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The meeting where ZF pitched the 8HP eight speed automatic to BMW would have been interesting to attend. To have seen the wheels turn as the BMW engineering team recognized the flexibility of the transmission…

BMWBLOG just learned that the long-time rumored BMW 3 Series GT will come to market in March 2013. According to a BMW source the 3 Series GT features more attractive and sleeker lines than its…

At the recent Detroit Auto Show, BMWBLOG had the opportunity to interview Karim Habib, BMW’s Head of Exterior Designer. The 40-year old designer has been known as the creator of the new BMW 7 Series…

It’s been a long time coming, but after years of speculation, hope and fear, BMW’s M division has launched their first Diesel cars/SAVs. As if to apologize for the lack of spark plugs, the marketing…

There was no need for coffee at 7:00 am while en route to Bridgestone’s winter driving school. No amount of caffeine could possibly match the waking power of following an Audi R8 and Porsche 911…

IND takes us back into their history of amazing BMW projects. Let’s have a look. “The aphorism “it’s not the destination, but the journey that counts” is a well worn one, and a lesson that…

Chris Bangle, the charismatic designer and ex-chief of design at BMW, launches a novel. The U.S.-born designer penned the Peter Teufel, A Tale of Car Design in 3 Parts. But there is more to it….

BMWBLOG gets a new look. After months of development and planning, BMWBLOG 3.0 is now live and brings lots of changes. Nearly five years ago, BMWBLOG launched as a website that acts as a single-point…

Fuel During a discussion of the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 recently, the subject of energy density came up. Batteries have so much lower energy density than gasoline or diesel that even with the efficiency superiority of…

At the recent Detroit Auto Show, BMWBLOG’s Managing Editor Shawn Molnar sat down for an interview with Adrian Van Hooydonk, Director of design at BMW Group. Van Hooydonk is a well known designer, not only…