BMW has been making quite the statement with their latest lineup of eco-friendly “i” cars, the i3 and i8. As a result of the brand jumping on the electric car bandwagon, BMW has reportedly announced that every forthcoming “i” car will don an “eDrive” badge to signify the car’s alternative electric powertrain. The “eDrive” badge [...]
We are impatiently waiting for BMW to unveil the official production version of the i8, but we are unlikely to see the car until later this year or early next year. However, rendering artists are taking a shot at what the finished product could look like. Check out more news on the BMW i8. At [...]
Bored today on Easter Sunday? Well, lucky for you BMW has just dropped a new video showing its latest i8 Spyder Concept in action. Check out our original post on the BMW i8 Spyder Concept. The BMW i8 Spyder will enter production in 2014, right after its coupe sibling hits dealerships. Check out the videos after [...]
Over the weekend, BMW dropped the official details and images on its new i Concept – the BMW i8 Spyder Concept. Essentially, the BMW i8 Spyder is a drop-top version of the i8 Coupe. Check out our original post on the BMW i8 Spyder Concept. The model is reported to enter production in 2014, following [...]
THe BMW i brand will debut its third-concept – following the i8 and the i3 – at the 2012 New York Auto Show next week. Known as the BMW i8 Concept Spyder, the concept is just a drop top version of the i8, loses the two rear seats and offers some sexy convertible looks. “Among [...]
BMW is exploring new advertising avenues via BMW i, the automaker’s e-mobility brand, to hit iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users by the millions through apps. A European ad campaign will be run for England, Germany and France using iAd featuring the i3 and i8 concepts, with 3D interactions of the cars. The mashable.com project [...]
It seems like German automakers are always ahead of technology development. BMW optical systems designer, Hanafi Abdul, says that the next-generation of headlights will feature laser lighting technology. While the laser lighting technology is currently previewed on the i8, Abdul said that BMW could debut the system much earlier – the company just has to [...]
On December 21, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol will hit theaters in the United States. BMW will have a range of new vehicles featured throughout the movie including the Vision EfficientDynamics i8 concept and the BMW 6 Series Convertible, which are driven by Tom Cruise’s character, Ethan Hunt. To coincide with the movie, BMW has launched [...]
BMW i vehicles, the i3 and the i8, will go on sale starting 2013 – in the meantime, the German automaker is looking for new ways to sell the cars. In an interview with Car Dealer, Tim Abbott, Managing Director of BMW U.K., said the company is considering using the internet and having a mobile [...]
BMW confirmed today that it has acquired a 15.6 percent stake in SGL Carbon SE in a move to strengthen its focus on lightweight construction through the use of carbon fiber reinforced plastics in its cars. One of the first vehicles to make extensive use of carbon fiber materials by SGL will be the new [...]
