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Aaron Rai wins the new BMW i8 Roadster with a hole in one.
England’s Aaron Rai aces the 167-yard 16th hole at the 30th BMW International Open.
Peter van Binsbergen, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing BMW Germany, presents the new BMW i8 Roadster.
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Actor Bill Murray 2015 BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club
Chicago Bears legend Brian Urlacher and PGA TOUR Player Henrik Stenson fell short to Evans Scholar Caddie Jordan Pounder in a high-performance BMW i8 remote control challenge, resulting in a BMW donation of $10,000 on Jordan’s behalf to the Evans Scholars Foundation.
BMW i8 Driver Training
Driver training with the BMW i8.Two new BMW Driving Experience courses allow participants to sample life in the sports car of the future at the BMW and MINI Driving Academy’s training facility in Maisach.
Leading South African CEO joins list of BMW i8 owners.
The Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Holdings, Mr Mark Lamberti, has added his name to the list of the first owners of the new BMW i8 in South Africa. Mr Lamberti recently took delivery of his new Sophisto Grey BMW i8 from BMW Group South Africa’s Head Office in Midrand.
BMW i8 is World Green Car at New York International Auto Show
The BMW i8 again – the the second time in succession – clinched victory at the World Car Awards. Following the success of the purely electrically driven BMW i3 the previous year, the BMW i8 was awarded the prestigious World Green Car award at the New York International Auto Show. The sports car’s combination of groundbreaking plug-in […]
BMW South Africa name dealerships to exclusively sell the highly anticipated BMW i3 and i8
Midrand, Johannesburg. BMW Group South Africa today announced the BMW i sales and service dealers that will provide comprehensive maintenance services to all customers who purchase the BMW i3 and BMW i8, which will both go on sale locally in March 2015.
The BMW i8 wins Top Gear Car of the Year
The BMW i8 has been named as Top Gear magazine’s global Car of the Year 2014. The plug-in hybrid performance vehicle beat off some stiff competition from a host of other premium and luxury manufacturers to win the overall award.
BMW i3 Awards
“Green Mobility Trophy” 2014: BMW wins in six out of seven categories. Readers of “Auto Zeitung” vote BMW the “Most environment-friendly brand” – double success for the BMW i3 – awards also go to the BMW i8, the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition and the 4-cylinder petrol engines with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology. Munich. Six wins […]
BMW International Golf Open: Stenson and García electrified by the BMW i8.
Cologne. Before they get down to business on day one of the BMW International Open on Thursday, four of the 156-strong field at the only European Tour event in Germany were in action in front of the camera for a one-off video at Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof.
2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed BMW
The Goodwood Festival of Speed, 26-29 June 2014, will see a trio of spectacular BMWs drive up the famous 1.16 mile hill. BMW’s most advanced sport car ever, the new BMW i8, will be seen for the first time in the UK along with the BMW M5 30 Jahre Edition – the most powerful production […]
BMW i attends the Energy Efficiency Forum 2014
BMW i attends the Energy Efficiency Forum 2014. In the spotlight: The BMW i3 and BMW i8 as visionary mobility solutions for a sustainable future. Monaco. Under the theme of “Energy efficiency and its contribution to sustainable economic growth”, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Johnson Controls and The Climate Group held the fourth […]
BMW Laser Light goes into production
BMW Laser Light goes into series production. The BMW i8 is the first production vehicle to feature the innovative light technology. Munich. From the autumn of 2014, BMW will be the first manufacturer worldwide to offer a production vehicle equipped with headlamps featuring a completely new laser light concept.