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BMW Opens The World's Biggest Vertical Wind Tunnel

BMW Opens The World’s Biggest Vertical Wind Tunnel

After nearly four decades, BMW is replacing its aeroacoustic wind tunnel in Germany. The new facility, located in Munich at the company’s Research and Innovation Center (FIZ), is massive. It is almost 100 meters (328…

Inside BMW’s Wildest Prototype: The Drive Stick Car

Inside BMW’s Wildest Prototype: The Drive Stick Car

In the early 2000s, BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH—the company’s dedicated research and innovation department—was working on a project that truly broke the mold. Unlike the teams focused on refining next year’s production models, this…

BMW opens a new R&D Center: FIZ Nord

BMW opens a new R&D Center: FIZ Nord

BMW is opening research and development in Munich. The FIZ Projekthaus Nord is a new building complex which expands the Munich Research and Innovation Centre (FIZ), one of the largest R&D locations in Europe. The…