Pulling up to Leith BMW today, it was clearly not just another day at our center. The giveaway was the BMW USA tent set up out front, along with a set of BMW i flags flying, and a row of six BMW i3s parked out front. The future had arrived in Raleigh. Information boards were […]
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Drive the Future: Drive a BMW i3 on April 25
You’ll recall that last week we said you should pay attention to our blog because of an event happening later this month. A later post brought word of an Automotive Career Night sponsored by the Leith group on April 24. That’s not the event we were talking about, though. Our event takes place the day […]
The BMW i-series Sounds Like It’s Getting Closer
It’s been a while since we’ve featured any posts on the BMW i-series, but for those of you eagerly awaiting the advent of Bavaria’s green lineup, we have some good news to tide you over. Well, really we have some good noise: That is a video of the i8 accelerating in sport mode. To us, […]
BMW i8 in Detail: Plug-in Hybrid
Our BMW i8 in Detail video of the week today goes more in depth into the i8 plug-in hybrid system. This video is meant to address the practicality of the i8, and the first minute or so is review. We’ve already spoken to the Drive module’s arrangement, with the eDrive motor, battery pack, and three-cylinder […]
BMW i8 in Detail: LifeDrive
Before we watch this week’s episode of BMW i8 in Detail, let’s address something that must be on your mind: The British actors that ask the questions at the beginning of each video. They’re super silly. They have them doing random things while they ask oddly specific questions, and then the last shot is always […]