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2024 BMW iX2 xDrive30 in Malaysia gallery – 449 km EV range; from RM283k; RM7k more than iX1 xDrive30

May 7, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto BMW, Gallery, iX1, iX2, Malaysia, range, RM283k, RM7k, xDrive30

Order taking for the BMW iX2 xDrive30 M Sport started in early April this year, and we finally have a full gallery of the stylish sibling to the iX1 – both are fully-imported (CBU) models. The asking price for this electric vehicle (EV) is RM282,800 on-the-road without insurance, which is inclusive of a standard two-year [...]read more2024 BMW iX2 xDrive30 in Malaysia gallery – 449 km EV range; from RM283k; RM7k more than iX1 xDrive30

2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20 in Malaysia full gallery – 475 km EV range; from RM250k; RM26k less than xDrive30

May 6, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto BMW, eDrive20, Full, Gallery, iX1, Malaysia, range, RM250k, RM26k, xDrive30

Here’s a full gallery of the BMW iX1 eDrive20 M Sport, which is a new entry-level variant of the iX1 introduced just last week. With a standard two-year warranty, the eDrive20 M Sport is priced at RM249,800, but add on the five-year extended warranty and six-year service package and the price goes up to RM264,000. [...]read more2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20 in Malaysia full gallery – 475 km EV range; from RM250k; RM26k less than xDrive30

I Need A Reliable Sedan To Go With My Porsche! What Car Should I Buy?

Gustavo lives in Texas and has a Porsche, but doesn’t want to put too many miles on it. He is looking for a reasonably priced sedan with low maintenance costs that he can use for commuting so the sports car can be for the weekends. What car should he buy? What Car Should You Buy: [...]read moreI Need A Reliable Sedan To Go With My Porsche! What Car Should I Buy?

Nude Cruise, Boarding Planes Suspicious Bike Chains In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Screenshot: Morning Joe If there’s one thing New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants you to know about the student protests on the campuses of Columbia University and City College of New York, it’s not that the students are justifiably upset about the ongoing genocide in Palestine. No, after nearly 300 people were arrested for [...]read moreNude Cruise, Boarding Planes Suspicious Bike Chains In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Tesla Ditches ‘Gigacasting,’ BMW Changes Names, And We Mourn Oldsmobile In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup

09 October 2021, Brandenburg, Grünheide: A die-casting tool for the production of metal parts for a Tesla Model Y is seen at a production hall of the Tesla Gigafactory during the open day. In Grünheide, east of Berlin, the first vehicles are due to roll off the production line from the end of 2021. The [...]read moreTesla Ditches ‘Gigacasting,’ BMW Changes Names, And We Mourn Oldsmobile In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup

BMW rules out a pickup, but it’s open to launching a more rugged SUV

May 3, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto BMW, Launching, Open, pickup, Rugged, rules, SUV

BMW has orbited around the pickup segment several times over the past few years without landing in it. In 2016, right after Mercedes-Benz badge-engineered a Nissan Navara into the short-lived X-Class, one of the Munich-based company’s executives confirmed his team was “watching the [pickup] space closely.” In 2019, an X7-based pickup concept made its debut [...]read moreBMW rules out a pickup, but it’s open to launching a more rugged SUV

2024 BMW iX2 xDrive30 M Sport in Malaysia – 449 km EV range; from RM283k; RM7k more than iX1 xDrive30

May 3, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto BMW, iX1, iX2, Malaysia, range, RM283k, RM7k, Sport, xDrive30

Following the start of order taking for the BMW iX2 last month, we now have a full spec sheet of the more stylish sibling to the iX1. Offered in a sole xDrive30 M Sport variant, the fully electric iX2 retails for RM297,000 on-the-road without insurance, inclusive of an extended five-year warranty and six-year service package [...]read more2024 BMW iX2 xDrive30 M Sport in Malaysia – 449 km EV range; from RM283k; RM7k more than iX1 xDrive30

2025 BMW Alpina B3 Touring spied with updates

May 2, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Alpina, BMW, spied, Touring, updates

German tuner Alpina is readying an update for its B3 based on the BMW 3-Series, and a prototype has been spotted. The prototype is for the B3 Touring wagon, and out shots come just weeks after a prototype for the B3 sedan was spotted. The update will be the second for the current generation of [...]read more2025 BMW Alpina B3 Touring spied with updates

BMW will drop the ‘i’ from gas-powered trim names

May 1, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto BMW, drop, gaspowered, Names, trim

Gotta love an enthusiast’s laser focus. After BMW announced a coming X3 trim called the X3 M50, BMW Blog asked where the expected “i” went, referring to the little dotted letter that stands for “injection” when placed at the end of a trim name on a gasoline-powered vehicle. For example, the X3 M50 will be [...]read moreBMW will drop the ‘i’ from gas-powered trim names

2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20 M Sport launched in Malaysia – single-motor FWD; 475 km EV range; from RM250k

May 1, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto BMW, eDrive20, FWD, iX1, launched, Malaysia, range, RM250k, singlemotor, Sport

BMW Malaysia has introduced a new base variant of the BMW iX1 called the eDrive20 M Sport, which retails for RM264,000 on-the-road without insurance. This figure is with a five-year extended warranty and six-year service package, but without it, the price drops down to RM249,800. Compared to the iX1 xDrive30 M Sport that was launched [...]read more2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20 M Sport launched in Malaysia – single-motor FWD; 475 km EV range; from RM250k