BMW is playing its part to save the manuals by finally installing a clutch pedal in the Z4 M40i. While rival brands are abandoning do-it-your-self gearboxes, the M division continues to give a shift. You…
In the BMW marketing jargon, a facelift is called a Life Cycle Impulse. LCIs have mostly been about styling revisions sprinkled with engine tweaks, but that has changed in recent years. As cars transition from…
In a recent lecture at the Rhine-Main Economic Initiative in Frankfurt, BMW boss Oliver Zipse made a statement that echoed throughout the automotive industry: “We don’t want to write off the combustion engine.” This declaration…
MINI and Rolls-Royce will abandon combustion engines by the end of the decade but BMW is not ready to call it quits. It has not set a cutoff date for the good ol’ ICE because…
Although electric vehicles have enjoyed significant progress in recent years, range anxiety remains an issue. It’s one of the main reasons why some people are sticking with their gas cars for the time being, with…
Back in September, BMW announced they received approval from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority for autonomous driving at speeds of up to 60 km/h on motorways. This new level of driving assistances systems primarily…
Chris Bangle left a big mark on the design of BMW cars that echoed through the brand’s styling efforts long after his departure. He introduced innovative design principles like flame surfacing, he challenged traditional proportions,…
BMW made a splash at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon by integrating an oversized kidney grille into its booth at the show. While you and I might have found it over the top, the Bavarian…
BMW introduced iDrive on a production car with the 7 Series (E65/E66) back in 2001. However, we remember first seeing the multimedia controller in 1999 on the Z9 concept. There was an even older car…
BMW hosted the world premiere of the Vision Neue Klasse in early September at the IAA Mobility Show in Munich. Since the luxury brand decided to skip the Los Angeles Auto Show hosted last month,…
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