BMW will be showing a collection of historic BMWs, Minis and Rolls-Royces at the Goodwood Revival from September 14.
Highlights will include a BMW 507, BMW 503 and BMW Isetta, along with the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, and Peter Sellers’ classic Mini.
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BMW to put on big show at Goodwood Revival
Now BMW sues Saab over "lost" engines
The legal black hole that is the Saab saga ($3 billion of legal claims and still counting) has sucked in another case.
BMW is claiming that it supplied engines worth £2 million to Saab, which have now gone missing. Of course, with the bankruptcy of Saab, no money was ever paid for them.
BMW and Toyota to combine green technology
BMW and Toyota have announced they will pool their resources to develop green technology – and jointly develop a sports car. Toyota is obviously the leader in hybrid technology, but is pretty lame when it comes to diesels. Toyota also has done a lot of work on fuel cells, while BMW claims to be the world leader in developing carbon fibre for mass production.
BMW launches first electric car showroom in London
To tie in with the Olympics, BMW has opened its first showroom for electric cars in London’s Park Lane. It is exhibiting the i3 electric hatchback (a competitor for the Nissan Leaf) and the BMW i8, the £100,000 plug-in hybrid. We say “exhibiting” because the cars do not go on sale until the end of 2013.
However, BMW feels that with 160 electric BMWs and 40 electric Minis on the Olympic fleet, it is the right time to introduce the cars to the public.The i3 will have a range of approximately 100 miles and is expected to cost in the region of £30,000 – £35,000 after the £5,000 government subsidy. BMW is positioning it as an upmarket alternative to the Nissan Leaf and it certainly looks like a premium product, especially on the inside. BMW says the i3 on show is the concept vehicle, but the production car will be “80%-85%” the same.
BMW planning 1 Series saloon
BMW’s model proliferation may soon be in the same league as Audi’s, as the company is planning a saloon version of the 1 Series. It’ll become the fifth 1 Series variant, joining the three-door, five-door, coupé, and convertible versions.This isn’t official, but the word according to Autocar. It makes sense, if for no other reason than Audi is planning a saloon version of the A3 – the concept version of that car debuted at last year’s Geneva Motor Show.Because cars are getting generally bigger and fatter, the new 1 Series will be pitched as the spiritual successor to the original 3 Series, satiating the desire in some keen driver types for a nice little rear-wheel drive saloon with epic handling characteristics.
