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May 22, 2013

2012 BMW X1 Facelift: New engines & new models

2012 BMW X1 Facelift

BMW has given the X1 compact SUV a nip and tuck for 2012 with new engines, new models and trim upgrades. Starts at £24,660. The entire BMW X1 range has been given something of a facelift for 2012, but BMW hasn’t just titivated the cosmetics they’ve also introduced two new models – the X1 Sport [...]

Daydreaming of nudist beaches whilst driving? BMW has the answer.

BMW Lane Departure Warning

BMW has a new advert for its lane departure warning system featuring a daydreaming man and his vibrating head. We’ve all done it (well, we all have) – managed to drive to wherever we’re going without remembering a single thing about the uneventful journey. We all think that if something did happen our brains would jump back in to focus [...]

BMW reveals its 2012 London Olympics fleet

BMW 2012 London Olympic Fleet

BMW has revealed its fleet of cars for ferrying athletes, VIPs and officials around London for the 2012 Olympics. BMW is an official sponsor for the 2012 London Olympics – just in case you’ve been in a cave for the last couple of years – and are focusing supplying on low emission cars cars to [...]

It’s a BMW i8 eDrive Spyder: Beijing 2012

BMW i8 eDrive Spyder

BMW has revealed the convertible i8 Spyder in Beijing complete with a new moniker - eDrive – to denote plug-in. We knew the BMW i8 Spyder was getting its public debut at the Beijing Motor Show this week because BMW told us. What we didn’t know is that BMW would be adding more confusing nomenclature to their eco i-brand. [...]

BMW M3 Coupé Frozen Silver Edition

BMW M3 Coupé Frozen Silver Edition

BMW has announced a limited Edition of the M3 Coupe – the Frozen Silver Edition – with just 100 examples for the UK. Costs £58,720. The BMW M3 Coupe Frozen Silver Edition is the latest limited edition model from BMW which, say BMW, adds £9,000 worth of goodies to the regular M3 for a £4k premium [...]

BMW M750d & M650d on the way

BMW M650d

BMW are planning to offer the new tri-turbo diesel from the new M550d in the 6 Series and new 7 Series. Paris launch likely. The BMW M Division range of cars – the power of ‘M’ with the frugality of diesel – officially arrived at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, offering performance almost on a par [...]

2012 BMW X1 Facelift at New York Show

2012 BMW X1 Facelift

The still quite new BMW X1 is getting a minor facelift for 2012 and will debut at the New York Auto Show. It’s really only a couple of years since the debut of the BMW X1, but BMW are already giving it a tweak and a titivate in a 2012 facelift designed, it would seem, [...]

BMW i8 Spyder Concept Video

BMW i8 Spyder Concept Video

With the reveal over the weekend of the BMW i8 Spyder Concept, we now get the first video of the open top i8. The weekend was a busy one for the new BMW i8 Spyder Concept. We had the first photo leak of the i8 Spyder on Saturday which obviously galvanised BMW in to action as they [...]

BMW i8 Spyder: Official

BMW i8 Spyder

The BMW i8 Spyder – BMW’s open-top version of their i8 eco supercar – has been revealed ahead of a debut at the Beijing Motor Show later in April. Yesterday we had the first leaked picture of the BMW i8 Spyder, the next stage on BMW’s eco supercar journey, and the news the open top [...]

BMW i8 Spyder leaks ahead of Beijing

BMW i8 Spyder

What looks set to be the BMW i8 Spyder, an open top version of BMW’s i8 eco supercar, has leaked ahead of a debut at the Beijing Motor Show. The gestation period for BMW’s i8 eco supercar started with the reveal of the BMW Vision ED Concept back in 2009, with a production concept – [...]