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BMW will chop the top off the i8 hybrid at the 2012 Beijing auto show - and it's unveiled photos of its new i8 Spyder convertible supercar a few weeks ahead of the expo in China. It's a sign that Munich will offer a convertible i8 alongside the tin-top coupe when BMW i8 sales kick off in 2014. This one ...

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BMW i8 Spyder concept car (2012) first pictures

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Tim Pollard, 02 April 2012 09:04

BMW i8 Concept (2011) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 29 July 2011 11:00

This is the BMW i8 Concept, a near-production preview of Munich’s new plug-in hybrid supercar. Audi and Mercedes might have stolen a march on BMW with the R8 and SLS respectively, but while its rivals prepare limited-run electric versions of their supercars, BMW is putting this i8 into proper mass production in just two years time. The BMW i8, and its i3 EV ...

BMW Brilliance 5-series New Energy Vehicle (2011)

Mark Hamilton, 07 April 2011 12:35

BMW has presented the first official picture of its BMW Brilliance 5-series New Energy Vehicle, a hybrid long-wheelbase 5-series which will debut at the 2011 Shanghai motor show. BMW's brilliant New Energy Vehicle? How do you know? BMW bias! No, BMW Brilliance 5-series New Energy Vehicle. BMW Brilliance Automotive is the manufacturing joint venture between BMW and Brilliance China Automotive ...

BMW EfficientDynamics hybrid supercar: production confirmed

Tim Pollard, 05 November 2010 13:04

BMW today gave the green light for production of the dramatic Vision EfficientDynamics hybrid supercar shown at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show. Munich admitted today that the tech underpinning the concept car was 'completely or virtually production-ready' and said that the car will be launched very much as shown in Frankfurt. It has started roadgoing tests of the 2+2 EfficientDynamics ...

BMW's EfficientDynamics teaser (2010)

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Ben Pulman, 15 September 2010 14:16

This rather strange looking black BMW is the German car company’s latest publicity stunt. Painted matt black, and with ‘dontblogaboutthis’ emblazoned across its flanks, it is of course a tease designed to get forums fanatics and bloggers worked up into a frenzy as everyone tries to guess what it is. BMW has released just a few photos, plus a couple ...

BMW Concept 5-series ActiveHybrid (2010)

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Tim Pollard, 28 February 2010 06:30

BMW's new 5-series will quickly spawn a petrol-electric hybrid – as this Geneva motor show 2010 concept car proves. It'll be the third BMW hybrid car in production, after the ActiveHybrid X6 and ActiveHybrid 7. Like the part-electrified 7-series, the Concept 5-series ActiveHybrid uses a straight six petrol engine with twin turbos and an eight-speed auto with a hybrid module ...

BMW's new 5-series next for hybrid power

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Tim Pollard, 28 October 2009 16:54

The new BMW 5-series being launched this winter is likely to be the next BMW to receive the ActiveHybrid system pioneered on the petrol-electric 7-series and X6 models. So the new BMW 5-series gets the expensive green tech? BMW engineers admit they can't rely on sales of the pricey hybrid 7-series and X6 to justify the development costs, even though ...

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 ActiveHybrid 7 at 2009 Frankfurt motor show

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Ben Pulman, 13 August 2009 14:30

This is BMW’s new ActiveHybrid 7, a hybrid limo which will compete with the Mercedes S400 Hybrid and Lexus LS600h as the car of choice for the rich but eco-conscious businessman. Is BMW’s ActiveHybrid 7 the same as its ActiveHybrid X6? Not quite. Both car use the same 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8, but the hybrid X6 is more performance biased. So while the ...

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