BMW Technology

BMW M GmbH has been messing around with volume production sequential gearboxes since 1996. Based on the operating principle of a standard manual transmission that is electro hydraulically controlled without a clutch pedal, three generations of BMW’s SMG (Sequential M Gearbox) are about to be rendered obsolete with the newest …

With the development of the BMW GINA Light Visionary Model the BMW Group presents trendsetting solutions. Chris Bangle gives us a first impression of the ideas behind the process of sculpturing an experimental study. This is the story behind this innovation!

BMW’s research and technology arm, BMW Group Forschung und Technik, along with numerous partners (see list below) from other car manufacturers and European aerospace industry, have developed a new type of tank made of composite material for storing liquid hydrogen. Using such materials allows the tank to be reduced in …