Wednesday, June 13, 2012

BMW i3 gets new Interior and Pedelec Electric Bike

Beautiful BMW i3 photoshoot all around Central London and Canary Wharf showing off the BMW i3's new lounge like interior! For the first time we have pictures of the new BMW i Charging station and a new foldable BMW Pedelec Electric Bicycle Concept to further extend your range with your lunch. Read the full press release inside.


Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Past Concepts, Forgotten Prototypes - Part 2

1995 BMW Z18 Concept

 This concept is the only roadster with off road capabilities BMW has ever developed and inspired by a desire for the versatile mobility and wind in your hair feeling of Enduro motorcycles with all the comforts of a car.

Powered by a 355hp V8 and 4 wheel drive this prototype is fully functional and fully capable of going off road. The Variable interior concept can be reconfigured from a 2 seater to a four seater to a pickup effortlessly.



Monday, June 11, 2012

SIRI goes from iPhone to iDrive


Apple's has just unveiled the all new iOS6 during the The 2012 Apple WWDC (developers conference) keynote presentation which just concluded, and why is this important on our BMW centric blog?

You probably already guess it from our title picture, a new feature called "Eyes Free" will officially integrate Siri functionality into cars. BMW being one of the eight manufactures to adopt this feature will allow you to keep your hands on the steering wheel while using your phone. 

Siri can be called upon with the existing BMW voice command button located on the steering wheel, you can speak with Siri through BMW's existing voice command system in languages covering 60 countries including English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Korean, Mainland Mandarin, Taiwan Mandarin and Cantonese.