BMW has been making sixth-generation electric motors at the Steyr plant since last September. However, those Gen6 “electric engines,” as the company calls them, have been part of a pre-series phase. Now, the actual hardware…
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Remember Elsa? No, not the fictional character from Frozen. It’s the nickname given to a purpose-built electric race car based on the BMW i4 M50. Born in Romania, the track-ready EV machine developed by independent…
It’s perfectly understandable why you might not be enthusiastic about the new iX3. After all, an electric crossover in an already crowded segment doesn’t seem like a big deal. However, the “NA5” is more than…
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AI this, AI that. Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in our lives, whether we like it or not. Before it takes our jobs, it’s making car ownership 0.1% easier. Take, for example,…
BMW is changing its infotainment system, again. Although iDrive 8/8.5 and iDrive 9 are still relatively new, it won’t be long before the 2026 iX3 becomes the first model to feature iDrive X. Even from…
When BMW previewed the new iX3 yesterday, it shared some key preliminary technical details. We learned that the 50 xDrive model for Europe will offer a range of up to 800 kilometers on the WLTP…
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