blogspot.com

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The All New 2009 BMW 335i Sedan

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The Gutter has not had a auto post in months and some of the early readers of this blog have been asking, so here you go:

The BMW 3 series invented the sports sedan category, so when we get a new 3 series sports sedan people must take notice. Click on pictures to enlarge!


Introduced as a 2006 model, the fifth-generation of BMW's iconic 3 Series sport sedan has continued its tradition as the top sports sedan especially after receiving a much-needed horsepower upgrade the following year. But recently, the Munich automaker's rivals have been catching up. Offerings from Mercedes, Infiniti, Cadillac, and Lexus now offer the 3 Series the stiffest competition it's seen in some time.

So for its third year on the market, BMW is giving its bread-and-butter model a healthy list of small improvements to make it even more desirable. Among the changes are (slightly) revised styling, an upgraded interior, simpler iDrive interface, in-car Internet access, a new audio system, and an optional dual-clutch transmission. The automaker's sublime 3.0L inline-six, available in naturally aspirated and twin-turbo forms, remains the same, but for the first time BMW is also giving Americans the option of a diesel powertrain -- and it could turn out to be the best of the bunch.

Most of what's noticeably changed on the 2009 BMW 3 Series is at the nose. The new hood and new front fascia are far more aggressive than before.

As before, the 2009 3 Series will be available as a sedan, wagon, coupe, and hardtop-convertible, utilizing a 3.0L inline-six good for 300hp in twin-turbo form. Styling changes are subtle but numerous and include a new hood with additional character lines, new side mirrors, reshaped taillamps, and a sharper crease running down each side. A revised front end makes the previous version's lines more prominent and adds a larger lower air intake, while the chrome accenting the car's signature kidney grille is less noticeable. Though at a distance the updates are hard to spot, overall the 2009 3 Series has a slightly sharper, more muscular appearance than its predecessor. All models receive LED turn signals and taillights as well.

More subtle changes are made at the back of the 3 Series, with new LED taillights the most obvious modification.

Inside, BMW's changes are equally restrained, with new colors and materials as well as additional storage. A new stereo includes an 80-gig hard drive, USB input and optional iPod connector, while the nav system sports an 8.8-in. display. In addition the new 3 will be available with ConnectedDrive, the automaker's new EDGE-speed, in-car Internet access system, and now routes planned on the Internet can be fed directly into the 3's nav system, saving the hassle of inputting destinations manually. Like in the 7 unveiled earlier in the week, for 2009 the 3 Series also gains a revised iDrive system with more intuitive menus and drops the basic scroll wheel for a new controller allowing turn, push, and tilt motions. Major functions also can be accessed via four direct-select buttons, and much of the system is now voice-activated.

The grille's two kidneys now sit back deeper into the nose. The side character lines of the 3 Series have been made bolder with the 2009 edition of the E90. The idea was to visually stretch the car without changing its basic and classic proportions.

2009 335i Sedan

Peerless performance.

Starting at $40,100 MSRP
3.0-liter, turbocharged inline 6-cylinder engine
300 horsepower
Rear-wheel drive
26 mpg hwy

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The All New 2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe

The 2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe is a fully updated version of the G35 coupe that put Infiniti on the map as a serious player in the market for premium sporting coupes. There's a new engine, new front suspension, updated styling both inside and out, and slightly altered dimensions.

The real news is the power plant, which received an increase in displacement to 3.7 liters thanks to a 4.6mm increase in stroke. Nissan's Variable Valve Event and Lift (VVEL) now alters valve timing and lift on the intake valves. Compression is increased from 10.6:1 to 11.0:1. These tweaks combine to increase output to a projected 330 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque. That's 30 hp more and 30 lb-ft less torque than BMW's 335i coupe. It represents an improvement of 55 hp and 2 lb-ft over the current G35 coupe's 3.5-liter V6.

Transmission options include a five-speed automatic, which is shared with the G35 sedan but includes a new calibration and modified torque converter characteristics. It also comes with shift paddles behind the steering wheel. Alternatively, there's a six-speed manual that is modified from the sedan to reduce vibration. Its clutch is also refined for smoother engagement. The test car we drove, however, featured the G model's five-speed automatic transmission.

The basis for the G37 is Nissan's revised FM (Front Midship) platform, which now boasts a 36-percent increase in rigidity over the G35 coupe. The front double-wishbone suspension now has a single, lower ball joint instead of the previous double ball-joint arrangement in order to reduce steering kickback. Rear suspension remains a multilink setup.

When the G37 is equipped with a sport package (as was our test car), it will feature the largest-diameter brake rotors in the segment. Fourteen-inch rotors are stopped by four-piston (two per side) front calipers. The rear setup will include fractionally smaller 13.8-inch rotors and conventional single-action two-piston calipers. In dynamic bench tests, the larger front rotors helped reduce brake temperatures by 100 F compared to the G35's sport-package brakes, which should translate directly to better fade resistance.

Four-wheel active steering (4WAS) steers the rear wheels up to 1 degree based on input from an array of sensors, and it will be available on coupes with the Premium Package. Adding in small amounts of rear steering effectively changes the overall steering ratio between 12:1 and 20:1. Rear steering is currently a $1,500 option on the 2007 Infiniti G35 Sedan, so we expect a similar price structure for the coupe.

