Ever since hybrid supercars burst onto the scene, there is a Mexican standoff going on in the automotive industry. And it all hinges on the question of “who will pull the trigger on the next hybrid-electric performance rush?” Porsche took the lead with its hybrid Cayenne and Panamera a decade ago. But since then, no one else […]
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Who would have foreseen BMW and PSA’s love-child, the “Prince” engine is still soldiering on in 2020? That’s not all. Despite BMW moving onto its own engines, the 1.6-litre Prince is still the top petrol option of PSA’s model range. And now it is used to power the company’s new performance flagship, the Peugeot 508 […]
Whether it was started to stand apart from its peers or just out of sheer rebellion against the zeitgeist, the BMW ActiveHybrid series was one of the more interesting, if less celebrated, experiments BMW ever conducted. Yet, it is one that many might not even remember it even existed. Can’t blame them for that though, […]