BMW Sees Hydrogen as the Future – Not Hybrids
Two years ago I shared a ride to the airport with a senior BMW engineer responsible for advanced drivetrains like the new wave of BMW and MINI plugin hybrids (like the forthcoming...
BMW is Working in an All Electric MINI
BMW is working on an all electric MINI model according to Peter Schwarzenbauer, BMW board member in charge of the MINI brand. We’ve heard rumors for over a year now that MINI...
Would You Want a Self Parking MINI?
We’ve read about the feature and seen photos of it in action on BimmerFile. Now we get to see the 2016 7 Series do the seemingly impossible with its self parking function....
MINI’s 2020 Technology Revealed in the 2016 BMW 7 Series
If MINI and BMW follow protocol much of the technology we see in the 2016 G01/G02 7 Series should make its way to the 4th generation (2020) MINI. What is it and...
BMW Working to Bring Laser Lights to the US
The US DOT’s 50 year old regulation of headlights is getting in the way of innovation. That’s what BMWNA told us recently when asked why we won’t have laser lighting as an...
Official: Neither Superleggera or MINI Minor Confirmed
Yesterday the typically reliable Car magazine indicated that MINI’s Superleggera Roadster concept had been approved for a 2018 production date. Today the typically reliable Automotive News says not so fast. According to...
The Electrification of BMW and MINI
Everything that we know is about to change! That’s a bold statement, but given the scoop [Autocar](http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/future-bmw-3-series-lead-ev-revolution) managed to grab from BMW’s Advanced Engineering Department, we are in for a wild ride...
The Next Generation MINI Hatch to Grow While the Brand Gets Smaller
Before you head for the comments to complain about MINIs becoming MAXIs read on… Sources inside MINI are telling us to expect the next generation MINI hatch to grow in size and...
BMW i3 Outselling Tesla & What it Means for an Electric MINI
Apples to oranges for sure but it’s worth noting that BMW i3 sales are picking up steam. Enough as it were to outsell the venerable Model S by 70% last month. In...
Info Surfaces on the 4th Generation 2020 MINI
Edmunds has a pretty worthless report on the 2021 G5X MINI which includes: – Coming in 2020, which we knew, as a 2021 model – May make use of lightweight materials which...