Concepts
BMW will celebrate the 100th anniversary of it’s founding in 2016 and while cars are the primary focus of the company currently, it hasn’t always been. Even when cars were first produced, over 10 years…
Hugo Becker / September 14, 2012
Concepts
It is extremely odd to see an A pillar base so far forward on the fender of a BMW. And then it sinks in, BMW has gone and built a front wheel drive hatch. End…
Hugo Becker / September 14, 2012
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When I purchased my 135i, it came with an M steering wheel and M gear shift knob. At my first BMW CCA meeting one of the members, who had an E46 M3 at the time,…
Hugo Becker / August 23, 2012
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Mexico. BMW is purported to be scouting a Mexican location for a new auto plant. Previously the buzz was they were looking at Brazil, and before that . . . I’ve lost count. The one…
Hugo Becker / August 16, 2012
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Technical Overview: BMW 3 Cylinder
by Hugo Becker / Date: August 11, 2012
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BMWBLOG had the opportunity recently to interview Chris Bangle. As usual, a memo circulated inside the group soliciting questions for the interview, and we got an array of decent topics to put in front of…
Hugo Becker / July 30, 2012
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Charging Stations The BMW subsidiary, BMW i Ventures, announced it was injecting an investment in Coulomb Technologies. Their ChargePoint stations handle a number of manufacturers electric vehicles. One thing to keep in mind regarding powering…
Hugo Becker / July 30, 2012
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TVS The Tata Nano was supposed to replace scooters in the Indian market, but a generation of Indian males gained the freedom of mobility on small displacement two wheelers. So the demand for bikes is…
Hugo Becker / July 19, 2012
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BMW’s first integrated navigation system was on the E38 7 series in 1994 – almost twenty years ago. Today BMW announced enhancements to ConnectedDrive that takes advantage of recent innovations and paves the way for…
Hugo Becker / July 12, 2012
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Pedestrian deaths represent a fairly significant percent of all automotive fatalities (according to some sources over 10% in the US, 14% in Europe and about 25% in China). One option is to mandate all pedestrian…
Hugo Becker / July 9, 2012
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Automotive News reports that BMW is considering building vehicles at the NedCar facility in Born, Netherlands. The deal would be for third party assembly of BMW Group vehicles. The report indicates that they’re interested in…
Hugo Becker / June 29, 2012