News
BMW appears to be testing its DriveNow car-sharing fleet in Seattle, WA. GeekWire readers spotted the BMW cars in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood this week, signaling that the test program is now under way. Seattle –…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 20, 2016
3 Series
At one time not so long ago, BMW was the number one selling luxury automobile company in the world. It makes sense, as the launches of the F30 3 Series and F10 5 Series created an…
Nico DeMattia / February 13, 2016
7 Series
Ever since BMW fans received word of the existence of the new G11 BMW 7 Series, rumors of an M7 started swirling. Fans have always wanted a proper M variant to BMW’s flagship vehicle, but never…
Nico DeMattia / February 11, 2016
7 Series
BMW recently started making what it calls M Performance models, which are standard BMW models with some M Division DNA injected into them. Cars like the BMW M235i, X4 M40i and M760Li are all M…
Nico DeMattia / February 11, 2016
BMW i
WORLD PREMIERE: BMW i8 Protonic Red Edition
by Nico DeMattia / Date: February 11, 2016
3 Series
Well, it’s official. The Tesla Model 3 will be priced at $35,000 to start and, with government tax incentives, could get down to as low as $25,000. Much of these incentives vary by state, with…
Nico DeMattia / February 10, 2016
News
According to the BMW fan forum – Bimmerfest – BMW is conducting a Voluntary Safety Recall involving Driver-Side Front Air Bag Module on certain BMW vehicles that are equipped with non-desiccated Takata PSDI-5 inflators. These…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 10, 2016
News
Chinese Startup Smart Electric Car has hired former BMW i8 project manager – Carsten Breitfeld – as their new CEO. We met Breitfeld on several occasions and spoke at length about the state of the…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 4, 2016
News
Sales of BMW brand vehicles decreased 4.7 percent in January for a total of 18,082 compared to 18,981 vehicles sold in January, 2015. “As expected, January suffered a bit from the strong storms that froze…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 2, 2016
Interesting
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has found herself in between two other politicians over the future of electric cars in Germany. The German Government previously had a plan of having 1,000,000 electric vehicles on its streets…
Nico DeMattia / February 1, 2016
3 Series
The most recent BMW plug-in hybrid we drove was the BMW X5 xDrive40e and we came away quite impressed with its technology. The next BMW plug-in hybrid to hit the road is going to be…
Nico DeMattia / January 28, 2016