Autocar UKÂ reports that Saab is putting up a very generous bid to buy the rights to the outgoing BMW Mini platform. Saab has been reportedly struggling financially and they believe that securing the rights to a small-car platform will be the solution to their problems. If they win the …
Read More »2011 BMW 530d Wagon Review by Automobile Mag
Automobile Mag takes the best-selling 2011 BMW 530d for a test drive. The BMW 530d is powered by a 3.0 liter twin-turbo diesel engine matted to a 6-speed manual transmission delivering 245 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque. Let’s see what they had to say about the vehicle in this …
Read More »Eight Millionth BMW Produced: 520d at Dingolfing Plant
From BMWBlog .com – To find out more interesting BMW news and stories, visit their site here. BMW’s Dingolfing plant in Germany has just rolled off the the eight millionth BMW vehicle. The 520d was for Piepenbrock Group of Companies who remain to be loyal patrons of the brand. They …
Read More »BMW and Siemens To Start Field Test For Wireless Charging of Batteries
Press Release: Cable-free Charging of Electric Cars Via Coils In the future, motorists will no longer need a cable to recharge the batteries of their electric cars, thanks to a development project for inductive charging, which Siemens presented at Hannover Messe 2011. Developed in cooperation with BMW, this noncontact technology …
Read More »Spy Photo – F34 BMW 3 Series GT Spied Testing
Here is the very first spy photo of the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo (GT) scheduled for release together with the next generation of the 3 Series vehicles. This spy photo shows a 6 cylinder turbo version (335i or 335d) with a sleek fastback trunkline, frameless windows, a lower and …
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