BMW Technology

Herbert Diess, BMW’s Head of R&D, said in an interview with Automotive News that the i3 will be offered with a two-cylinder motorcycle engine option with a generator to extend its range. This will increase the capability of the standard electric drivetrain to 250 miles on a tank of gasoline. …

16.01.2013 Munich. The annual “GOOD DESIGN™” award rank as the most prestigious international accolade in the field of product design. This time round, the coveted prize was bestowed on no fewer than seven BMW Group Design products: the award-winning models were the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé, the BMW 3 …

For most of us, the best way to find out if a car is good is to actually use it for daily driving. Here is a review of a driver who leased an ActiveHybrid 3 (Msport, DHP, 2TB, Tech, Driver Assist I) for two weeks and comparing it to his …

Autoblog publishes a great review of the 1 Series powered by BMW’s new 1.5L 3 Cylinder TwinPower Turbo gasoline engine (the “B38” engine) driving impressions. Majority of BMW’s future FWD models, including the recently revealed Concept Active Tourer, and MINI models, will be powered by this engine and it is interesting …

Part 2 of the BMW official year end review tackles concepts and design that have been presented throughout the year. With the industry’s leading designers, BMW managed to create a revolutionary year in terms of automobile design and concepts. Learn more on this video. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTDdon3m2vI[/youtube]