BMW News
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and BMW are teaming up to develop a platform for fully autonomous vehicles with the intent of using it in production vehicles by 2021, according to a joint statement by both companies. FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne, a longtime proponent of efficiency through mergers and. Read More»
Many people assume that the upcoming movie about Volkswagen’s Dieselgate fiasco will look a lot like Wall Street or The Insider: a tale of corporate greed run amok. If European investigators are proven right, tho’, the film could be more like The Matrix, because the plot is heading deeper and. Read More»
The next step for BMW`s X3 crossover looks a lot like the last step. On Monday, the automaker eventually exposed the two thousand eighteen BMW X3 at its Spartanburg, South Carolina, facility where it is produced alongside the X4, X5, and X6. The fresh BMW X3 takes slew of cues from the other crossover SUVs. Read More»
If you witness the news regularly, you often hear about companies merging–often after one of the companies has been bought for a very hefty sum. But what goes into determining the value of a company? It’s not just a abate calculation of cash and physical assets, or even annual revenue. Part of a. Read More»
With its two thousand eighteen 6-Series Gran Turismo, BMW has rebooted its not-quite-a-sedan, not-quite-a-wagon five-door hatchback. It’s a model that was previously known as the 5-Series Gran Turismo, a tall hatchback that with above average room for humans and their cargo. While the outgoing 5-Series GT did so at. Read More»
BMW’s latest mid-size sedan has received an excellent score for both its crashworthiness, its optional headlights, and its available collision-avoding technologies from the insurance industry-funded IIHS. The agency says that the two thousand seventeen BMW 5-Series sedan is a Top Safety Pick+ when it’s fitted with. Read More»
People who believe in spontaneous human combustion are used to getting weird looks when they explain their opinions to skeptics. Some BMW owners know just how they feel: a number of them claim that their cars have burst into flames in much the same way, for no apparent reason. The difference. Read More»
BMW has dropped the priciest luxury coupe from its lineup as a result of limited request. The German automaker confirmed to Road & Track that its 6-Series Coupe will not comeback to its lineup for the two thousand eighteen model year, albeit the 6-Series Convertible and the four-door, coupe-esque 6-Series Gran. Read More»
This morning, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted information concerning a recall of almost 122,000 BMW four-wheel-drive utility vehicles from the two thousand eleven to two thousand fourteen model years. The recall stems from a problem with the vehicles’ powertrain–specifically, the front driveshaft’s. Read More»
BMW is recalling more than Nineteen,000 i3 range-extended hybrids from the two thousand fourteen – two thousand seventeen model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that some of those vehicles may suffer from a design flaw that could result in a fire risk. The flaw in question involves the i3’s fuel tank vent. Read More»
BMW has announced a recall of almost 9,000 vehicles from the two thousand eleven and two thousand twelve model years. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a key driveshaft component on those cars may be prone to break. The component in question is the rear driveshaft constant-velocity joint (aka the. Read More»
BMW’s bread-and-butter model has been accurately redesigned for 2017, which helps the brand chart a fresh course going forward. The two thousand seventeen BMW 5-Series launches very first as the 530i and 540i, with a choice of 4- and 6-cylinder turbocharged engines–and, in a 5-Series very first, there will no longer be a. Read More»
BMW has given us some details about what’s to come for its 4-Series coupe, sloped-roof sedan and convertible lineup for 2018. While they may not look much different from the 2017s presently on dealer lots, the 2018s build up a stiffer suspension designed to improve the way they hustle down a curvy. Read More»
Opting for the plug-in hybrid version of BMW’s fresh 5-Series will set buyers back an extra $1,200 over the gas-only variant. BMW announced today that the 530e iPerformance will sticker from $52,395, including a mandatory $995 destination charge. That’s for the rear-wheel drive variant; the. Read More»
BMW’s all-new two thousand seventeen 5-Series mid-size sedan will sticker for about $1,000 more than its predecessor, the German automaker announced today. The 5-Series is destined for showrooms just before Valentine’s Day–so you’ve still got some time to save up if chocolates simply aren’t going to be enough. Read More»
The BMW i3 and Chevy Volt both are petite plug-in electrified cars, but the two cars tackle the range-extended electrical vehicle question in very different ways. The latest Chevrolet Volt is essentially a plug-in hybrid, but it’s the only one on the market that drives entirely on electro-stimulation until the. Read More»
The Audi Q5 and BMW X3 are the most sensible vehicles in each German automaker’s lineup. They’re family-sized, but not too large; they’re somewhat sporty, but fundamentally designed for convenience while driving. They’re stylish, relatively fuel-efficient, and responsive. In the niche of mid-size. Read More»
When the kids head off to college, you might not mind making the budge to something that flaunts your affluence a little more–something just a little bit more ostentatious. That stir used to be made by putting a big touring coupe in the garage; but times have switched, and it`s now more. Read More»
The BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class are mid-size luxury sport-utility vehicles that both manage to sit astride many of the sometimes-conflicting priorities of SUV shoppers. The X5 and M-Class, which is what the GLE was called up until this past year, were two of the market`s very first luxury. Read More»