Munich/Las Vegas. BMW was already demonstrating at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014 how perfect control technology can provide highly automated mastery of all drive statuses right through to very tight margins. Innovative sensors will allow BMW to demonstrate a number of features at the CES 2015 (6 to 9 …
Read More »Pedestrian Warning with City Braking Activation from BMW ConnectedDrive receives Euro NCAP Advanced award 2014.
Munich. Pedestrian Warning with City Braking Activation is the second driving assistance system from BMW ConnectedDrive to win the Euro NCAP Advanced award. The camera-based safety system, available for almost the entire line of the BMW Group’s current models, helps reduce the danger of collisions with pedestrians in urban traffic. …
Read More »New generation of plug-in hybrid models
Munich/Miramas. The BMW Group is preparing to follow up its innovative and revolutionary BMW i models with plug-in hybrid versions of the core-brand models. In Miramas, France, it will present a BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid prototype and a new generation of hybrid vehicle concepts incorporating technology already used in BMW …
Read More »The new Power eDrive plug-in hybrid called the “Tesla Killer”
Autocar UK reviews the new BMW Power eDrive technology in the 5 Series GT and calls it the “Tesla Killer. So how does the new plug-in hybrid feels on the road from the passenger seat? From rest in the pit lane, the BMW test driver pushes the throttle against its …
Read More »Alpina D4 Biturbo driven – is this the world’s best performance diesel?
The D4 Biturbo is Alpina’s follow up to the stunning D3. It’s capable of reaching 60mph in 4.6 seconds and can return up to 53mpg. Sounds like the perfect package, then, but are there any drawbacks? Autocar finds out.
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