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The new 8 Series: BMW’s i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. 40km/liter; $136,000

BMW has embarked on a surge of electrification lately, even creating a sub-brand for its new line of electric vehicles. The i3 electric city car was recently launched globally (the nearest to us being Singapore and China),…

Businessman Jim Alvarez killed in car accident

Businessman Jose Alvarez, known to his friends as Jim Alvarez, was killed in a car accident late Thursday night in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. Alvarez, 45, died following an accident at the foot of the Katipunan Avenue…

So near, yet so far: BMW’s electric i3 city car

The German automaker that has earned the reputation of producing cars of sheer driving pleasure has just come up with an edgy, new-age alternative to the fossil fuel-burning internal combustion engine. And, like all vehicles of its…

Motoring sector pulls together for flood victims

As tropical storm “Maring” and the accompanying monsoon rains pummeled Metro Manila, Laguna, Bulacan, Pampanga, Cavite and the surrounding provinces, rescue squads and aid groups were preparing for the worst. These included not only government agencies, but…

BMW creates virtual concept for Gran Turismo game

15 years on from the launch of the celebrated Gran Turismo gaming franchise for PlayStation, BMW Group Design has conjured up a futuristic virtual concept car exclusively for Gran Turismo 6; the BMW Vision Gran Turismo will…

Electro-cute: BMW mulls selling first electric car in PH

Singapore—In a small, heavily urbanized island city state in Southeast Asia, motioncars-Inquirer Motoring witnessed the unveiling of a compact five-door hatchback, with a general architecture deviating from any conventional passenger car. Plenty of notes must be scribbled…

BMW M4 coupe: first photos

BMW will preview the M4 coupe at the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California. BMW had spun off the 3-Series coupes into an entirely new number, the 4-Series. Now comes the performance version of the…