BMW News

DrivesTV.com shows us that in the beginning, a car design exists only as an idea. Three of BMW’s top designers discuss sketching as the initial but key step in creating a new model in this video: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk-TtwD4Xb0&list=UUGwY4GrFtEn6kDSy7NMBfdQ&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube]

BMW takes the development of intelligent hybrid drive systems to the next level with the introduction of the BMW ActiveHybrid 5 – another series-produced model in which a combustion engine and electric motor join forces to enhance both efficiency and the brand’s hallmark driving pleasure. The BMW ActiveHybrid 5 brings together a …

Car and Driver comes up with something really interesting once more. They took the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, the tuned up 335is and Z4is, and the X5 M to the Virginia International Raceway to determine how quick these sportiest cars on the market can be in a controlled environment. …

The new BMW 6 Series Coupé is equipped with a special Bang & Olufsen high-end Surround Sound system. This stands for supreme listening pleasure on every seat. Watch the development of this Sound system. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlpKOBf6Klg&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube]

A report by New Scientist says that BMW is planning to use a kind of touchscreen fabric in their future models. Researchers at the Polytechnic School in Montreal have developed a flexible polymer-based fiber with electrical properties that can be woven into existing fabrics. BMW can use this creativity amongst …