BMW are said to be planning a plug-in hybrid – based on last year’s Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Car – called the BMW i100 Active Hybrid Coupe and due in 2013. As we’ve said on umpteen occassions, the car world is an ants nest of rumour. We get emails every day with the latest hype doing […]
BMW at the Geneva Motor Show: BMW 5 Series Hybrid Revealed
BMW has revealed a concept hybrid of the 5 Series which will show at Geneva. The clever powertrain is said to improve economy by 10%. As we reported in December, with a couple of days to go to the Geneva Motor Show BMW have revealed that the new BMW 5 Series (2010) will have a […]
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics WILL be the new BMW M1 – probably
A BMW Executive has revealed that the VISION EfficientDynamics Concept from the Frankfurt Motor Show will ‘Probably’ go in to production – as the BMW M1. After BMW revealed the Vision EfficeintDynamics Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the motoring press (Cars UK included) speculated on whether the Vison ED could become BMW’s […]
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept – Frankfurt catchup
BMW has revealed the Vision EffecientDynamics Concept at Frankfurt, featuring a 1.5 litre turbo-diesel and 2 electric motors. There is little to beat the sound of a burbling V8. Or the wail of a V10 reaching the upper limits of its rev range. Or even the bark of a V12 – especially a Ferrari V12 […]
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Photo Gallery
Read our report on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Read the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Press Release BMW has released a plethora of detail on the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept which will really does seem to raise the benchmark in Hybrid cars. Featuring a 3cyliner turbo diesel engine working in conjunction with a pair of electric […]
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Car Press Release
Character: High-performance concept study with BMW ActiveHybrid technology visualising the dynamic performance typical of a BMW against the backdrop of future demands in sustained mobility. BMW Vision EfficientDynamics as a symbol for the future of Sheer Driving Pleasure in harmony with trendsettingefficiency. • Development aim: The performance of a BMW M Car and a highly emotional character combined with […]
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Car revealed +video
Well, they weren’t kidding when they said this was something different. BMW has released full details, including a massive 90 photos and a video, on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Car. And it really is quite impressive. We speculated a couple of days ago that the Vision Concept would be a diesel electric hybrid with […]
BMW X6 ActiveHybrid & BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid at Frankfurt
BMW is trying to go ‘Green’ and has announced that production versions of both the BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid and the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid will be at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. We reported that BMW would release a BMW 7 Series Hybrid back in May The Concepts for the ActiveHybrids were originally shown […]
BMW 750 Hybrid will show at Frankfurt 2009
Hybrid cars are starting to make their presence felt in the market place, and even at the top end of luxury saloons the market is moving in that direction. Whether you buy in to the planet-saving ethos or not, it’s hard to argue against something that costs less to run and helps you be perceived […]