BMW i Ventures Announces Strategic Investment in STRIVR
BMW i Ventures has announced a strategic investment in STRIVR Labs, Inc., the world leader in using virtual reality (VR) for professional training. STRIVR was named one of Fast Company’s 50 Most...
View ArticleTEST DRIVE: 2017 BMW 540i M Sport
We recently spent some time in Lisbon, Portugal, avoiding the cold, snowy winter weather of the American Midwest. But we didn’t spend out time in the beautiful Portugal relaxing and sipping cocktails,...
View ArticleBMW Sells a Record 7,500 Plug-Ins For November
BMW noted a strong result for plug-in electric car sales in November, delivering some 7,571 BMW i and iPerformance series, or 3.6 percent of total BMW sales. Year-to-date, BMW has sold nearly 55,000...
View ArticleBMW to introduce HoloActive Touch at the 2017 CES
BMW is heading back to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 in Las Vegas next month and it will have new products to showcase. One of them is the BMW HoloActive Touch system, an interface between...
View ArticleOpel prices Ampera-e above BMW i3, Nissan Leaf
Opel has just announced the pricing for its Ampera-e electric car. Launching first in Norway, the new EV will start at 299,900 crowns (around 33,500 euros) which makes it more expensive than both the...
View ArticleTop Five Best BMWs of 2016
The past few years have been a bit slow for BMW. It’s a cyclical thing, where some years, certain automakers are pretty silent. However, 2016 was not such a year. This past year, despite having killed...
View ArticleBMW partners with IBM’s Watson on driver-assist technology
IBM announced today a partnership with BMW Group to research how its Watson artificial intelligence system can help with driver-assist functions. A team of BMW engineers will work with IBM researchers...
View ArticleAustralia will get 10 BMW M4 DTM specials
Last month, BMW announced a limited run of a special BMW M4 car celebrating this year’s DTM Championship by Marco Wittmann. The BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition is limited worldwide to 200 units. Today, BMW...
View ArticleTop BMWs to look forward to in 2017
Now that this year is coming to an end, it’s good to look back and see how what shaped it. But it’s also good to look forward, to see what’s to come and get excited for the future. We already took a...
View ArticleBMW and Daimler considering merging DriveNow and Car2Go
BMW perfectly understands that the traditional ownership model for the automobile is fading fast. Car sharing and ride hailing services, such as Uber and Lyft, are putting a lot of pressure on...
View ArticleSPIED: 2018 BMW X7 gets spied again
The upcoming BMW X7 is well underway and approaching fast. While it has a target date of 2018, expect BMW to unveil it sometime mid to late-2017. To give us a brief hint as to what we might see from...
View ArticleMercedes-Maybach may force an ALPINA SUV
Awhile back, we learned that ALPINA had registered for trademarks that seem like they will be for future BMW X7 models, such as the “XD7” nameplate. However, we’ve heard no official information on such...
View ArticleBMW i’s ChargeForward Initiative Seeks Participants
Do you live in the San Francisco Bay Area and drive a BMW i3, i8, X5 xDrive40e, 330e or 740e? If so, would you like to get paid to participate in BMW i’s award winning ChargeForward initiative, while...
View ArticleThe new 2017 MINI John Cooper Works Clubman with 231 HP
Today marks the world premiere of the new 2017 MINI John Cooper Works Clubman. The new sporty Clubman combines authentic race feeling with the most space, everyday practicality and long-distance...
View ArticleTop Gear drives MINI John Cooper Works Clubman — Golf R Fighter?
If you’ve ever driven a MINI John Cooper Works model, you’d know they’re mad. They aren’t the fastest hot hatches or the highest-performing, but they’re so hilariously fun that none of those...
View ArticleAlfa Romeo Giulia Veloce to compete with BMW 340i in North America
If you’ve been following Alfa Romeo’s return to mainstream markets in North America, you’d know that the upcoming Giulia sport sedan will come in two flavors — a base spec, which will have a 280 hp 2.0...
View ArticleBMW X7 to differ from the X5, be flagship luxury car
We’ve heard quite a lot about the BMW X7 lately. From new spy shots that surfaced recently to hearing about a possible ultra-high-end model to compete with Bentley, the X7 has been all over automotive...
View ArticleBMW M4 GTS vs. BMW M4 CS – Which one is a better buy?
BMW wants to redeem itself. When many accused the brand of having lost its essence in racing and sportsmanship, the Bavarians surprised us with a jewel that has been born legendary. The BMW M4 GTS is...
View ArticleAC Schnitzer BMW X6 shows up in Abu Dhabi
BMW Abu Dhabi is back again with another exciting project. This time around, the Middle East-based luxury dealership uses the BMW X6 xDrive50i as the base car for their tuning project. With some...
View ArticleIs the BMW M4 GTS worth the extra cost and discomfort?
Hardcore track-oriented cars are always great to drive but their greatness comes at a price. To get the sort of pure, racing car-like driving experience, these cars need to be lightweight, stripped-out...
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