Concept BMW M8 Study Renderings

Lets imagine for a moment BMW created a hybrid supercar mated with the 560hp BMW V8 (S63B44TU) from the current BMW M6 in the BMW i8's light weight body... What would we get? Perhaps a BMW M8 Hybrid Supercar. The renderings below is strictly a design study, technical possibilities has not been considered. (Check out the other colors after the ju...

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The i3 World Premier: What was Learned?

Photo by Hugo Becker of BMWBLOGThe much anticipated World Premier of the i3 has come and gone, so now it's time to look at what was learned. There was a lot of information released and I'll try to touch on as much as I can here, but I also recommend reading the full press release I posted on my post yesterday.With the range extender - pretty tight!I had a chance to talk at length with Oliver Walter, Head of Product Management for the i3. We discussed...

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BMW i3 Visualizer Goes Live

Thanks to follower CDspeed for posting the link to the new BMW i3 vehicle configurer or Visualizer as they call it for the US market. Here you can check out the different interior and exterior options, wheel choices and colors Pricing isn't available yet as it is on the German BMW i3 site, but it is nice to see the car in various colors and wheel combinations so you can decide which one you need to start saving for!Here's the link to the site: BMW...

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BMW i3 World Premier!

I was fortunate to be invited to the BMW i3 World Premier today. BMW held three simultaneous World Premier events in three different "Megacities". I was at the New York event, the other locations were London, England and Beijing, China.I don't have the time to do a full post today because of all the events today (and work gets in the way!) but will do so tomorrow. For now I'm just posting some pictures and the BMW press release. Please ask any questions...

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New BMW i8 Renders (Projected Production Colors)

Now that we have all seen how the BMW i3 will look like in production form, we have an even better idea of how the BMW i8's headlight will look like. Here are a few new renders with the new headlight design on the BMW i8 using body colors seen on the BMW i3. Let's start with Solar Orange.Sep 10 2013: It turns out these renders were pretty accurate compared to the actual car. The Production BMW i8 has been officially released, see the full gallery...

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The All-New BMW i3 (Media Gallery)

The new all-electric BMW i3 is a landmark in BMW’s mission to provide a completely sustainable, electric vehicle that still stays true to the Ultimate Driving Machine moniker. The BMW i3 is the first product of the new BMW i sub-brand, and is a truly purpose built electric car. It’s a new era for electro mobility at BMW. (Continue Reading and Huge Gallery after the jump.) The vehicle concept behind the BMW i3 was designed from the outset to incorporate...

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