BMW will reveal a production version of the electric 1-series – the BMW ActiveE – at Geneva before producing 1,000 to run as a trial. It’s been a while since we first saw the BMW ActiveE, the BMW 1-Series with the gubbins from the MINI E bolted under the bonnet (and various other places) and intended […]
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BMW Roadster Concept: BMW Vision ConnectedDrive Geneva debut
BMW are taking a Roadster Concept to Geneva – the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive – featuring future technology and a layered design construct. We reported the other day that BMW were taking a roadster concept to the Geneva Motor Show, a car we expected to point the way to a new, smaller roadster – the BMW […]
BMW X6 gets 5 seat option
BMW is to widen the appeal of its X6 SUV by offering the option of a full rear bench, giving the BNW X6 a five seat capacity It looks like VW’s decision to give the option of five seats on the Passat CC has started a trend. Well, hardly a trend, but BMW are going the same route […]
BMW Z2 at Geneva
It seems clear BMW are planning to take a small roadster concept to the Geneva Motor Show – the BMW Z2. The idea of a sub-Z4 roadster from BMW has been a round a while. Well, at least as long as the Z4 has. And while we have no idea if it will be called the Z2, […]
BMW MegaCity Range Extender option
BMW has revealed that their MegaCity cars will have the option of a range extender engine to make them more than just commuter transport. A year ago, when BMW revealed the BMW Concept ActiveE 1-Series in Detroit we had a big old press release. And inside that press release was the small gem that the MegaCity […]
2012 BMW M5: Shanghai debut
BMW look set to debut the 2012 BMW M5 as a concept at the Shangai Motor SHow in April before the production-ready M5 arrives at Frankfurt. It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for the latest BMW M5 (F10). We’ve certainly been running stories about the 2012 M5 for a very long time. We had, […]
BMW 5 Series Electric for China
BMW and Chinese parter Brilliance are reported to be building an electric 5 Series based on the 5 Series EfficientDynamics Hybrid. BMW are pushing ahead with hybrids across their range, and the 5 Series hybrid was shown at the Geneva Motor Show last year. But it now seems as if BMW are going a step […]
BMW advert ‘burns’ BMW logo on to your eyelids
BMW are using an industrial-strength light flash – projected through a stencil – to ‘burn’ the BMW logo on cinema-goers eyelids. We’ve all done it – stared at the sun, closed our eyes and still been able to see a bright light. In fact, some of us have gone a bit further. I remember competitions to see […]
BMW i8 – launch name for Vision EfficientDynamics. Possibly.
The rumourmill is declaring that the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics will come to market in 2013 as the BMW i8. Update 29-7-11: BMW has now revealed the BMW i8 Concept. BMW i8 Concept Photo Gallery Update: BMW has now revealed its new eco sub-brand as BMW i, and revealed that the Vision EfficientDynamics will indeed be the […]
BMW i & BMW i1 – BMW i9 trademarked
BMW has trademarked ‘BMW i and BMW i1 to i9 in preparation for the launch of their new sub-brand of MegaCity / Project-i City Cars We’ve know for some time that BMW are working on a sub-brand to launch a range of City Cars under the banner of ‘BMW Project i‘. We’ve assumed that this […]