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The New BMW iX3 Is Greener Than The Gas X3 After 21,500 Kilometers

Whether it’s gasoline, diesel, or electric, all cars are bad for the environment. That’s an undeniable fact. However, automakers are increasingly prioritizing efforts to make their vehicles less damaging to our already fragile planet. Decarbonization isn’t just about convincing people to ditch their combustion engines for EVs. It’s also about sustainability. And sustainability has become

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The BMW Speedtop Is Sold Out

The BMW Speedtop isn’t as exclusive as last year’s Skytop. While the M8-based convertible was limited to 50 units, its shooting brake follow-up is capped at 70 cars. The targa beauty enjoyed a “hugely positive response” following its debut last year at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Similarly, BMW now says the two-door wagon was

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What $12K Buys You: Rear-Biased AWD, a Turbo Inline-Six, and One of BMW’s Last Great Steering Racks

When BMW launched the first-generation X1 in 2009, it didn’t make many friends. It wasn’t sleek. It wasn’t low. And it certainly wasn’t pretty. In fact, to much of the BMW faithful, the E84 X1 was a bit of a monstrosity. Here was a brand known for sport sedans and elegant touring wagons offering up

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One In Four Cars Sold By The BMW Group In Europe Is Electric

From day one, the BMW Group has opposed the European Union’s still-shocking decision to outlaw sales of new combustion engine cars starting in 2035. While not an outright ICE ban, the requirement to reduce emissions to zero effectively amounts to one. Unless the carbon-neutral fuel industry catches up or hydrogen-burning engines gain traction, the EU

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BMW’s Next-Generation Electric Motors Enter Series Production

BMW has been making sixth-generation electric motors at the Steyr plant since last September. However, those Gen6 “electric engines,” as the company calls them, have been part of a pre-series phase. Now, the actual hardware that will power future EVs has entered series production at the plant in Austria. The first application will be in

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MINI Goes Monochrome: Cooper Electric and Aceman Get a Stylish Black-and-White Makeover

MINI is doubling down on its electric push with the introduction of two new special editions: the Cooper Electric Monochrome and the Aceman Monochrome. MINI says that these fixed-specification models strip back the color and complexity in favor of a cleaner, more mature aesthetic—while packing in more standard equipment than ever before. But of course,

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