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History and Chronological list of BMW Art Cars

History and Chronological list of BMW Art Cars

The car is now more than one hundred years old and during that time has fascinated all artists: from impressionism and surrealism to pop art and beyond. Abstract or true-to-life, critical or glorifying – time…

Editorial: A Brief History of Front Wheel Drive

Start. In the beginning was the Cugnot artillery tractor. More than one version of the three-wheeled front-wheel-drive (FWD) steamer came off the drawing boards in the second half of the eighteenth century. The apocryphal story…

History: BMW E1 – Pioneer for electro-mobility

We are continuing today our series of articles on BMW’s past concepts and prototypes, some interesting vehicles that set course for many models to come. Next in line, it’s the BMW E1, an electric vehicle…

NY Auto Show 2010: A Walk Around with Martin Birkmann and Jack Pitney

History: BMW Z1 Coupe

History: BMW Z1 Coupe

BMW Technik GmbH was launched in 1985 with the mission to develop innovative solutions for a large number of aspects associated with individual mobility. The specialists working in the newly established department were able to…

2010 NYIAS: Rolls Royce Ghost

2010 NYIAS: Rolls Royce Ghost

Another unique presence at the 2010 New York Auto Show was the latest Rolls Royce model,  Ghost. The new Rolls which is built atop the BMW 7 series platform, it has a shorter wheelbase than…

2010 NYIAS: F10 BMW 550i U.S. Debut

Another model to make its U.S. debut today at the 2010 New York Auto Show was the 2011 BMW 550i, the high-end model in the 5 Series line-up. The top-of-the-range BMW 550i arrives with BMW’s…

BMW Makes HD Radio Standard in new BMW 5 Series

BMW Makes HD Radio Standard in new BMW 5 Series

BMW of North America, LLC today announced that the launch of the 2011 BMW 5 Series Sedan marks the first time BMW’s entire product line is equipped with standard digital HD Radio Technology entertainment systems….