BMW’s Secret 7 Series: E32 6.7L V16
2 Nov 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / BMW’s Secret 7 project was quite staggering, as we came to learn, just like the M5 Convertible and the E39 M5 Touring we already presented you. The idea was the brainchild of engineers Lange, ...
Spyshots: 2011 BMW 5 Series
2 Nov 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After several months of absence, the next generation 5 Series, scheduled for release sometimes in 2010, has been once again caught testing. Not much has changed since July, when the first batch pf p...
Spyshots: BMW 3-Series Coupe Facelift
30 Oct 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Somewhat left behind by its 3 Series siblings, the saloon and estate, who received a facelift last year, the coupe version of the 3er has been caught testing its... minor (or, to use the proper word...
Supermodel Hairdo in BMW Wind Tunnel, Video Included
30 Oct 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The association between a beautiful woman and a car has been used in commercial purposes for decades to promote... the car of course. Recently, BMW used the same trick but to illustrate the 22 years...
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Takes First Place in autoevolution Concept Car Poll
29 Oct 2009, 15:39 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / BMW managed to snatch away another first place in our latest poll concerning the prototypes shown at the IAA 2009 with the most chances of making it to production. There is a risk that some users m...
BMW Forms JV with SGL to Make CFRP
29 Oct 2009, 15:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker BMW announced today it will form a joint venture with the SGL Group to manufacture carbon fibres and textile semi-finished products (CFRP) to be used in future BMW vehicles. The JV w...
One-Off BMW R1200 R, Auctioned for Charity
28 Oct 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In 1949, BMW was starting motorcycle production at its Berlin plant, with more than 1.9 million machines coming off the assembly line to date. While celebrating its 40th anniversary of production at...
BMW 5 Series GT Preps for 2009 Florida Auto Show
26 Oct 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker BMW announced that its 5 Series GT model is getting ready to make North American public debut. The car is seen as one of the company’s highlights set to be showcased at South F...
Ryan Babel’s BMW X3 Up for Grabs
26 Oct 2009, 08:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Cars that were previously owned by famous footballers are in great demand, so the BMW X3 that belonged to Liverpool’s winger Ryan Babel should sell fast. The model in question is a 2004 3.0 Sp...
BMW X5 Gets Extra Power from Hartge
23 Oct 2009, 14:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / {img1 alig=left}The tuners at Hartge released an upgrade program for the X5 xDrive35d that not only increases the visual appearance of the SUV, but also gives it extra power. The details, however, a...
BMW E92 M3 by Active Autowerke, Vorsteiner and ADV.1
22 Oct 2009, 12:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Miami tuning shop Active Autowerke and released their own interpretation of the BMW M3 E92, featuring a new set of wheels and a new bodykit. Active Autowerke used the ADV.1 wheels in combination wit...
BMW Spartanburg Plant Gets Extra Workforce
21 Oct 2009, 08:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German manufacturer BMW revealed that it has added shifts and hired some extra 700 workers at its American plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. According to some sources close to the matter, this ...
BMW Researches Reusable Waste Heat
20 Oct 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the race to provide vehicles as environmentally friendly as possible picks up, manufacturers worldwide are looking into ways to reuse every energy waste a vehicle produces, be it heat or from bra...
New Bluetooth Headsets from BMW and MINI
19 Oct 2009, 12:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Owners of BMW and MINI vehicles can now benefit from new Bluetooth headsets matched specifically to the car they drive. Just as expected, the connection to the user’s mobile phone does not req...
BMW’s Landshut to Be World's 1st Zero Emission Foundry
16 Oct 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Technical advancements achieved over the last few years in vehicle production technologies will allow German manufacturer BMW to become the first in the world to operate a zero emission foundry. The...
BMW DesignworksUSA Appoints New President
13 Oct 2009, 08:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The German manufacturer announced the BMW Group DesignworksUSA’s subsidiary in Los Angeles will have a new President starting December 1, 2009, namely Laurenz Schaffer, who has been Director o...
Full Color HUD for Future Bimmers
13 Oct 2009, 07:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When the first head up display (HUD) systems appeared, less than a decade ago, many were amazed and few adopted the technology. Whereas it remains more convenient that the usual gauge cluster, the h...
BMW Recalls 2009 K 1300 S and GT Motorcycles
12 Oct 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of BMW Motorrad has issued a safety recall concerning 2009 model year K 1300S and K 1300GT motorcycles, due to a problem with handlebar switches. The German motorcycle ma...
Simple and Clever Concepts Enter BMW Museum
9 Oct 2009, 11:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker BMW has announced today that two new vehicles will be added to the ‘Concept Vehicles’ special exhibition, namely Simple and Clever. While the former combines features and...
BMW UKL1 to Surface 2013?
8 Oct 2009, 12:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A two-year-old rumor comes back with a vengeance to haunt Ingolstadt. Do you remember the BMW City, or the 0 Series as it came to be called? Well, apparently the first pieces of information which su...