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BMW i3 and i8 revealed

• 29 Jul 2011
• By Mark Hinchliffe
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

BMW i8 will cost $300,000. CARS that drive themselves to work will be on our roads in the next three years. The self-driving cars from BMW are the electric-powered i3 small city car and the... more...

BMW bikers lap the world

• 25 Jul 2011
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

After months on the road, a team of motorcyclists is finally beginning the last leg of an epic journey. They're nearly all the way around ... Having already conquered Europe, Africa, South and... more...

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BMW M3 DTM concept

• 25 Jul 2011
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

BMW has presented the BMW M3 DTM Concept Car ... ... just two weeks after the official roll-out of the new racing car for the 2012 DTM season. It marks the comeback of a racing legend, the BMW M3... more...

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BMW electric cars are 'bookends'

• 13 Jul 2011
• By Mark Hinchliffe
• Source: The Courier-Mail
• In Car News

Electric cars will represent only 5-7 per cent of all vehicles in 10 years, says BMW sales and marketing boss Ian Robertson. "But about 50 per cent will have some form of electric interface such... more...

BMW car suspension headed for bikes

• 12 Jul 2011
• By Mark Hinchliffe
• Source: The Courier-Mail
• In Car News

Intelligent car suspension technology from BMW high-performance cars could soon find its way to two wheels. BMW has announced that its semi-active suspension control system Dynamic Damping Control... more...

BMW’s Vision ED will go into production in 2013

• 01 Jul 2011
• By Craig Duff
• Source: Herald Sun
• In Car News

A vision of future mobility is on display at the Australian International Motor Show. BMW’s Vision EfficientDynamics show car is a concept but it will go intro production in 2013 when it... more...

Must-see cars at the show

• 30 Jun 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

Filled with cutting-edge concepts, sleek designs and technology to take us into the future... …car makers at this year’s show are bringing out their brightest, biggest and newest... more...

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BMW i3 and i8 next month

• 30 Jun 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Herald Sun
• In Car News

The first BMW electric cars are less than a month away. The baby i3 city car is coming first, to be followed by the i8 supercar, with Australia set for an early adoption during the global runout... more...

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BMW i3 city car not a cheapie

• 30 Jun 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

The BMW i3 will not be cheap, or based on any existing model, but it will be high-tech. "It will be a premium product. The i3 will be revolutionary in its approach," says Toni Andreevski of... more...

BMW Vision EfficentDynamics a mobile billboard

• 30 Jun 2011
• By Craig Duff
• Source: Herald Sun
• In Car News

A radical concept that is shaping BMW’s vision of our automotive future... …will be the German company’s headline act in Melbourne. The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept was... more...

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Lightweight revolution

• 30 Jun 2011
• By Craig Duff
• Source: Herald Sun
• In Car News

Regular production cars will soon use materials so hi-tech and expensive.... …..they were once reserved for F1 cars, MotoGP bikes and aeroplanes. Carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) is... more...

Welcome return to Melbourne

• 30 Jun 2011
• Source: Australian International Motor Show press release
• In Car News

It gives me great pleasure to be able to welcome back a major international motor show to Melbourne. Due to a new rotation system between Sydney and Melbourne, the Australian International Motor Show... more...

BMW M5 the fastest Beemer yet

• 30 Jun 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

THE fastest car yet to wear a BMW badge is also about to re-write the rules for four-door family cars. Not even the best efforts of Holden Special Vehicles and Ford Performance Vehicles in Australia... more...

BMW to move away from cars

• 23 Jun 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

THE biggest flip in the history of luxury cars could be complete inside five years. It's the people-powered change from cars to SUVs at BMW. The German brand re-wrote its rules, and changed the... more...

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BMW concept hybrid on show

• 06 Jun 2011
• Source: Australian International Motor Show press release
• In Car News

BMW will return to the Australian International Motor Show in 2011…. …..with a truly spectacular and futuristic concept car, the Vision EfficientDynamics, appearing as the sole hero BMW at... more...