Mixed emotions for BMW M Motorsport after its return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA). The pair of BMW M8 GTEs were able to match the pace of the GTE Pro front-runners over the course of the 86th edition of the endurance classic, with both running in the top-three for long stretches of the race.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) campaign has started positively for BMW M Motorsport, with the BMW Team MTEK crew running as high as second place in the opening hours. As the cars crossed the line for the 60th time, the pair of BMW M8 GTEs were running strong and the drivers were able to push hard to remain ‘in the mix’.
The first major highlight at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) has already taken place, before the race has even begun. The new BMW 8 Series Coupe celebrated its world premiere on Friday evening. The new luxury sports car is the production counterpart of the BMW M8 GTE, in which six BMW works drivers will be battling for a good result on Saturday and Sunday.
2018 sees an exciting milestone for Designworks, as the youngest of the three studios in Shanghai opens the doors to its new office in Sinar Mas Plaza. The state of the art facility will be home to a fast growing team of designers, strategists and researchers, providing a hub for creative stimulation, and enabling the team to draw and nurture inspiration on a daily basis.
The presentation of the all-new BMW 8 Series Coupe adds a brand new chapter to the Bavarian premium carmaker’s long history of sensational sports cars – and gets its current model offensive in the luxury segment off to a particularly dynamic start.
MINI is presenting a new Capsule Collection billed MINI FASHION FIELD NOTES Capsule Collection at Pitti Uomo 94 (12 – 15 June 2018), one of the leading fairs worldwide for men’s fashion and lifestyle. The limited-run collection is the result of a collaboration between MINI and The Woolmark Company dedicated primarily to promoting young and talented designers.
1,003,573 BMW Group vehicles sold in year-to-date, +1.6% +++ Year of X: More customers buy BMW X models than ever before +++ Electrified sales grow 41.0%: 46,849 units worldwide +++ BMW i production to ramp up over 50% due to increased demand +++
The plug-in hybrid drive system in the BMW i8 (BMW i8 Roadster: fuel consumption combined 2.0 l/100 km [141.2 mpg imp], electric power consumption combined 14.5 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions combined 46 g/km; BMW i8 Coupe: fuel consumption combined 1.8 l/100 km [156.9 mpg imp], electric power consumption combined 14.0 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions combined 42 g/km) has won its category in the world’s leading engine competition for the fourth year in succession.
With its MINI LIVING Urban Cabin at the LA Design Festival, MINI demonstrates how to potentially achieve maximum quality of living within a minimum space.
Zero-emission transportation initiative to develop new concepts for future urban mobility++Partnership kicks off BMW Group Dialogue series “Cities in Progress.”++
The new BMW i Collection comprises a wide array of intelligent products for all areas of life that combine sustainability, premium quality, innovation and exceptional design – and therefore mirror the BMW i philosophy to perfection.
BMW has returned to the world-famous Circuit de la Sarthe in France, where the pair of BMW Team MTEK M8 GTEs have successfully completed testing for the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans. On Sunday’s one-day test, the number 81 and 82 cars covered a total of 1,200 kilometres to run through the team’s extensive pre-event preparation plan.
The fourth generation of the BMW X5 (fuel consumption combined: 11.6 – 6.0 l/100 km [24.4 – 47.1 mpg imp]; CO2 emissions combined: 264 – 158 g/km; provisional values*) impresses with its wealth of innovations and represents the most compelling embodiment yet of the familiar Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) blueprint: the ability to venture off road combined with a talent for dynamic driving pleasure on it.
Driving dynamics trials at the BMW test centre in Miramas in the south of France provide key insights into the performance properties of the new roadster.
From June 14 to 17, 2018, the Swiss edition of Art Basel will once again present a wide range of artistic oeuvres by more than 4,000 artists represented by 290 of the leading galleries worldwide to the international art world. As longstanding global partner of the shows in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong, BMW will once again offer its VIP shuttle service and invite visitors to the BMW Reception as well as the BMW Art Journey Talk.
All petrol engine and plug-in hybrid models currently offered are now fitted as standard with a petrol engine particulate filter – model selection for the BMW X3 expanded to include a second BMW M Performance automobile – BMW X4 also available with an additional in-line 6-cylinder diesel engine – 8-speed Steptronic transmission as standard for numerous other models of the BMW 1 Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 4 Series and BMW 5 Series.
+++ Major increase in capacity +++ Production of batteries for fully-electric BMW iX3 from 2020 +++ BMW iX3 to be integrated into existing production structures +++
The Central Asia edition of the BMW Motorrad Int. GS Trophy is now just days away. For those not lucky enough to be competing, BMW Motorrad has devised a full range of coverage of the event so that GS fans from all over the world will be able to follow and even participate in the event. BMW Motorrad has a number of high-performance partners at its side who make contribute to the success of this unique event through their products and their experience.
A plaque in the interior confirms that these 18 BMW i8 Roadsters came off the assembly line at BMW Group Plant Leipzig one after the other and are among the first to be handed over to customers. Yesterday, at BMW Welt in Munich, the BMW i8 Club received the keys for the exclusive first edition of the breath-taking plug-in hybrid roadsters from Peter van Binsbergen, head of Sales and Marketing BMW Germany.
The BMW Design Department in collaboration with MIT’s (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Self-Assembly Laboratory have successfully developed printed inflatable material technologies that self-transform, adapt and morph from one state to another. This visionary commission is showcased at the V&A and for the first time on display during their exhibition The Future Starts Here, which explores the power of design in shaping the world of tomorrow.
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The all-new BMW 8 Series Coupe.
The all-new BMW X5: The Prestige SAV with the most innovative technologies.
The BMW Group at the RETTmobil 2018.
The new BMW M5 Competition.
BMW at the 15th Auto China Beijing 2018.