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BMW 8 Series Successor Envisioned
BMW 8 Series Successor Envisioned

21 Jun 2013, 15:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Wouldn’t it be great to have a new BMW 8 Series Coupe? We must confess such a car would tickle our fancy, although the upcoming i8 plug-in hybrid will be one heck of a sportscar. As we repo...

 
BMW Announces UK Sales Network for i Models
BMW Announces UK Sales Network for i Models

21 May 2013, 14:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Just as we expected, the official launch of BMW's first all-electric car, the i3, will surely be done only when all the logistic stuff is sorted out. In this regard, BMW UK just announced the d...

 
BMW Drops i8 M Plans
BMW Drops i8 M Plans

2 May 2013, 15:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to be introduced in 2014, the BMW i8 hybrid sportscar won’t get an M version, although the company has considered dropping the hybrid powertrain for a V8 or V10-powered iteration. This ...

 
BMW i8 M Will Not See the Light of Day
BMW i8 M Will Not See the Light of Day

1 May 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We guess we're speaking on everyone's behalf when we say that the most anticipated car from BMW this year is the i8. Yeah, we know, we're also excited about the new M3 and M4 but this...

 
BMW Teams-Up with Solarwatt for Sustainable Charging Solutions
BMW Teams-Up with Solarwatt for Sustainable Charging Solutions

25 Apr 2013, 08:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since BMW is currently working on creating its first all-electric vehicle, the German company is looking to offer its environmental-friendly customers complete solutions for their green cars. The...

 
BMW i8 Puts on a Show on the Nurburgring
BMW i8 Puts on a Show on the Nurburgring

22 Apr 2013, 15:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW's future hybrid sports car, the i8 is one of the most anticipated models fans are waiting for this year. Seeing it go through the tight turns on the Nurburgring makes us all hope, the day w...

 
BMW i8, the Only 3-Cylinder Sportscar That Sounds Good
BMW i8, the Only 3-Cylinder Sportscar That Sounds Good

22 Apr 2013, 15:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Now, now, we know what you're going to say, that there are no three-cylinder sportscars out there. But besides the well known 125 hp Fiesta EcoBoost, there's also the Suzuki Capuccino kei ...

 
Spyshots: BMW i8 Hits the Nurburgring
Spyshots: BMW i8 Hits the Nurburgring

17 Apr 2013, 16:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As the days get warmer and warmer, the track gets dryer and dryer, and so test prototypes descend upon Europe's legendary test track to see what they're made of. A covered up BMW i8 proto...

 
Spyshots: BMW i8 Going Round the Nurburgring
Spyshots: BMW i8 Going Round the Nurburgring

17 Apr 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The latest batch of spyshots with BMWs future hybrid sports car shows us that the i8 is ready to enter mass production. Usually, the Bavarian manufacturer, takes only the production ready test cars ...

 
BMW Unveils New 1.5-liter Engine
BMW Unveils New 1.5-liter Engine

27 Mar 2013, 15:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This week, BMW decided to offer some lucky US Journalists the chance to experience their newest engine, a 1.5-liter 3-cylinder turbocharged unit that will be powering the German company's new h...

 
BMW i8 Prototype Gets Production Lights in Latest Spyshots
BMW i8 Prototype Gets Production Lights in Latest Spyshots

14 Mar 2013, 12:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When BMW launched its one and only supercar, the M1 in the 70s, it also introduced one of the most legendary engines ever, a powerful 3.5-liter DOHC straight-six mounted in the middle of the car. Bu...

 
The Hybrid Sports Car from BMW Present at Geneva 2013
The Hybrid Sports Car from BMW Present at Geneva 2013

7 Mar 2013, 10:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In the BMW world there are 2 or maybe 3 hot topics at the moment: the new M3, the new M4 and the i8. All of those are keeping us curious and we end up spending hours searching the web for some new i...

 
Spyshots: BMW i8 Shows New Details
Spyshots: BMW i8 Shows New Details

7 Mar 2013, 09:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW's new hybrid sports car is in the center of attention at the moment, especially after the German manufacturer decided to offer some editors the chance to take a ride in it. We got the ch...

 
The First Video Taken Inside a Front Wheel Drive BMW
The First Video Taken Inside a Front Wheel Drive BMW

27 Feb 2013, 11:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We know some of you might say that the i8 is not a front wheel drive car. That would be partially true. The i8 is all-wheel drive when it needs to and front wheel drive when it's on the all-ele...

 
BMW's Hybrid Sportscar Gets a First Ride
BMW's Hybrid Sportscar Gets a First Ride

25 Feb 2013, 10:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This weekend, Autocar editors were invited to BMW's testing facility in Sweden in order to see for themselves the way the new i3 and i8 feel and drive. The new i8 sportscar will be the start...

 
Spyshots: BMW i8 Prototype
Spyshots: BMW i8 Prototype

21 Feb 2013, 10:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Inspired by the Vision EfficientDynamics concept (unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009), the i8 Prototype seems to be getting closer to the final version. According to BMW insider informa...

 
M8 Supercar to Arrive on BMW's Centenary
M8 Supercar to Arrive on BMW's Centenary

6 Feb 2013, 10:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We all know that the Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (also known as BMW) was founded in 1916. Even though at first, the German company, made aircraft, over the years they established themselves as the b...

 
BMW M8 Supercar Coming in 2016 With 600 HP
BMW M8 Supercar Coming in 2016 With 600 HP

6 Feb 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW is in the initial phases of a project that could lead to the ultimate driving machine entering production in 2016. That's the year when the Bavarian automotive brand celebrates its centenar...

 
BMW Expands Electric ActiveE Testing to Leipzig
BMW Expands Electric ActiveE Testing to Leipzig

25 Jan 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW has just announced that it will begin a very extensive user study for long-distance commuting in all-electric cars. The testing will be done in the German city of Leipzig. The German automake...

 
Spyshots: BMW i8 Spotted Testing in Germany
Spyshots: BMW i8 Spotted Testing in Germany

19 Dec 2012, 16:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW is putting half of its electric eggs in one basket, the i8 sportscar, which will make its debut only after the i3 is revealed. The Bavarians have more than one prototype in their garage, as besi...