BMW reveals the BMW i3, a city car due to launch in 2013 with a 168bhp electric motor and the option of a range extender. Expected to cost around £25k. The BMW i8 – also revealed today – may be BMW’s answer to a supercar with a conscience for the 21st century, but the other end of the scale […]
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BMW i8 revealed: The BMW Vision ED lives
The BMW i8 has been revealed as a petrol hybrid with 4WD, 359bhp, 0-62mph in 4.6 seconds and 104mpg. Today BMW reveals the i8 Concept, the production concept of the Vision EfficientDynamics supercar we saw back in 2009 and, for BMW, their way forward in a more eco-conscious world. But being aware of the climate doesn’t mean […]
BMW M3 DTM revealed
BMW are back in DTM Racing from 2012, and last night revealed their carbon fibre BMW M3 DTM at an event in Munich. Most people would consider the regular BMW M3 a quick car. And it is. But it doesn’t come close to the latest M3 to be revealed – the BMW M3 DTM. Last […]
BMW i Ventures buys in to ParkatmyHouse.com
BMW i-Ventures has taken a stake in UK website ParkatmyHouse.com, an innovative site helping homeowners rent parking space to commuters. Earlier this year – when BMW launched their BMW-i Brand – there was also news of a new BMW company – BMW i Ventures – which BMW said they were setting up to invest in interesting stuff […]
BMW X6 Facelift & X6 xDrive50d tri-turbo coming
BMW are to give the X6 a facelift in 2012 and add the tri-turbo BMW X6 xDrive50d to the range with 375bhp and that extra turbo. First the facelift. BMW are planning to give the X6 a bit of a titivate next year. The X5 Coupe that no one – not even BMW – thought would sell particularly well […]
BMW 1 & 3 Series London 2012 Performance Editions
BMW has revealed two new Performance Edition 1 & 3 Series specials to celebrate their sponsorship of London 2012 – the London 2012 Performance Editions If you’re going to go the sponsorship route to promote your business, sponsorship deals don’t come much more high-profile than an Olympic Games. Or much more expensive. So the point is to […]
BMW 1M Coupe to return in 2014 as BMW M2
The BMW 1M Coupe will return in the next generation as the BMW M2 Coupe, spawning a BMW M2 Convertible in the process. BMW has finally found a way round the whole BMW M1 / BM 1M name issue. They’re not going to bother. Instead, the next generation of small BMWs will spawn the BMW […]
BMW 1M Coupe – up the Goodwood hillclimb we go
Thanks to BMW, we were able to send Claire off to Goodwood to drive the BMW 1M Coupe up the hillclimb. Although the Goodwood Festival of Speed doesn’t actually start until tomorrow, today saw the second year of the Goodwood Moving Motor Show kicking off a long weekend of petrolhead joy. The USP of the Goodwood […]
BMW 1 Series M Coupé hooning on the world’s highest helipad
BMW has produced a new BMW 1 Series M Coupe video, this time with the 1M Coupe drifting in an arc on the world’s highest helipad in Los Angeles. The BMW 1 Series M Coupe may have had a rather difficult gestation – certainly in terms of its name – but it’s making its presence […]
BMW X1 sDrive20d EfficientDynamics Edition revealed
BMW will be launching the BMW X1 sDrive20d EfficientDynamics Edition in the Autumn, offering 52.3 mpg and 119g/km The BMW X1 is, according to BMW, “…still the only premium vehicle in its segment” and they’re keen to make sure that their baby SUV keeps its nose ahead of the pack. Which explains the plans to launch […]