New styling inside and out
The coupe's proportions remain the same, but there are significant detail tweaks that differentiate the newer, more muscular G. The grille now features Infiniti's signature double arch, the headlights and taillights are L-shaped and the rear deck incorporates an integral spoiler. There's also a distinct character line running the length of both sides of the hood.

Dimensionally the G coupe remains low and wide. Overall length is up about one inch while width and height change only 0.2 and 0.1 inch, respectively. The wheelbase is still 112.2 inches — considerably longer than both the BMW 335i and Lexus IS 350 sedan.

Anyone comfortable with the current G35 will feel right at home in the G37. Most of the hardware looks to have been lifted directly from the 2007 G35 sedan, including the seats, shift lever and steering wheel. The basic layout is the same as well, with a rounded door panel melding into the dash. Aluminum trim is plentiful — from the doors to the pedals with the Sport Package. And there's the Infiniti-signature oval analog clock built into the dash.

The instrument panel still moves up and down as the steering wheel's tilt is adjusted, but the magnesium shift paddles (right for upshifts, left for downshifts) do not turn with the wheel. The steering wheel on the Sport Package car we drove included audio, cruise control and Bluetooth buttons and had a satisfyingly fat leather-wrapped rim.

The sport seats still use an asymmetrical design with a small bolster in the middle of the driver seat and adjustable thigh extensions. The seat adjustment controls have moved from the side of the center console to more conventional placement on the outside of the seat bottom cushion.

Giddyup
From the first corner driven in anger, it's easy to sense the G37's focus. There's firmer damping and better body control than in the BMW 335i. More impressive is the steering, which offers a perfect compromise of surface feel, steering effort and feedback. This makes the G37 more intuitive and better behaved at the cornering limit than the BMW — and the car we drove hadn't even been fitted with the optional four-wheel steering.

The engine, despite its longer stroke, retains the 7,500-rpm redline of the G35 sedan and makes genuinely usable power at high rpm. In tight corners the G's viscous limited-slip differential puts power down consistently through 245/40ZR19 rear rubber. Infiniti staggers the tires so the front gets smaller 225/40ZR19 tires. Both the 19-inch wheels and limited-slip differential are exclusive to the Sport Package.

It's clear when driving hard that Nissan is keenly aware its competition has upped the bar. The improvements to the G37 are shrewdly focused in areas which help the G compare favorably in exactly the conditions we were given to test the cars — on a racetrack. With the Sport Package comes stiffer springs, more aggressive dampers and larger antiroll bars. We'll withhold judgment about the G's ability to adapt to real-world driving as brilliantly as BMW's 3 Series until we're able to drive them both on the street.

One area in which we know the G falls short is the shift lever for the automatic transmission, which must be toggled forward for upshifts and backward for downshifts — the opposite of BMW practice. We've always liked pulling back on the lever to trigger the next higher gear as acceleration drives us into the seat, as if we were shifting from 3rd to 4th gear. Pushing forward on the lever to downshift under braking is similarly intuitive.

Of course, if you use the shift paddles, none of this matters. Downshifts are executed with a perfect rpm match — a rare and impressive achievement in a transmission with a torque converter.

The question remains whether the G37 Sport will match the acceleration of the BMW 335i, which hits 60 mph in only 4.8 seconds and trounces the quarter-mile in 13.3 seconds at almost 106 mph. Our seat-of-the-pants assessment says that the G37 isn't quite up to that task, due mostly to its torque deficit, fewer gears (the Bimmer has a six-speed automatic) and heavier estimated weight (3,682 pounds vs. 3,571 pounds).

But anytime the going gets twisty and you're driving in the upper reaches of the power band, the G will leave the 3 Series in its wake with better top-end punch and a more performance-focused chassis.

Get yours
G37 coupes will hit dealers on August 21 of this year. Infiniti PR folks were characteristically tight-lipped about pricing, which won't be announced until just before the on-sale date.

If Infiniti follows tradition, however, it will undercut its German competition in price while offering similar or better performance. Currently, that means a G37 sport coupe with the five-speed automatic transmission will have to tally less than $44,000 — an easy task considering the current car with these options rings up a $35,750 tab.

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2007 BMW 335Ci Pictures from BMWUSA.COM

When the 3 Series debuted in the United States in 1976, it quickly set the bar for performance-minded sports sedans. With each new generation since, it has evolved into an even more sophisticated and powerful machine – and the latest rendition, the 2007 335Ci Coupe, is certainly no exception.

It is, quite simply, the perfect balance of breathtaking design and endorphin-producing power. From its muscular front hood and new signature profile lines, to exquisite refinements throughout the cockpit, our designers have re-sculpted the coupe, inside and out. BMW engineers, meanwhile, have been hard at work on the new 3-liter, inline 6-cylinder engine with Valvetronic technology, which offers greater power, better fuel-efficiency and quicker engine response than ever before.

With 300 horsepower and class-leading 300 ft. lbs. of torque, the 335i Coupe is the most powerful 3 Series Coupe BMW ever built, wrapped within the body of a beautiful machine. It features the world’s first inline six-cylinder engine with high precision injection and twin turbo chargers. It’s also remarkably fuel efficient, offering a major boost to engine power and a significant reduction of fuel consumption, at the same time. But even more impressive is that this engine marks a significant advancement in turbo technology. By using two small turbo chargers instead of one large one, our engineers eliminated the “turbo lag” other turbo engines are known for.

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