If the Future is Electric, BMW Knows the Way

Filed in archive BMW , Concepts by Philip Powell on September 16, 2009

BMW has been one of several manufacturers showing a reluctance to accept electric power as the prime motivator of its future automobiles. With its tradition of high-performance engines that's perh...

Paris Fashion Design Gives Way to the Car People

Filed in archive BMW , Design , News , Volvo by Philip Powell on April 8, 2009

Automobile designers, it seems, have assumed a glamour that once was the exclusive province of fashionistas and interior decorators. Will the day arrive when we boast of our cars having being designed...

BMW and Mercedes to Merge?

Filed in archive BMW , Information About , Mercedes Benz , Strange News by Philip Powell on March 11, 2009

During the first couple of years following the stock market crash of 1929 the makers of luxury cars continued producing costly, elegant models, often with custom bodies. But it wasn't long before ...

Going Hollywood

Filed in archive BMW by Jeff Bressler on February 24, 2008

Cameron Diaz will be traveling to tonight's 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in the BMW Hydrogen 7 Series. The BMW H7 is the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan, which emits almost nothing ...

Surf's Up

Filed in archive BMW by Jeff Bressler on February 23, 2008

No, you won't witness your own demise on YouTube because you wrecked while searching on Google. You can only access the web while in park. BMW is ready to offer "unrestricted access" ...

A Wonderful Welt

Filed in archive BMW by Jeff Bressler on February 20, 2008

Forget about Disneyland if you are a true gearhead, instead you should be heading to a new automotive Mecca. Within 100 days from the opening ceremony in October, the all-new BMW Welt (world in Ge...

Crash Proof

Filed in archive BMW by Jeff Bressler on February 18, 2008

BMW has installed the Active Cruise Control system in its 5 and 6 Series cars, which automatically stops the vehicle to avert an accident without having to use the breaks. The system uses a radar ...