BMW Technology

The new BMW 6 Series Coupé is equipped with a special Bang & Olufsen high-end Surround Sound system. This stands for supreme listening pleasure on every seat. Watch the development of this Sound system. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlpKOBf6Klg&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube]

A report by New Scientist says that BMW is planning to use a kind of touchscreen fabric in their future models. Researchers at the Polytechnic School in Montreal have developed a flexible polymer-based fiber with electrical properties that can be woven into existing fabrics. BMW can use this creativity amongst …

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNzNt7bsuUg&feature=plcp&context=C3545dfcUDOEgsToPDskKVu3y3ZIwmdjw-cAj387x7[/youtube] BMW announced their ConnectedDrive Connect (CDC) semi-autonomous driving system back in August, but the company has just released a new video of it in action. While the video is in German, there are English subtitles and it shows some fairly relaxed engineers taking their hands off the steering wheel …

The Diesel Driver reviews the new F30 BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition and puts it to a road test. This vehicle is available only for the European market and is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four cylinder diesel engine with common rail direct fuel injection and variable intake geometry. Overall, this …

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YykfjVtWry4&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] BMW releases this comprehensive video to showcase the technologies involved in the first 5 Series hybrid vehicle. The BMW ActiveHybrid 5 combines a BMW TwinPower Turbo six-cylinder in-line engine, an electric drive system and an eight-speed automatic gearbox for the first time delivering a total of 340 hp. The …