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The new 2011 BMW 5 Series hasn't even gone on sale yet here in North America but there are now reports that BMW is getting ready to add a diesel engine option. According to Inside Line, BMW will add diesels to two more models. BMW ...

It hardly seems worthy of BMW's distinctively swirly camouflage – after all, we pretty much know exactly what it will look like after seeing the latest 5 Series sedan a number of times and even gazing at the ...

BMW is expanding its hybrid lineup down the model range to the recently introduced 5 Series sedan with a new concept that debuts Monday at the Geneva Motor Show. The new Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid will likely ...

Late last month, BMW officially revealed its next generation 5 series sedan in Munich and the opening salvo of powertrains includes the usual array of gas and diesel six- and eight-cylinder engines. However, with the recent launches of ...

What does the future have in store for BMW's high-performance M division? For starters, lots and lots of power along with a smattering of light weight and plenty of cutting-edge technology. Sounds familiar, but the rumored details (via Bimmerfile) of the 2011 BMW M5 would be nothing short of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...