Tag: BMW

BMW teases new M3 Touring in YouTube video

BMW has previewed the new upcoming M3 Touring today in a new YouTube video, which will mark the first ever estate version of the super saloon. Previously, BMW has always offered estate versions of the M5 which saw two models in its lifetime. The M3 Touring will be made available layer this year and will share a lot of the same styling as the saloon version. BMW has not yet […]

BMW 2 Series Active Tourer now on sale in the UK

BMW has put the new second generation 2 Series Active Tourer on sale in the UK this week, with prices starting at £30,265. Three engine options are on offer, with a three-cylinder petrol 220i mild hybrid which has 168bhp and a four-cylinder 223i mild hybrid with 215bhp. BMW is also offering a diesel, with the 218d which has 148bhp. The Tourer model is related to the existing 2 Series Coupe, but […]

BMW announces new all electric iX M60 with 611bhp

BMW has released a new high performance variant of the already rapid, all electric iX SUV. This marks the first EV from the M performance division inside BMW. For the cars size, it has some impressive specifications, with 611bhp, 811lb ft of torque and a 0-60mph time of 3.9 seconds. Price is from £111,905. This new model will be available in the UK this summer and follows on from the standard […]

BMW will discontinue the all electric i3 this summer

Over the years, BMW has sold around 250,000 units of the i3, the company’s first “i” branded electric car, which the company revealed in 2011. After nine years, BMW will be stopping production of the i3 with no direct replacement planned, instead the iX1 will fill that gap when it is launched and also a new version of the Mini E. Back in 2011, the i3 did not look normal, […]

BMWs last V12 car is to be a limited edition 7 Series on sale in the US

BMW will be offering a new 7 Series soon, with the very last V12 engine the company will be offering. The 2022 M760Li xDrive will be an extremely limited edition and only on sale in the US. The differences between the standard model are quite hidden away, on the outside there are some small distinguishing features such as some V12 badges on the boot lid and rear pillar. There are […]

BMW has temporarily stopped including touchscreens on some models

Due to the ongoing chip shortages, BMW has temporarily stopped including touchscreens on some models and gone back to the iDrive controls. This change is affecting the 3 Series, X5, X6, X7 and Z4. Any new models produced going forward will feature the the older iDrive controller for navigation. BMW is giving customers $500 in credit for those who receive such models, labelled “Deletion of Touchscreen.”

BMW launches new redesigned 2 Series Active Tourer

BMW has launched a new redesigned 2 Series Active Tourer recently, with a new engine line up, new front end look and more space inside. This is now the second generation of the Tourer and it is due to go on sale here in the UK starting in March 2022. BMW says the 2 Series Active Tourer is related to the existing 2 Series couope, but this is only in […]

The BMW i3 won’t be sold in the US anymore, come next month

BMW is going to stop selling the all electric i3 in the US come July, it’ll remain on sale here in the UK and Europe but the American’s desire for ever larger vehicles is killing the smaller car market. Ford stopped selling the Fiesta a couple years back and now only sells trucks and SUVs state side. Now the i3, is arguably one of BMW’s first all electric cars – […]

BMW teams up with RingGo to offer payment for car parking on iDrive

BMW has announced today that it has partnered up with RingGo to offer its parking app on the integrated iDrive head units on its new cars. The RingGo app offers users to pay for parking without the need for a separate phone app or using cash. BMW is only offering the app on newer models running iDrive 7 or later and it’ll be installed on all BMW systems built after […]

BMW announces new X3 M and X4 M

Today BMW has updated its X3 and X4 SUVs with new styling and other tweaks during the cars midlife facelift. Part of the new update, are the revised M models, both with more torque and with some part sharing between the new M3 and M4 models. The BMW X3 M Competition and X4 M Competition both have the same level of power as the outgoing models, with 503bhp from the […]