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Official: Fisker to Use BMW Engines
Official: Fisker to Use BMW Engines

2 Sep 2011, 08:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Fisker Automotive has reached an agreement with BMW that will see the American automaker use the Bavarian company's turbocharged four-cylinder engines, as well as other components. BMW will ...

 
Alpina B6 Bi-Turbo Cabrio Image and Specs Released
Alpina B6 Bi-Turbo Cabrio Image and Specs Released

1 Sep 2011, 14:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A lot of people admire the new BMW 6 Series Convertible and many of them would love to receive an M version of the car. BMW is probably working on that, but what do we do until it arrives? Well, ...

 
APP BMW 1M Coupe: Play with the Suspension Using Your iPhone
APP BMW 1M Coupe: Play with the Suspension Using Your iPhone

1 Sep 2011, 12:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you happen to be at a track day event, recognize a BMW 1M Coupe from the distance and initiate pursuit in order to pass, you'd better not rely on the stock technical specifications for your ...

 
BMW Working on Laser Headlights
BMW Working on Laser Headlights

1 Sep 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW's "angel eyes" are going to evolve even further in the following years. Nowadays, the state of the art technology in terms of headlights includes LEDs, but the German automaker is...

 
BMW Working on Autonomous Cars - ConnectedDrive Connect
BMW Working on Autonomous Cars - ConnectedDrive Connect

31 Aug 2011, 21:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of the holliest grails for automotive engineers nowadays is the autonomous car and BMW has started its own quest for it. Dubbed ConnectedDrive Connect (CDC) the system which allows the 5-Seri...

 
BMW X1 US Launch Delayed Until After 2013 Facelift
BMW X1 US Launch Delayed Until After 2013 Facelift

27 Aug 2011, 13:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While its off-roading credentials might not be on par with a Land Rover Defender, having the X1 in their range has been the equivalent to a license to print money for BMW. While the model has been o...

 
Spyshots: 2013 BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe M Sport Hits the ‘Ring
Spyshots: 2013 BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe M Sport Hits the ‘Ring

25 Aug 2011, 14:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When we heard that BMW was going to go ahead and put a four-door 6-Series into production, we just couldn’t believe that something that used to look like this in the past was going to share it...

 
BMW M5 Takes on Laguna Seca for US Debut
BMW M5 Takes on Laguna Seca for US Debut

23 Aug 2011, 14:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The sounds, those turbos, those big M wheels and that deep blue paint - we’re completely taken with the 2012 BMW M5, and soon US customers will also be taken with the way it drives as the perf...

 
BMW Shows Real Life 2012 650i Coupe M Sport
BMW Shows Real Life 2012 650i Coupe M Sport

23 Aug 2011, 12:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’re recently caught glimpses of the new 6-Series Gran Coupe sporting BMW’s latest M Sport package, so our appetite for factory customization has been wet. So naturally, we jumped a...

 
Sights and Sounds of the New 240 HP BMW Z4 sDrive28i
Sights and Sounds of the New 240 HP BMW Z4 sDrive28i

23 Aug 2011, 12:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Following the recent trend for downsizing, BMW is basically replacing every naturally aspirated 3.0-liter straight six it can find with a 2.0-liter turbocharged four cylinder unit. Starting this ...

 
Spyshots: 2014 BMW 1-Series Gran Turismo
Spyshots: 2014 BMW 1-Series Gran Turismo

22 Aug 2011, 12:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The engineers and designers working for BMW have changed basically everything about the brand that we’ve come to known. The new styling is a clear departure from the past, while turbocharged 2...

 
Spyshots: 2013 BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe With M Sport Package
Spyshots: 2013 BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe With M Sport Package

22 Aug 2011, 12:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Developing a new car used to take as much as 10 years, but nowadays it seems like every respectable German car manufacturer has to have at least two reveals per year. BMW is no exception, as the Bav...

 
Lexus Changing the Game to Catch Up With Mercedes and BMW
Lexus Changing the Game to Catch Up With Mercedes and BMW

22 Aug 2011, 08:36 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It looks like Toyota Motor Corp has made plans for a makeover regarding its luxury car division. Its Lexus brand , is on the way to losing its position as the top-selling US luxury brand after 11 y...

 
BMW Team RLL Took 2nd and 3rd Podium Spots at Road America
BMW Team RLL Took 2nd and 3rd Podium Spots at Road America

22 Aug 2011, 07:03 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Third time was not the lucky one for BMW Team RLL America, given the fact that it managed to pull two previous consecutive victories. BMW’s team ended the American Le Mans Road Race with a dou...

 
The Grind. The German Side
The Grind. The German Side

18 Aug 2011, 13:00 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / The Faroe Islands. 2011. The Grind. Just like every year, beaches are flooded with blood as the pilot whale hunt ensues in the towns “chosen” as grounds for slaughtering the poor mammals...

 
BMW 550dXM High Performance Diesel to Be Revealed in 2012
BMW 550dXM High Performance Diesel to Be Revealed in 2012

18 Aug 2011, 08:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault made a go-fast Megane that combined the RS chassis and a diesel engine, while Volkswagen can put a powerful TDI in your Golf GTD. Moving on to some bigger toys, Audi had that big V12 oil bur...

 
The Ultimate Drive App from BMW Reveals Top Driving Roads
The Ultimate Drive App from BMW Reveals Top Driving Roads

18 Aug 2011, 08:38 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / BMW’s latest app for North American drivers called The Ultimate Drive encourages motorists to mix driving with the pleasure of sight seeing. Being released last week, the free app enables use...

 
BMW 1-Series Performance Concept Leaked Ahead of Frankfurt Debut
BMW 1-Series Performance Concept Leaked Ahead of Frankfurt Debut

16 Aug 2011, 14:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new 1-Series that we’ve come to know and love was originally expected to be a Frankfurt reveal. With the clock ticking, BMW had to do something... anything, to impress the fans eager for s...

 
Fiat 500 Expected Miss 50,000 US Sales Target
Fiat 500 Expected Miss 50,000 US Sales Target

12 Aug 2011, 15:11 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / As other car manufacturers Chrysler’s sales forecast might not come true this year,  meaning that the 50,000 mark for the Fiat 500 in North America this year won’t happen due to the...

 
BMW Ontario Workers Get Contract Extensions
BMW Ontario Workers Get Contract Extensions

12 Aug 2011, 09:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Back in mid-July we were reporting on an initiative taken by Teamsters Local 495 meant to protest against the massive layoffs at BMW's parts distribution facility in Ontario, Calif. The automak...