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BMW 530d Gran Turismo tested, not coming to America

BMW will be showing the production version of the 5-series Gran Turismo next week in Frankfurt and we'll have driving impressions coming in the next few weeks on Autoblog. The folks at AutoCar in the UK however, have already had an opportunity at the wheel of a GT that we won't be getting when the car goes on sale here later this year. The 530d Gran Turismo is powered by 241 hp variant of BMW's 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder diesel similar to the engine available here in the 335d and X5 35d. In Europe, the 530d GT is expected to be the top ... Read more →

Rumormill: Next BMW 5 Series to come in two hybrid flavors Jeremy Korzeniewski

BMW Blog is citing an unnamed company insider that reportedly has intimate knowledge of the next-gen 5 Series as saying the new 2011 model will be offered with two separate hybrid powertrain ...

BMW 3 Series joins 5 Series and 1 Series in offering regenerative braking Jeremy Korzeniewski

This type of trickle-down technology makes perfect sense in the real world driving conditions that most of us encounter each and every day of our lives. Hybrids have been using regenerative braking ...

eGMCarTech: BMW 5 Series diesel to reach U.S. by 2009 Jeremy Korzeniewski

BMW dropped a bit of a hint that they are seriously considering bringing diesel engines to the U.S. market when they brought their newest diesel-powered engine to the Detroit Auto Show. You can read ...

Trickle-down tech: Non-hybrid BMW 5 Series to feature regenerative braking Jeremy Korzeniewski

Using recaptured braking power to recharge batteries has been a staple of hybrid technology since their start. BMW, a company which has not released a hybrid model as of yet, plans to put into ...

BMW 530d Gran Turismo tested, not coming to America 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

BMW will be showing the production version of the 5-series Gran Turismo next week in Frankfurt and we'll have driving impressions coming in the next few weeks on Autoblog. The folks at AutoCar in the UK however, have already had an opportunity at the wheel of a GT that we won't be getting when ...

Rumormill: Next BMW 5 Series to come in two hybrid flavors 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

BMW Blog is citing an unnamed company insider that reportedly has intimate knowledge of the next-gen 5 Series as saying the new 2011 model will be offered with two separate hybrid powertrain packages. Both the mild system used in the upcoming 7 Series and the more advanced 2-Mode drivetrain ...

BMW 3 Series joins 5 Series and 1 Series in offering regenerative braking 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This type of trickle-down technology makes perfect sense in the real world driving conditions that most of us encounter each and every day of our lives. Hybrids have been using regenerative braking for quite some time now as a fuel saving measure. In those applications, the electric motor or motors ...

eGMCarTech: BMW 5 Series diesel to reach U.S. by 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

BMW dropped a bit of a hint that they are seriously considering bringing diesel engines to the U.S. market when they brought their newest diesel-powered engine to the Detroit Auto Show. You can read about it here and here. We reported already that BMW has plans to introduce the diesel X5 in the ...

Trickle-down tech: Non-hybrid BMW 5 Series to feature regenerative braking 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Using recaptured braking power to recharge batteries has been a staple of hybrid technology since their start. BMW, a company which has not released a hybrid model as of yet, plans to put into production a new type of alternator in their newest 5 series models which will recharge the battery in the ...


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