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Introducing The BMW iDrive Touch Controller

Introducing The BMW iDrive Touch Controller

The introduction of the BMW iDrive Touch sees the development team at the BMW Group integrating a touch-sensitive pad into the iDrive system’s central control unit, the iDrive Controller, for the very first time. Measuring…

Amazing photos of BMW 1M

The 1M is the “darling” of BMW community and many proud owners of the “baby-M” have decided to not only further improve its power, but also its looks. The latest one belongs to Alberto who…

Rumor: BMW M235i Coupe Coming To U.S. in 2014

Rumor: BMW M235i Coupe Coming To U.S. in 2014

Back in April, BMWBLOG sat down with M CEO, Dr. Friedrich Nitschke, and Brian Watts, Head of M Global Sales and Marketing, to learn more about the new M Performance Automobiles family. An interesting tidbit…

BMW Group announces £250m investment in its UK manufacturing operations

BMW to use Nuance for in-car speech recognition

This week, BMW will announce an update to its in-car speech recognition software. According to popular tech blog GigaOM, BMW will be the first automaker to incorporate Nuance’s new voice command and control platform. The…

Test Drive: BMW M135i

Test Drive: BMW M135i

Small cars with big engines have always been fascinating to consumers around the world, and particularly to young people that embrace fast, compact vehicles. English-speaking countries label this type of vehicle as a “Hot Hatch.”…

Video: The Sound Of The BMW M135i

Video: The Sound Of The BMW M135i

During the press launch of the new BMW M135i, our sister-magazine BimmerToday geared up with a video camera to record the sound of the super sporty hatchback. The BMW M135i is the first BMW M…

/DRIVE Video: BMW Frozen Paint: Overview and Cleaning

The /DRIVE team heads over to BMW’s North American headquarters to discuss the latest Frozen matte paint color. Matthew Russell, BMW USA M Brand Manager gives us a tour of the facility and discusses how…

Technical Analysis: Pedestrian Airbags

Technical Analysis: Pedestrian Airbags

Pedestrian deaths represent a fairly significant percent of all automotive fatalities (according to some sources over 10% in the US, 14% in Europe and about 25% in China). One option is to mandate all pedestrian…