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This is the BMW Concept M135i, which will be revealed at the 2012 Geneva motor show, and it previews a future hot 300bhp-plus 1-series. So what is the BMW Concept M135i? It’s a glimpse at a future BMW M Performance automobile. M Performance? It’s BMW M Division’s new sub-brand, to sit above the M Sport kits that adorn most 520ds but ...

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BMW Concept M135i at 2012 Geneva motor show

Ben Pulman, 05 March 2012 06:00

BMW 328 Hommage (2011) revealed at Villa d'Este

Mark Hamilton, 23 May 2011 10:18

This is the BMW 328 Hommage, a concept car which made its debut at the 2011 Villa d'Este Concours. The BMW 328 Hommage has been created to celebrate the 75th anniversary of BMW's 328 sports car, which was one of the featured classic cars at the Villa d'Este Concours. BMW 328 Hommage: Where have I seen that shape before? I assume ...

BMW i: the new electric car sub-brand launched

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Mark Hamilton, 21 February 2011 14:19

I spy something... beginning with i. That'll be the name for BMW's new sub-brand for its forthcoming electric vehicles (both pure EV and hybrid), announced today. Think of i as BMW M - a sub brand for the internet-savvy, eco-conscious, city-dwelling new premium car buyer. BMW's new sub-brand was launched with a live-streaming web conference from the BMW Welt complex in Munich on 21 ...

BMW Vision ConnectedDrive (2011) first pictures

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Ben Pulman, 10 February 2011 16:00

This gorgeous two-seat roadster is the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive, set to be unveiled at the 2011 Geneva motor show. Unlike some of BMW’s other Vision-tagged concept cars, this unfortunately isn’t a thinly disguised production car, but a study designed to highlight the company’s driver assistance systems. However, although BMW has released no details on the engine or layout under the ...

BMW Concept Gran Coupé concept (2010) first news

Tim Pollard, 23 April 2010 15:04

BMW today showed off the Concept Gran Coupé show car at the 2010 Beijing auto show. It's a near-production version of 2007's Concept CS show car and a good nudge at a new type of BMW due in the next couple of years. Yes, a four-door 6-series is coming.Hmm. Looks like a Mercedes CLS by BMW!Exactly. The 2010 Concept Gran ...

The no-show cars: a reader rant on mad concepts

seant, 14 April 2010 16:47

Instigated by Harley Earl at General Motors in the late 30s with the quaintly named Buick Y-Job, show cars, or concept cars, were presented to an excited public eager for new things. As the world recovered from a depression and then a war, these vehicles pointed to a better future that many people believed in, including the people who produced ...

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept at 2009 Frankfurt motor show

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Tim Swietochowski, 29 August 2009 23:01

Thought sports cars had no future? BMW disagrees. Its new Vision EfficientDynamics concept car is a high-performance 2+2 mixing supercar performance with the emissions of a small hatchback. It's the frontispiece of the Germans' stand at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show and a major eco landmark for the Bavarians. The new BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept uses a titchy 1.5-litre three-cylinder ...

BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics (2009) teaser video

Ben Pulman, 28 August 2009 12:49

BMW has launched a teaser video for the Vision EfficientDynamics sports car concept that it will unveil at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show – and we've today published a new (sadly teaser again) photo of the green coupé from our friends over at IAAblog.com And how much does the teaser video reveal of the BMW EfficientDynamics Vision concept? Not a lot ...

BMW reveals plans for Efficient Dynamics Mk2

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Ben Whitworth, 09 March 2009 09:49

BMW is pushing ahead with its second-generation Efficient Dynamics green car technology – with help from space scientists at NASA. Employing a thermoelectric generator similar in principle to those developed to power satellites will, according to BMW’s head of development Klaus Draeger, boost economy by some 5% on the combined cycle. Expect to see the new Efficient Dynamics tech in ...

BMW's Project-i will build 'premium vehicles'

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Ben Whitworth, 05 March 2009 16:02

BMW’s much vaunted Project-i will adopt a radical new approach to mass transport for growing urban populations – but only for those that can afford it. 'These vehicles will be premium vehicles,' Project-i leader Dr Ulrich Kranz told CAR at the Geneva motor show. 'They will not be Tata Nano rivals – no way! We can and will only build ...

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