The 2015 Auto Express Green Car of the Year title goes to the BMW i3 REx (Range Extender). The UK magazine calls the i3 the car of the future and boasts about its fun city driving and the optional REx. “The i3 really is all the car you’ll ever need …
Read More »Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG vs BMW M6 vs Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
The Unlim 500+ drag races in Russia have brought together the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, BMW M6 and Chevrolet Corvette ZR: an amazing showdown of cars with a minimum of 500hp. Each of the three contenders had some extensive work done underneath the hood. The BMW M6 Coupe now produces 800 …
Read More »The BMW hydrogen fuel cell i8 that once was built
BMW let select members of the press invited to the 2015 BMW Innovation Days held on the secret BMW ground in Miramas, France, see a BMW i8 with hydrogen fuel cell technology from afar. The hydrogen tech powering the car was in its early stages and not stable enough to …
Read More »BMW 1 Series with Water Injection
A BMW engineer joined BMW Blog for a lap around the Miramas private track where they tested the Direct Water Injection system under different loads and speeds; from 80 km/h (normal driving) to 130 km/h (highway speeds) and 180 km/h (race track or Autobahn driving). At the end of therun, …
Read More »BMW Prototype with Hydrogen Fuel Cell
BMW has created a FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle) hydrogen powered vehicle to test out new technologies. Hydrogen powered vehicles are necessary for the future as the resources for fossil fuel runs out. This FCEV vehicle based on a BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo was tested by BMW Blog on …
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