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2019 BMW i8 BMW Featured Test Drive Reviews 

Delivered From the Future: 2019 BMW i8 Test Drive

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Meet the 2019 BMW i8. This is BMW’s plug-in hybrid sports car and yes, it looks like a supercar, but it doesn’t really perform like a supercar. With that in mind, the BMW i8 is actually a spectacular look into the future of sports car, and what’s possible with mating hybrid technologies to the gasoline engines we’ve come to love and appreciate. So let’s take a closer look at some of the interesting facts and details about the 2019 BMW i8 Coupe. 2019 BMW i8 Exterior We’re huge fans of…

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The BMW iNEXT Gives Back to the Future

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From the makers of the automobile with the slogan, “The Ultimate Driving Machine,” comes the announcement of the iNEXT, BMW’s replacement of the plugged-in 7-Series, slated for a 2021 release. The decision to shift brand focus from the conventional octane luxury driver to next generation electromobility, digital connectivity and intelligent design was “an emotional one,’” stated Harald Kruger, Chairman of the Board, at the 96th Annual General Meeting in Germany. He continued with, “It is always better to make a decision than to wait—and the purchase incentive will directly benefit…

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The BMW Event 2015 Races Into Homestead-Miami Speedway

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While Mercedes-Benz and Lexus might have a strong presence in the Florida market, BMW sales are among the highest in the state as well. With nearly 300,000 BMW title registrations in Florida, Homestead-Miami Speedway served as the perfect venue for the first annual ‘The BMW Event’ exclusively for the German luxury brand. Dedicated strictly to the Munich-based automaker, a group of BMW enthusiasts worked tirelessly with event promoters and title sponsor Active Autowerke to make The BMW Event the largest of its kind in the South East region. While West Coast BMW owners…

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Our 5 Favorite Fuel-Efficient Cars to Celebrate Earth Day

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Today is Earth Day, an annual event celebrated on April 22 to bring light around the support for environmental awareness. The automotive industry has come a long way in supporting the development of fuel-efficient vehicles including hybrids, plug-in hybrids, all the way to fully-electric vehicles. Here at AutoNation, we are proud to sell some of the most fuel-efficient cars that have high fuel-economy figures and low emissions. To celebrate Earth Day, we decided to take a look at our 5 favorite fuel-efficient cars. Let’s have a look. 2015 BMW i8:…

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Upshall: Innovative on and off the ice with his new BMW i8

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The BMW i8 makes no excuses about its next-level styling and technology. Conceived in BMW’s Munich-based skunkworks, we’ve been following the story of BMW’s rolling plug-in hybrid phenomenon for some time now and seeing the results of those efforts (on the street no less) has been satisfying. It was obvious that the hype for the new BMW i8 was mounting back in summer 2014, when the first i8 Concours Edition sold at auction for a staggering $825,000! Since then, deliveries of the standard model have started and one fortunate Florida…

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