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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
This week, BMW has announced the new i4, which is the company’s first all electric saloon and it aims to challenge the Tesla Model 3 and the Porsche Taycan. The i4 will go on sale later this year in the UK, with prices starting at £51,905. Range for the i4 is between 255 and 367 miles depending on the trim level. It can also charge at up to 210kW where supported, […]
BMW has launched a new charging service recently here in the UK, which offers one simple package with various pricing options. The service will have main app and give BMW and Mini customers access to charging stations from BP Pulse, ESB, Osprey, Source London, Instavolt and Ionity. There are a few options on how to pay, with the Flex tariff, BP Pulse package and the Ionity Plus package. The first […]
