Speculation regarding a soon to be announced technology sharing agreement between BMW and Toyota has been making the rounds of the interwebs. The bulk of the speculation has focused on BMW obtaining access to Toyota’s hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell research. … Continue reading

The story of i’s demise (or, at least, diminishment) continue to make the rounds of auto sites and have even percolated up to generic news aggregators. In most cases the stories reflect on the dismal sales of hybrid and EV … Continue reading

The folks at Bimmerpost uncovered BMW patent drawings that showed a seven speed manual shifter and shift functionality. What caught my attention was the notion that BMW was developing a shifting mechanism that could physically prevent shifting into a lower … Continue reading

Finding a body shop that has the same level of concern for your BMW as you do is difficult. Often you turn to friends or family for recommendations. Invariably it turns out that Uncle Bernie’s buddy knows a guy whose … Continue reading

Z is for Zagato The reveal of the BMW Zagato Coupe at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este was a spectacular success. Zagato is an old and storied Italian coachbuilder, engineering firm, that traces its heritage back to the end of … Continue reading

Leipzig, Germany – If you want to see the most modern metal pressing operation in the world you have to travel to Leipzig, in the state of Sachsen, and head northeast of the city center to the BMW Werk Leipzig … Continue reading

Leipzig BMW Werk The BMW factory at Leipzig is expanding. Leipzig is adding pressing operations for metal panels, molding facilities for the outer skins of the i models, and an assembly area for the CFRP panels needed for the passenger … Continue reading

The BMW and Hyundai Rumored Engine Development Pact This is a bit of a puzzler to me. Last year BMW announced it’s 500cc cylinder capacity range of engines. Both gas and diesel engines that share 40% of their components between … Continue reading

BMW M12/13 F1 Engine Formula is supposed to move to a 1.6 L V6 turbo engine recipe for the 2014 season. F1 has been down the turbo road before and of course, the winning BT52 was powered by the remarkable … Continue reading