BMW ActiveHybrid X6
Hybrid meets Dynamic. The BMW ActiveHybrid X6 is the worlds first Sports Activity Coupé with full hybrid drive.
BMW to leave Formula One at season's end
BMW is pulling out of Formula One at the end of this season, the second carmaker to leave the series within a year as a severe global economic downturn hits new car sales and forces manufacturers to cut costs.
The German company announced the decision at a news conference Wednesday, saying it wanted to use the significant F1 budget in other areas. It will remain involved in other forms of motor sport. [Read more...]
BMW Halbo - "Mono" Bike Concept
Super Green, Super Dangerous, Super Bike
So you’d like to have a tiny motorcycle. So you’d like to have a fast motorcycle. So you’d like to have a safe motorcycle. I am sorry you cannot have all three! What you’ve got here is a very fast, very dangerous vehicle. It’s called the Halbo, and it’s got a BMW stamp on it. It’s tiny and it’s got a front wheel motor combined with a sphere form rear wheel. [Read more...]
BMW reveals 2011 X1
As expected after this morning's initial leakage, BMW has released a staggering amount of images of the 2011 BMW X1 showing the brand's new soft-roader in every conceivable environment before it's officially revealed at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show. [Read more...]
The BMW 1 Series as the guarantee for the broad-scale impact of BMW EfficientDynamics and as the epitome of Sheer Driving Pleasure in the compact segment is gaining even greater significance. Two additional, extra-economical low-emission engine variants are enhancing the model range of the BMW 1 Series Coupé as of September 2009: In the guise of the BMW 120i Coupé and the BMW 118d Coupé there will then be two further models with the EU5 emission rating. [Read more...]
2010 BMW 7-series gets xDrive AWD and new 740d
Following its successful introduction into the market last year, the BMW 7-series is further expanding its position in 2010 with the launch of several new models and accessories. In addition to the new M Sport Package, which is available for all models in the 7-series range, both normal and extended wheelbase, the 2010 BMW 7-seires also gets optional xDrive AWD as well as a new 740d. [Read more...]
BMW X6 is the dirty fun, no?
This never would have occurred to me if I hadn't wound up idling next to one in traffic over the weekend: The X6 is BMW's replacement for the late Pontiac Aztek! Same humpbacked silhouette, same tiptoes stance, same identity crisis what is it? Only, guess what, BMW got it right. Or at least BMW made a vehicle that, whatever its mission may be, offers up terrific entertainment en route to defining that mission. [Read more...]
Next BMW M5 might get turbocharged V10
The Bavarian automaker, BMW, is working hard in order to get the next generation of everyone’s favorite high-performance sports sedan, the M5, ready for an unveiling sometime late in 2011. We have just learned a few new details about the future four door, some very interesting ones at that. [Read more...]
BMW announces super-efficient 316d
BMW says that the greenest and most efficient 3-Series ever, the 316d, will go on sale later this year across Europe. Slotting below the 318d as the automaker’s entry-level model, the 316d will average 62.8 mpg in the European combined cycle (or about 52 mpg using United States customary measurement). Its 1,995cc (2.0-liter) four-cylinder diesel engine puts out 116 horsepower and 192 lb-ft. of torque but only emits 118 g/km of CO2. BMW says it will run to 62 mph in 10.9 seconds and tops out at 125 mph. It will come standard with a six-speed manual transmission. The BMW 316d will cost just £35 annually in taxes in the United Kingdom thanks to its C Vehicle Excise Duty rating. In the U.K., the 316d sedan will go on sale for £23,330 in September. It includes air conditioning, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with radio controls and fog lamps as standard.
The Story behind BMW's success.
BMW revealed a new video explaining the story behind a company’s success.
Video translation:
We are a car company. But we don`t just make cars. We make time machines, Build Snowplows, And create works of art. We inspire fans, And fan clubs. We are efficient and dynamic. We even shape the future. We realized a long time ago that what you make people feel is just as important ... as what you make. And at BMW we make Joy.
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