BMW USA has recently announced the introduction of the BMW i3 Shadow Sport Edition exclusively for the local market, and will be built in just 50 vehicles.

The BMW i3 Shadow Sport Edition is coming with the Fluid Black body wrap, while the cabin received the exclusive Deka World dark grey with blue accents.

The i3 Shadow Sport Edition electric also features the 19-inch Cyclone alloy wheels, sunroof, dark wrapping inside, as well as a custom sports suspension which improves the car`s handling.

Under the hood, the BMW i3 Shadow Sport Edition packs the same electric motor, hooked to a lithium-ion battery. The overall power stands at 170 horsepower and 249 Nm of torque, enabling a sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.0 seconds, at a topping of 150 km/h.

The model will come as a BEV (battery electric vehicle), and will be offered for sale in the US from $47,400.

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A couple of days ago, BMW USA released the online configurator for the 2016 BMW X1 and now, the 2016 3-Series 340i is already available with hundreds of choice to choose from

The odd thing is that only three 3-Series versions will be available in the US, the 320i, 328i and our 340i, with the long expected 330i missing, but showing up instead on the German website. Perhaps the German CEOs are trying to limit the new 3-Series lineup to just a bunch of versions.

As we can depict from the USA online configurator, the 2016 BMW 340i will come with a wide choice of packages, like the Track Handling package, the Sport Line package, the Luxury package, M Sport package or the M Aerodynamic package, each one with its own goodies.

In the engine department, the 2016 BMW 340i will pack a new B58 3.0-liter turbocharged six-cylinder unit, with 326 horsepower and 450 Nm of torque, capable of sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.1 seconds, in the rear-wheel version, while the all-wheel is 0.2 seconds faster.

The MSRP prices start from $45,800 for the rear-wheel drive version, while the xDrive all-wheel will set you back at $47,800, and can go up depending on the type of package you opt for. But more details are available on bmwusa.com!

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BMW USA has recently released the online configurator for the upcoming 2016 BMW X1, meaning that you get to enjoy the unlimited customizations available, starting with the exterior finishes and continuing with the interior or performance figures under the hood.

While browsing the online configurator, you can have your 2016 BMW X1 with a lot of exterior colors, like the Mineral Grey Metallic, Sparkling Brown Metallic, Mineral White Metallic, Alpine White, Chestnut Bronze Metallic or Jet Black.

Apart the gorgeous colors, you can also customize your 2016 BMW X1 with a lot of safety features, like Adaptive Cruise Control, Dynamic Damper Control, Traffic Jam Assist which will assist you while cruising the busy American highways, Stop and Go, Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning, and more.

Inside, the 2016 BWM X1 can be also had with a lot of high-end materials, like the Dakota leather or the Oak Grain trim, along with air-conditiong, the 6.5-inch display for the iDrive infotainment system and so on.

Under the hood, you can opt between two petrol engines as well as three diesels, all fitted with a 2.0-liter TwinTurbo four-cylinder configuration, with power between 192 horses and 230 horsepower.

Prices in the US for the 2016 BMW X1 start from $35,795, but for more information, you are more than welcome to visit bmwusa.com!

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BMW, and pretty much all premium car makers have made sure to bring the option of configuring a car online.

This is achieved thanks to so called configurators, and the latest from BMW covers the F16 BMW x6.

Launched a couple months ago, the F16 BMW X6 is something different for the X series, as it caters to different people and was build to be a bit more luxurious. When you get online to the configurator and start building your very own X6, you first have to choose from the M Sport or the all new X Line versions of it.

From there a whole range of options become available, from 11 different colors of paint to various inside themes, with the dual color leather options being quite catchy. The best way to see exactly what the cofigurator offers, just check it out online, as this is not something new.

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BMW’s Active Tourer is a vehicle that strays a bit from the beaten path, and recently the Bavarian car maker has been expanding its range quite rapidly.

But, unlike the clean i3 or i8 or even the 2 Series and 4 Series, the Active Tourer managed to get mostly frowns and disbelief when it was first announced.

The reason behind the reaction was the simple fact that the Active Tourer is to be BMW’s first ever FWD vehicle, and traditionalists really don’t like that. In fact, the reaction was so overwhelming, that most media concentrated on this single feature and forgot that this will still be a Bimmer (arguably) and it will be an awesome machine.

Using this year’s Los Angeles Motor Show, BMW officials took the time to announce that the US will see the Active Tourer as soon as 2015. Whether this model will be received with open arms remains to be seen. BMW also announced that while the Active Tourer might be first FWD model they build, it will not be the last, with the company determined to push into this segment of the market.

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The American branch of BMW has given its customers a new way of finding out exactly what kind of BMW X1 crossover they’d like to order.

As I’m sure they know but some of you may not, the BMW X1 only came to the United States this year pending an unveiling at the New York Auto Show.

Here we are now, a video release later and we’re faced with the real thing. The BMW X1 configurator is now live on BMW USA.

As with normal car configurators, the likes we’ve seen in their hundreds over the years. You can have a proper look round the car in 3D.

You can select various combinations of wheels and exterior colors and then you can start ticking boxes for trim levels or interior finish options.

Naturally, the entire options list is a few clicks away and all that. What strikes rather odd is the way the pricing is then presented to you.

Unlike the norm, where you get a figure saying “this is what it’ll cost, then you add the options”, you have to be very careful about the listings.

The starting price is one thing but then you see that it’s actually cheaper. Or at least that’s how it appears to be because you have to select a trim level to get to the “real price”.

It’s never really good news to ask for more money before offering any more car, is it? Maybe BMW USA need to re-evaluate their online configurator process.

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Like usual, BMW is trying to figure out if they’re doing better or worse than last year. Unfortunately, they are doing worse.

Last year, the sales from the United States were 26.8% higher than this year. The same effect can be seen at BMW Group as a whole, but not in the same percentage. In fact, BMW has sold 6.8% less than last year, which can be explained by the recession. The only good part about this news is that the decrease is caused by the global financial situation. It is obvious that BMW could have done a lot worse if they weren’t a reliable company.

Everyone expects to see the increase in sales after the financial crisis.

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