Tag Archives: BMW
- January 25, 2011
- BMW’s visions for future mobility look as ridiculous as they are impractical– also tagged barcelona, fof, future mobility, FutureMobility, spain, the suit that takes you, TheSuitThatTakesYou, wearable, wearable transportation, WearableTransportation
Turns out we were way off on this whole car of tomorrow business. According to BMW the car of tomorrow is a form-fitting suit with unflattering horizontal lines and ball-bearing shoes.
Or, maybe it’s a kind of bat winged jacket that attaches to a collapsible scooter… thing. That one’s called Flymag, pictured [...]
- January 20, 2011
- BMW gets Nokia C7 remote control, James Bond can eat his heart out (video)– also tagged 1 series, 1Series, c7, China, nokia, nokia asia, NokiaAsia, remote control, RemoteControl, smartphone, smartphone integration, SmartphoneIntegration, video
At CES and the NAIAS in Detroit this year we saw ever more powerful smartphone integration, but nothing like this.
Nokia Asia teamed up with two Chinese coders, An Jiaxuan and an unnamed friend, to whip up a C7 app that controls a BMW 1 Series.
They said it took them only 20 [...]
- July 7, 2010
- BMW shows first teaser for the new Megacity EV– also tagged 2013, 2013 bmw megacity, 2013BmwMegacity, bmw ev, bmw megacity, bmw megacity carbon fiber, bmw megacity ev, bmw megacity production, BmwEv, BmwMegacity, BmwMegacityCarbonFiber, BmwMegacityEv, BmwMegacityProduction, carbon fiber, carbon fibre, CarbonFiber, CarbonFibre, Electric car, Electric Cars, electric vehicle, ElectricCar, ElectricCars, ElectricVehicle, EV, mega city, MegaCity
BMW presented the first information on the new Megacity electric EV model.
BMW said the new electric model will be both structural parts, and body panels made of fiber carbon.Va be a first for mass production models. So far the only models that have used a carbon structure were your McLaren F1 [...]
- July 1, 2010
- BMW M8 hybrid sports car– also tagged bmw hybrid supercar, BMW M8, bmw vision, BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics, BMW Vision EfficientDynamics, BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept, bmw vision hybrid, BmwHybridSupercar, BmwM8, BmwVision, BmwVisionEfficientDynamics, BmwVisionEfficientDynamicsConcept, BmwVisionHybrid, efficient dynamics, efficientdynamics, vision efficientdynamics, VisionEfficientdynamics
According to German press BMW is preparing to launch a new fireball which will have a hybrid propulsion system and will develop about 600 hp. Technical details are ready and waiting for approval to launch the new BMW fireball.
The official debut will be made in 2013, and in the absence of [...]
- June 30, 2010
- BMW X5 M in 2010– also tagged Bimmer, BMW M, BMW M Division, BMW X5, BMW X5 M, BmwM, BmwMDivision, BmwX5, BmwX5M, featured, iDrive, M division, MDivision, review, road test, RoadTest, x5, x5 m, X5 M review, X5 M road test, x5m, X5MReview, X5MRoadTest, X6, x6 m, x6m
The latest news from Auto Show in Chicago are about models made by BMW at the event, which although not as exciting as the Detroit Motor Show, borrow something of the calm zone. BMW stand is less aggressive and colorful compared to other salons, but the cars listed are just interesting.
The attraction was a stand [...]
- June 30, 2010
- 2011 BMW Alpina B7– also tagged 2011, 2011 alpina b7, 2011AlpinaB7, 7 series, 7Series, alpina, alpina b7, AlpinaB7, b7, bmw 7 series, Bmw7Series, featured, first drive, FirstDrive
Another lucky car magazine in the UK had the amazing opportunity to drive the Alpina B7. The guys managed to CarMagazine to spend time with a one of the most widely spoken blog cars on ours.
Review after seeing the initial sites, and shortly following some amazing photos, I decided keep [...]
- March 30, 2010
- Next BMW M6 to take cues from Vision concept– also tagged Audi R8, BMW M6, BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept, BmwM6, BmwVisionEfficientDynamicsConcept, Efficient Dynamics Concept, EfficientDynamicsConcept, frankfurt, frankfurt motor show, FrankfurtMotorShow, M6, Motor Show, MotorShow
We were all wondering how BMW was going to manage to bring its Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept to the road, and now it looks like we may have our answer.
According to Autocar, elements of the wild diesel-electric sports car will crop up in the next-generation M6. The report claims that the [...]
- March 7, 2010
- BMW S 1000 RR pulls off the old tablecloth trick– also tagged bmw s 1000 rr, bmw superbike, BmwS1000Rr, BmwSuperbike, Motorcycle, Motorcycles, tablecloth, tablecloth demonstration, tablecloth routine, tablecloth trick, TableclothDemonstration, TableclothRoutine, TableclothTrick
Ah yes, the good ol’ pull-the-tablecloth-off-the-table-without-sending-dishes-flying routine. The oldest trick in the book?
Possibly, but BMW has taken it upon themselves to update the classic demonstration in a major way. How ’bout upping the ante with 24 complete place settings around a giant rectangular table? Yeah, that’d do it.
Just how is BMW planning to remove said [...]
- February 12, 2010
- BMW announces start-stop system and Competition package for M3, M Sport for X5– also tagged 5 series, 5Series, 7 series, 7Series, BMW M3, bmw m3 competition package, BmwM3, BmwM3CompetitionPackage, e92, efficientdynamics, geneva, geneva 2010, Geneva Motor Show, Geneva2010, GenevaMotorShow, x5, x5 m, x5m, x6 m, x6m
BMW is hell-bent on incorporating its EfficientDynamics systems into every model in its line-up, and the latest recipient is the M3, which will come equipped with Auto Start Stop this spring. According to BMW, the system, which cuts the engine when the M3 comes to a stop, reduces emissions and fuel consumption by up to [...]
- February 10, 2010
- Chicago 2010: BMW ends three year Alpina B7 drought for 2011– also tagged 2011, 2011 BMW Alpina B7, 2011BmwAlpinaB7, alpina, alpina b7, AlpinaB7, bmw 7 series, bmw alpina, BMW Alpina B7, bmw b7, Bmw7-series, Bmw7Series, BmwAlpina, BmwAlpinaB7, BmwB7, chicago, chicago 2011, Chicago Auto Show, Chicago2011, ChicagoAutoShow
Not only will BMW not make an M7, but they even stopped making the incredibly-close-to-an-M Alpina B7 a few years ago.
That car could hold its head high against competitors like the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, Audi S8 and Bentley Flying Spur Speed, with extra horsepower, refined handling and unique looks setting it apart from standard 7 [...]
