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Author name: Adrian Padeanu

Rolls-Royce hasn’t built a car without leather, it would compromise luxury

In early February, MINI design boss Oliver Heilmer made a rather surprising announcement by pledging to get rid of leather inside the cars in the name of sustainability. Fast forward to November, another member of the BMW Group has something to say about this topic, but it’s in direct contradiction with the decision taken by

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BMW won’t fully switch to EVs unless “poorer countries do their job” regarding charging infrastructure

Earlier this month during the 2021 COP26 (Conference of the Parties) that tackled delicate issues regarding climate change, the BMW Group refused to sign a pledge to put an end to sales of new cars with combustion engines by 2040. Also on that list were Stellantis, the Volkswagen Group, Nissan, Hyundai, and Renault. We now

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BMW M8 Gran Coupe owner wanted Vantablack, settled for Frozen Black

[embedded content] BMW took the Internet by storm a little over two years ago when it showcased a third-generation X6 finished in Vantablack VBx2 aka “the world’s blackest black.” The Vertically Aligned Nano Tube Array almost entirely eliminates reflectance and stray light by absorbing over 99% of light. BMW figured it would get a lot of requests following the

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