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BMW and Pininfarina are two of the most tradition-swathed names in the motoring world. Each is a byword for cutting-edge technology, style, dynamics and aesthetics. With the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé, the two time-honoured companies are unveiling the outcome … Continue reading
The good old days of the German sport sedan were much simpler times. Your carmaker of choice – be it Audi, BMW or Mercedes – would bolt together a supremely competent family sedan that blended high-class comfort and luxury with … Continue reading
Tesla has had quite a good run lately. Their stock has nearly tripled in the past six months; the Model S has been showered with accolades including Motor Trends 2013 Car of The Year, Automobile Magazines 2013 Automobile of The … Continue reading
BMW attempts to lure in new customers across the United States with a drive and compare event they call the BMW Ultimate Driving Experience. They trot out representative examples of their model line (with the glaring exception of M product … Continue reading
The new BMW M5 Facelift made its world debut this past weekend at the annual M Festival. The M Division chose to introduce their most iconic model in front of tens of thousands of fans attending the 3-day long event. … Continue reading
BMW M unveiled today the BMW M5 Facelift at the 2013 M Festival. Albert Biermann, Head of Engineering at M, and Thomas Schemera, Marketing Director for BMW M, introduced visual and power upgrades to the popular sporty sedan. Along with … Continue reading
Research and Development to be located in the greater Munich area. Production facility would be in Mulhouse, France 400 employees expected on board by end of 2011 The BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën plan to invest 100 million EUR … Continue reading
The BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën have decided to enter into a new phase of their collaboration, by signing an agreement to set up a 50-50 equity joint venture named BMW Peugeot Citroën Electrification. The agreement was signed on … Continue reading
Autocar UK published yesterday an article on BMW’s unveiling of their latest hydrogen hybrid drivetrain. While the UK magazine doesn’t mention the source nor the place of this unveiling, we can only assume that these news revolve around the press … Continue reading
The rumormill is back in business and the British magazine Autocar speculates reports that BMW is working on an hybrid system that uses two engines. According to the UK fellas, a patent has been filed by BMW which describes the … Continue reading
It is pretty much normal by now for the BMW X6 Hybrid to be spotted in Spartanburg, SC. With the X6 Hybrid version in the final testing stages and with a projected launch date of September, 2009, BMW has no … Continue reading
A few days ago, we posted the Top 5 Finalists in the 2009 Green Car Award. We didn’t get into many details regarding the vehicles listed on there, but Shrawan, the Editor at indianautosblog.com put together a short article on … Continue reading
Johnson Controls-Saft will be providing lithium-ion batteries for BMW’s 7 Series ActiveHybrid car, currently being showcased at the Paris motor show. Lithium-ion batteries are 30 percent smaller and 50 percent lighter than NiMH batteries used in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) … Continue reading
BMW has unveiled their Active Hybrid Concept based on the new BMW 7 Series. The Hybrid model is set to debut at the Paris Auto Show later next month. The BMW 7 Series Hybrid uses a twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 petrol … Continue reading
Continuing our coverage on the BMW hybrid models, we have some photos of the BMW X6 Hybrid version that was spotted a while back somewhere in Illinois. Our friend Michael from Bimmerfile was kind to share to them with us. … Continue reading
