Here’s another BMW hybrid and fuel efficiency collaboration announcement. This time it’s one of the negative kind. BMW has cut off any collaboration with General Motors they had on the matter of fuel cell technology development. Apparently this business will also be shared with Toyota. The announcement comes in just days after the agreement with [...]

The BMW X6 is slightly lighter and can reach 60mph in just 5.3, which is 0.8 seconds faster than the Porsche Cayenne GTS, having lower CO2 emissions at the same time. But when it comes to the very important fuel consumption, Porsche Cayenne GTS’ figure comes up to 15.54 miles per gallon, which means it’s [...]

The brand new and redesigned BMW 7-series was unveiled in private in St. Louis last week only to dealership owners and, of course, to a selective gathering of media representatives, as BMW North America President James O’Donnell confirmed himself in an interview for BusinessWeek. It all happened with the occasion of the BMW Championship golf [...]

BMW has been rumored to revive its Isetta brand as “Project i”, which is the company’s eco-centric think tank, for a year now. BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer has now revealed the fact that the German automaker is working on a two-powertrain vehicle, which will be combustion and electric-powered for major population centers. As Reithofer declared [...]

Fuel efficiency has definitely become an important criteria for buying cars, therefore it has been reported that BMW is considering to introduce a four-cylinder BMW 3-series for North America. By doing this, BMW’s sales will certainly boost its sales, especially if we think about the fact that the European BMW 320i, which had a 167hp [...]

BMW is thinking of selling the popular European 320i and 120i models in the US, as quoted by BMW’S Project Director Oliver Friedmann in Edmunds’ Insideline. BMW is looking into putting larger, not so efficient engines and focusing on the smaller ones, allowing them to keep prices “acceptable”. BMW isn’t pleased with the 135i Coupe [...]

The new model for 2009 from BMW Motorrad is quite different from the 650cc off-road-ready adventure bike available in the line since 2000. The bike’s highlight is the new parallel-twin engine that displaces almost 800cc. While the BMW F 650 produces 71-horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 55 lb-ft of torque at 4,500 rpm, the BMW [...]

The BMW 3-Series diesel, that is the D3 Bi-Turbo, was revealed by BMW in March, in Sedan and estate form only. The car is now available in Europe, as well as the UK, with a number of 100 units for the UK this year.  Alpina has replaced the diesel from the 3-Series with a smaller [...]

Good news for all torque-lovers! The diesel version of the popular 3 Series Sedan will be released by the Bavarian automaker in the United States in November, as scheduled. BMW decided to label it as a 2009 model, as it will appear so late in the year. These two BMW diesel models will have a [...]