The new BMW 3 Series comes standard with an automatic start/stop system by BMW EfficientDynamics that helps improve fuel-economy and cut back on CO2 emissions to save the world. The system is activated by default whenever you get in the car and push the start button. If you don’t want to use the system on [...]
Your next BMW 3 Series could be built in Mexico. That’s right – BMW is reportedly looking at four locations in the country for a plant that will build the 3-Series and is currently negotiating with the government for incentives and tax breaks. Production of the 3 Series would begin in Mexico in late 2016 [...]
For those you waiting for BMW’s new compact SUV addition and the all-wheel-drive 328, today is your lucky day. The 2013 BMW X1 and the 328 xDrive sedan are now available to test-drive and purchase at your local dealer. The 2013 BMW X1 sDrive28i will be the only rear-wheel-drive model offered and will be powered [...]
Now that the current (F30) 3 series is on the market, BMW’s marketing folks released a 3.5-minute ‘best of six generations 3 series’ clip. As cars are often a less than rational and right brain decision, BMW chose largely to discuss aesthetics, numbers of doors and typical marketing vernacular in the clip. If you are [...]
For the first time ever, the BMW 3 Series lineup will be getting a hybrid variant. We first met the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show earlier this year but today, we get the price details. Prices for the 2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 will start at $49,300 (excluding an $895 destination and [...]
BMW of North America has released a limited edition M3 Coupe for the 2013 model year, with a limited production run of just 200 copies that will be built this summer. Known as the 2013 BMW M3 Coupe Lime Rock Park Edition, the model celebrates the relationship between BMW and Lime Rock Park racing circuit [...]
BMW recently trademarked a plethora of potential model names. Like Chevrolet’s recent grab of the SS name, it may just end up being a stock car or a completely abandoned project altogether. But many of these names are likely to carry some weight. The M7 name for example certainly looks like one of the more [...]
We just heard from our favorite local BMW dealership, Princeton BMW, that they now have allocation for the new 2012 BMW 3-Series xDrive. That means that the all-wheel-drive 3-Series will be available to purchase by July. Currently, BMW dealerships only offer the 2012 328i and the 335i in rear-wheel-drive. Click here for more news on [...]
BMW is hoping to increase its annual production capacity in China by 80 percent. The German automaker has asked the Chinese government for permission to expand production from 200,000 units to 360,000. Currently, BMW and its Chinese joint venture, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd., have two factories in the northeast China city of Shenyang. The plants [...]
Alright – big BMW news going around today is that the next-generation BMW M3 will be powered by an inline 6-cylinder engine. The news comes from BimmerPostNews, who recently confirmed the powertrain offering in the next M3 with BMW North America’s new President, Mr. Ludwig Willisch. Click here for more news on the BMW 3-Series. That kills earlier [...]
