Decades before the new class of Mini Cooper, Smart Car and Fiat were in vogue, the microcar was a cult object amongst a progressive group of drivers in Europe. This smaller-than-life vehicle was simple, economical and endlessly fun, a few points of interest which have come full circle today. The [...]
0For decades, counltess muscle cars and luxury classics have inspired toy models from the revered Hot Wheels toy brand. Every once in a while, life imitates art and the roles reverse themselves– as it was with the 1959 BMW Isetta – “Whatta Drag”. This custom drag race microcar was inspired [...]
0BMW has revealed a new concept car for the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the BMW Zagato Roadster. The new Zagato, taking the torch from the hard top of the same name from earlier this year, opens the cockpit to add sky high head room to this driving machine. This [...]
0First there was the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics concept, a vehicle far too beautiful not to eventually be produced. Then came the BMW I8, a plug-in hybrid production vehicle inspired by that concept. Now, BMW has taken this line a step further with the sleek new BMW I8 Spyder, a [...]
0BMW has officially revealed their debut entrants into the electric car market, the BMW i3 and i8 Electric Vehicles. What has been a long-time in the making has finally arrived, making those early renders of the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept a real, living vehicle. The BMW i-series will come [...]
1BMW has rolled out a new concept sports car to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the legendary BMW 328 roadster. The BMW 328 Hommage Concept merges the BMW Vision Connected Drive concept with styling elements of the old 328, especially the kidney-style grille, taped racing headlamps and an open cockpit. [...]
0BMW has released a new Vision concept car, taking the torch from the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics concept with clear inspiration from the world of Tron. The new BMW Vision Connected Drive Concept is yet another bold step forward for BMW concept styling, a design with a clear departure from [...]
0Last year, TheCoolist covered what would become one of the most lustworthy vehicles in new media, the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept. This weekend, BMW announced that this dream vehicle wasn’t a dream at all, but a reality ready to be produced in the years to come. The BMW Vision [...]
0We’re hopelessly enamored with vintage BMW motorcycles. The 1937 BMW R7 may just be the most beautiful motorcycle ever built, and the late 60s BMW R69S might just be our dream bike. This week, the web’s best motorcycle archivists at Bike Exif shared the Blitz Motorcycles 1963 BMW R60/2, a [...]
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