The Bavarians may have taken Chris Bangle away from the actual drawing board of BMW cars, but as far as concepts are concerned you can still see his influence and design language unleashed. Not since the BMW GINA Light Visionary Model have we seen angular shapes such as this and the same goes for the mind blowing technology of the...
If you consider that BMW 760 Li you parked outside was a bit cheap, BMW's American designers may have something that will seriously tackle your checking account. BMW Designworks USA is working on a 57 feet long cockpit motoryacht. The thing is this, BMW may be behind the design of said vehicle, but the rest is far from being made...
Or at least that's what we've been hearing in several reports of the automotive industry lately. The latest, and most thought out (ideally) comes from the Dutch division of AutoWeek and they reckon the 2012 BMW 6 Series will be revealed in April at the Shanghai Motor Show. Their report is based on a simple calculation. You see, everything ever...
World Car of the Year is one of the most important competition when it comes to cars and here are the ten models which will fight to rank first in their category. There are three categories within the World Car of the Year. In the first one, World Car Design of the Year, models such Kia Sportage, Honda CR-Z, Nissan...
BMW seems to be taking the Mickey out on the decision to keep their cars away from front wheel drive situations. We know for certain the Bavarians are turning to FWD but the question is how and what is going on. The chaps at BMW are telling us that none of their core products will become front wheel drive and...
The people from Euro NCAP, the well-known organization who tests the vehicles and classify them according the obtained results decided to made a standing regarding the safest cars tested last year. Thanks to Euro NCAP, we can see the manufacturers who managed to provide a good level of safety. Last year, just 65% of the tested cars managed to obtain...
BMW must be pretty proud of their latest 2.0 liter turbocharged engine because they've decided to send it to the United States of America this year. That's right, even the Americans are now going to get to go through an engine downsizing process as they'll also have to say goodbye to the 3 liter straight six. Like I've said before,...
One of the most fascinating rumors to hit the Internet in relation to the BMW M3 makes us wonder why the Bavarians haven't did this before. It seems that BMW are pondering at the idea of making a BMW M3 estate. As always, this sort of "news" isn't exactly full of detail so there's a lot of room for your...
The BMW 1 Series is the cheapest way you can get a piece of the Bavarian magic in the form of a new car. While I'm not a fan, nor do I consider the necessity of buying a BMW being justified by the badge I will admit that it's a great financial idea. For the company that is. Even so,...
In the world of specialist tuners, few stand to the challenge as much as G-Power does for BMW. The latest project the German tuner chose is one close to the hearts of every true blooded Bavarian fan, the E92 BMW M3 GTS. Since in "standard" form the BMW M3 GTS serves up quite the punch as under its bonnet you'll...
Being from a country once occupied by the ottoman empire, it's easy to spot when something has some sort of Turkish influence. In the case of the BMW Z5 Design Study, while there are some cues, those influences aren't there. The BMW Z5 Design Study looks to me about as Bavarian as you could make it. Well, that might be...
Er, it's not really like that, what really happened is this, the 2012 BMW 1 Series M Coupe has been advertised as the cheapest M Car ever made. That's not exactly saying it's a bargain, but it's not like saying this is the cheapest Rolls Royce either so let's let it slide. The original statement on the matter came from...
We already know that BMW is working on some sort of new front wheel drive car, but a recent rumor has enthusiasts almost livid. Before all is said and done, there are two sides of the story, and I do mean it. No matter how big a BMW enthusiast I may sometimes be I completely understand the Bavarians' efforts. The...
Out in the wilds of Abu Dhabi but nevertheless, it's worth a second, third and how much time have you got glance. The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics seems to be quite surefooted about moving from a concept state to an actual production model. According to the BMW timeline, the Vision EfficientDynamics will be put by the Bavarians into production some time...
Of all the places the world has seen affected by the economic crisis, Germany's luxury car market is one of the leading downers. Happily, their luxury car production hasn't experienced the same fate. While their domestic market has fallen by more than a quarter in volume, exterior trade keeps their companies working. All of Germany's "Big Three", Mercedes, BMW and...
It's not the first time we hear about BMW's plans, ideas and hopes for their Megacity lineup. It probably won't be the last time we hear about it either. The latest on the Bavarian's inner city oriented vehicles comes from the Internet and it tells us about how busy BMW have been in the legal department. To be specific, it...
I guess the holiday season is really gentle on the Germans at BMW and their workload. With the winter break coming in like a hurricane the Bavarians are taking stuff slow. After slightly updating the 1 Series and the X5 for the U.S. they chose to slightly update the BMW X3. The so called SAV BMW X3 will be offered...
After spending about two years at the rivals from Mercedes, Karim Habib, the former BMW designer who managed to give the shape of the 7 Series F01 model will return to BMW. Of course, he designed many other models such as Concept CS but the 7 Series remains his best achievement. Almost a year ago, Chris Bangle, another famous designer...
Let's face it, when it comes to supercars, even today in the aftermath of a deep economical crisis there's no shortage of choice. This means that BMW's new supercar may have to claw its way through the market. Will it be able to cut the mustard? In a nutshell? Yes. BMW have announced their production version of the Vision EfficientDynamics...
Whenever I glance at the BMW X5 I always think, god that drives well. I never considered that it's an offroader or any such thing. Let's put it this way, mud will most likely stay away from the BMW X5's tires. This must be why the Bavarians aren't offering a raft off road accessories but rather some performance addons. The...
