Fossil Group announced a new licensing agreement with BMW that’ll lead to several new smartwatches entering the market in 2019. Both sides will work together to release the BMW-branded smartwatch through 2023. As expected, Fossil says it’ll release any products from the partnership through its traditional array of retail channels. BMW, too, will offer some units in its 4,000+ car...
BMW is the only carmaker to charge for Apple CarPlay integration for its vehicles. It's understandable why BMW does this (more money), but that doesn't make it any less annoying. Yet BMW is one-upping itself with plans to turn the one-time fee for CarPlay into a yearly subscription service. The German carmaker announced the move during the Detroit Auto Show, and it's bound to piss off...
BMW has unveiled its X7 SUV hybrid concept that is a hulking futuristic car solely made for large families. The three-row SUV is a slight departure from past X-line designs, eclipsing the other big BMW family-focused SUV, the X5, by a sizable margin. Those designs were rounder, sleek and aesthetically pleasing. The X7 is boxier, straight and a little brusque. BMW revamped the classic...
Back in 2014, BMW made the announcement that it would scale back on super sports cars as the market was rapidly shrinking. Those words were thankfully short-lived as the German auto maker still has a soft spot of gorgeous sport coupes. Jumping back into the sports car market with a splash, BMW unveiled its Z4 sports roadster prototype that shows off its design mastery. Announced this...
There’s no denying BMW makes some sweet cars. Its German engineering is second to none. That reputation looks even more impressive after you take a look at BMW’s latest gorgeous concept that brings back the 8-series from the dead. BMW will replace the outgoing 6-series with the long dormant 8-series. The last 8-series released was 19 years ago, but its coming back. The relaunch will...
Worried the rains and flooding from a hurricane might destroy your new car? Why not bring it indoors where it’s safe with the family? That was the thinking of one Florida man ahead of Hurricane Matthew. Randy Jalil brought his BMW E30 M3 inside his house ahead of Hurricane Matthew. Jalil, according to pictures he posted to Instagram, drove it right through what appears to be the front...
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced recently that BMW is recalling nearly 200,000 cars – 188,668 are potentially affected – due to possible problems with child seats in specific models. The recall affects the following cars: 2011-2017, X3 sDrive28i, X3 xDrive28i and X3 xDrive35i, vehicles manufactured July 2, 2010 to April 14, 2016, 2015-2017 X3...
If you’re out stealing cars, you should probably be aware that dash cams are becoming more and more popular and might actually be recording you. That happened to one unlucky thief, who decided to steal a BMW i3 and was recorded in the hilarious video above. “I have never been in a car like this!” the carjacker proclaims on the phone with what we presume to be his friend. “This car will...
BMW is gearing up for a self-driving vehicle, though it won’t actually arrive for at least a few more years. BMW CEO Harald Krueger broke the news during a recent shareholders meeting. Krueger promised a futuristic vehicle to compete with Tesla, Google and whatever Apple is building. “[The BMW i8 Roadster] will be followed in 2021 by the BMW i NEXT, our new innovation driver, with...