Pondering on BMW’s CFRP Past, Present, and Future
I had become aware of the i3 and i8 projects some time before heading to Sweden for a two week training assignment in March 2011. By happenstance the routing from Sweden back to the U.S….
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BMW’s Development of Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, and Electric Vehicles
BMW is a company known for building vehicles that highlight the principle of marrying a sophisticated internal combustion engine to a brilliantly dynamic chassis. It has built its reputation around that core principle and more…
Head of Audi’s quattro division moves over to BMW
In an interesting move, Car and Driver reports that head of Audi’s quattro GmbH performance division, Franciscus van Meel, will be joining BMW. In January 2014, van Meel was relieved from his duties and replaced…
Nissan Leaf steps up with larger battery and longer driving range
Nissan Leaf, one of the first fully electric vehicles to come to market, and a BMW i3 competitor, is announcing an update to their popular EV due out in 2016-2017. According to GreenCarReports, Nissan executive…
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BMWBLOG interviews Jacob Harb, Head of EV Operations and Strategy for BMW North America
At the 2014 New York Auto Show, BMWBLOG sat down for an interview with Jacob Harb, Head of EV Operations and Strategy for BMW North America. Harb is preparing to launch one of BMW’s biggest…
The M Festival 2014 – June 20-22
BMW M announces the dates for the 2014 M Festival. The now annual event will kick off on June 20th. It is hosted around the 24 Hours of Nurburgring race which brings together 90 teams,…
What the Vision Future Luxury Concept Tells Us
BMW displayed a range topping luxury sedan concept at the recent Beijing auto show. China’s increasing demand for cars – they are now the world’s largest car market – includes a healthy demand for large…
Paris Photo Los Angeles presents David Hockney’s BMW Art Car
For Paris Photo’s second edition at the Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, BMW is proud to present the 850CSi Art Car by David Hockney. Almost 20 years after its creation in 1995 the Art…
How To Clean The N54 Intake Valves
For everyone who is interested in what actually goes on during a special intake valve cleaning, here is some more information along with several other detailed photos of the process. Without further ado: the story…
Audi TT Offroad Concept to take on the BMW X2?
At the 2014 Beijing Motor Show, Audi unveils the TT Offroad Concept which extends the TT line-up. Audi board member Professor Ulrich Hackenberg says the concept points to an expansion of the TT brand into…
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