BMW executives are convinced that the compact 2-series Active Tourer won’t sell big in the US. Because of that, BMW plans to wait at least 15 months before launching the vehicle in North America. The BMW Active Tourer wagon shares the same platform as the Mini Cooper hardtop. The vehicle debuted this month and BMW… Continue reading BMW Active Tourer won’t hit North America for 15 months
Earlier today, some pictures of the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer were leaked on the BMW Blog, and rather than have grainy photographs circulating the web, BMW decided to respond to the leak by releasing it’s own high-res photos of the production ready Active Tourer. The Active Tourer is BMW’s first front wheel drive vehicle,… Continue reading BMW 2 Series Active Tourer image leaked
BMW has recently confirmed that their first front-wheel-drive crossover, the Active Tourer, will go on sale in the United States in early 2015. When it does enter production, it will likely become the 1-Series GT. According to Ian Robertson, BMW AG’s board member for sales and marketing, was the one to announce the news. The… Continue reading BMW confirms 2015 launch of Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid to follow
BMW has unveiled the Concept Active Tourer in the past and announced its production, and they were at it again at the Frankfurt Motor Show. In addition to the BMW i3, i8 and C Evolution scooter, BMW showed off the Concept Active Tourer Outdoor that will go into production as early as 2014. When it… Continue reading BMW Concept Active Tourer previews 2015 production plug-in hybrid
On display at the New York Auto Show, BMW’s Concept Active Tourer is a 5 door hatchback plug-in hybrid crossover vehicle with 4 wheel drive. Soon to join the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV in the ranks of 4 wheel drive electric vehicles, a transverse mounted engine drives the front wheels and an electric motor drives the… Continue reading BMW Concept Active Tourer confirmed for production
BMW plans to debut its plug-in hybrid Concept Active Tourer for the first time in North America at the 2013 New York Auto Show on March 27. “Offering a glimpse of further innovations in store for the premium compact segment, BMW introduces the Concept Active Tourer – a new plug-in hybrid concept which combines comfort… Continue reading BMW to intoduce Concept Active Tourer at New York Auto Show
As we’ve written about before, photos of the BMW Concept Active Tourer had been leaked/teased/whatever prior to the Paris Auto Show. Luckily, since we’d all seen it before, BMW had some interesting technical details to share about the Concept Active Tourer at the Paris Motor Show. Taking design cues from some of BMW’s crossover vehicles,… Continue reading BMW Active Tourer is front wheel drive
Earlier this week, BMW released teaser photos of the Active Tourer concept vehicle that BMW will debut at the Paris Auto Show next week. Information and pictures were limited. Now BMW has released interior photos of the electric hybrid vehicle, as well as some more specific details about the car. The Active Tourer is a… Continue reading Interior photos of BMW Active Tourer Concept
Last week, BMW announced it was working on developing an infrared heating system for its plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles. The heating system could save up to 30% of the batteries energy over conventional heating methods. The infrared system would generate infrared radiation that warms the occupants body directly, rather than heating air and… Continue reading BMW working on infrared heating for Electric Vehicles
We all know BMW is releasing another i3 concept in Paris, and that the i8 plug-in hybrid will be there also. Another plug-in hybrid that will be there is the BMW Concept Active Tourer. This is the first we’ve heard of this vehicle, and we aren’t sure if Concept is part of the name, or… Continue reading BMW concept Active Tourer plug-in hybrid will be in Paris
