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Following the extensive updates for the 7 Series and upper-end X models, the 3 Series and 8 Series lineups now also get complemented with the 48-volt mild hybrid diesel powertrains from November 2020. The benefits…

Beginning with Summer 2020, BMW expands the mild hybrid electrification technology to 37 new models. Thus, the lineup of models fitted with standard 48-volt starter-generators will extend to 51 models. The mild hybrid technology is…

Combustion engines are subject to continuous technological developments which optimize their efficiency at all speeds and in all conditions of use. At the same time, there is further reduction in fuel consumption and exhaust emissions….

The 48V mild-hybrid system debuted in the BMW 520d in Fall 2019. Today, BMW is announcing that starting in Spring 2020, the 48V technology will be extended to the BMW 3 Series, BMW X3 and…

One of the only new BMW 3 Series offered with a manual transmission was the BMW 320d. But a year after its market introduction, the G20 diesel will loose its six-speed manual gearbox. The introduction…

BMW announced earlier this year that a few of their models will get mild-hybrid powertrains, starting with the 520d and 520d Touring. Back then though, the Germans were reticent to offer an exact fuel consumption…

BMW announced its first mild-hybrid models yesterday, first coming to the BMW 520d. Even though some might’ve overlooked the announcement, this is a big change for the carmaker, introducing 48V electrical systems on mass-production cars….

The BMW 5 Series range will get a couple of very interesting upgrades this autumn, the most important of them being a move into mild-hybrid territory. The Bavarian car maker announced that the BMW 5…

There is very little doubt that the BMW M Division will go through significant changes in the near future. While most, if not majority, of the M cars that came out this year, and that…

As previously reported, the BMW 48V system is likely to arrive in 2020. While we previously thought that the G20 3 Series will be the first to debut the new electrical system, a new rumor…