The BMW Active Tourer is an extremely important vehicle for BMW and an entry into the world of family one-seaters. It is characterized by many peculiarities and exceptions for this brand, so it is necessary to understand its philosophy in a different way. We therefore took the Active Tourer on a "road trip" through our native Bavaria and tested it thoroughly for you.
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Most people are already familiar with BMW's smallest crossover. What is less known is the fact that during the four years it has been on the market, it has undergone a series of minor beauty treatments, which have gradually eliminated the initial shortcomings. When it comes to the version with a 135 kilowatt 2.0-liter diesel in the nose and xDrive drive, the X1 is very sovereign both on and off paved roads.
Buyers and those who are interested in the Mini brand and its models could feast their eyes on all seven models of this English brand, as well as the brand new five-door mini, which is a world premiere, at the two-day Mini urban thrill event in front of Atlantis in Ljubljana's BTC this week. experienced last week in Paris.
The BMW 2 series active tourer is a different BMW and at the same time a home experiment of a compact minivan, which brings many new moments and challenges for this brand. It is a completely new philosophical approach of the brand, which required compromises and innovations. It is the first BMW with front-wheel drive, the first compact minivan of this brand, and at the same time the first to feature a three-cylinder engine under the hood. For those who are active at heart and those who simply need more space. A new leaf, a new segment and thus freshness from the heart of Bavaria. We had the opportunity to meet the active tourer on the streets of the Bavarian capital.
The coupé unit in the previous edition is so rare on our roads that we could already talk about it as an exotic. The fact that the design indicated that it was only a series 1 fitted rear took its toll, as few are willing to pay that much for it. The test 220d offered a concrete measure of sportiness and plenty of driving pleasure, only the price of 52 thousand made us think.
At last year's premiere of the Series 2 coupe, BMW announced that this year the range of this model will be enriched by a cabriolet version, which, like its predecessor - the Series 1 Cabrio, will retain the tradition of the canvas sliding roof. Opening and closing will be possible, as before, while driving up to a speed of 50 km/h. Four engines and two transmissions available, and next year also xDrive.
The American branch of the BMW brand came up with an interesting promotion of the BMW M235i model, which (or rather only five of them) it placed in the main role of a video in which Hollywood stunt drivers drift simultaneously through the streets of the city center of an African metropolis.
They have just delivered you a perfect new BMW i3, shining in all its eco-philosophy in your backyard. And yet, with this, you have done practically nothing for the environment, because electricity in Slovenia still comes from power plants where coal is burned for the purpose of producing electricity. How to act differently? Imagine a garage that is as green as the conceptual product of the design studio DesignworksUSA and thus leave a green footprint.
In the class of super-performance sports coupes, the price is placed strongly in the background, but in these times it is also more and more important. For 84,000 euros, you can't get so much sportiness, such excellent driving mechanics and numbers from any competitor: 317 kW or 431 hp, 250 km/h, 4.1 seconds from 0-100 km/h from a twin turbo inline six-cylinder engine.
The I3 is BMW's first serial electric model, which in terms of dimensions belongs to the B-segment, and it brings a whole series of technological excesses, such as a carbon fiber cabin and sandwich construction, which significantly lower the weight and center of gravity and improve the economy and driving characteristics of the vehicle. It is on sale in Germany for 34,900 euros, but it will not be available here due to the poor infrastructure.
The Canadian branch of BMW came up with an interesting promotion of the new M4, which was placed in the most familiar environment for him - on the track and behind the wheel of a skilled drifting driver. You won't say anything special until now. But what if we told you that the driver had to overcome a track set on a straight aircraft carrier by drifting?
The team at motorcycle refinisher Ton-up Garage has reworked BMW's R45 custom so radically that the photos look like computer photomontage. BMW's retro model R45 custom is also not a very common choice of converters, as it is a smaller and therefore less well-known model of this Bavarian brand, but this Portuguese company took a close look at exactly that.