BMW is rolling out 48-volt mild hybrid technology to the 3 Series Saloon and Touring, X3 and X4, and the 318i drops its three-pot for a four-pot. As the emissions noose tightens on car makers’ fortunes, they’re all busy trying to throw in electrification in to the mix to cut the headline emissions, be that with full-blown […]
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New BMW X1 xDrive25e on sale in the UK – and a BMW X2 xDrive25e arriving in the summer
The new BMW X1 xDrive25e plug-in hybrid, revealed last year, goes on sale in the UK to be followed in the summer by the plug-in X2 xDrive25e . Last spring, BMW gave the X1 a bit of a facelift and announced the arrival of a plug-in version in the guise of the X1 xDrive25e. But […]
BMW i3 Urban Suite is a CES Concept i3 with room for just a single passenger
BMW is heading to the CES in Las Vegas next month with the BMW i3 Urban Suite, a concept i3 turned in to a hotel suite for just a single passenger. Concept cars are often a bit wild and bonkers, and if they’re heading for the CES in Las Vegas they’re often showcasing future technology […]
ELECTRIC 2020 BMW iX3 – 74kWh battery and 273-mile range
The electric BMW iX3 will arrive in 2020, and BMW has now revealed it will come with a 74kWh battery pack and a range of at least 273 miles. It was spring 2018 when the BMW Concept iX3 was revealed at the Beijing Motor Show, previewing an electric BMW X3 heading for showrooms in 2020. […]
BMW FINALLY embraces Android Auto – and it’s wireless too
BMW announces that it will accommodate Android Auto across its range from 2020, finally conceding Android Auto is a must for their cars. Integration of Smartphones with cars has come a long way in recent years, and rightly so. But BMW has been a bit slow in getting the balance right. Not only did it […]
Electric BMW i4 will get up to 523bhp and 370-mile range – but won’t arrive until 2021
BMW has revealed some of the specs for the electric BMW i4, BMW’s first electric saloon, promising 523bhp and 370-mile range. But not until 2021. The headlines for the new electric BMW i4, revealed officially by BMW, look very appealing, although you’ll be waiting until 2021 if you want to get behind the wheel of […]
BMW and Jaguar Land Rover working together on MORE than EVs and engines
As Jaguar Land Rover seek partners, BMW confirms they are already working with JLR on more than electric car components and engines. We’ve long expected Jaguar Land Rover to make use of BMW’s engines, and especially for the big capacity V8 JLR need to replace the aging, and soon to be defunct, supercharged V8 currently […]
New BMW M2 CS arrives as the BMW 2 Series Top Dog
The new BMW M2 CS arrives to sit above the M2 Competition, boasting 444bhp, a £75,320 price tag and a limited run. Arrives in the UK spring 2020. There’s a new BMW M2 CS on the block, signalling the end of the current 2 Series Coupe and sitting above the M2 Competition in the pecking […]
BMW X3 xDrive30e plug-in hybrid production starts next month
Production of the BMW X3 xDrive30e plug-in hybrid starts next month, December 2019, and will be joined in 2020 by a fully electric X3. BMW has rather squandered the EV and hybrid advantage they seemed to have with the i3 and i8, but they’re now pushing hard with more and more hybrids and plug-in hybrids […]
Want to give Jay Kay his money back for his 2012 BMW 1M?
A 2012 BMW 1M owned by Jay Kay is up for sale at Silverstone Auction with a guide price of £42-47k, as much as the new price seven years ago. There is no doubt that the 2011 BMW 1M is something of a modern classic, and, especially in right-hand drive form, something of a rarity. […]