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BMW Vision Neue Klasse X Concept: A Step Forward | Giga Gears
The Bangle years are not only my favorite era of BMW design, but one of my favorite eras of design at any automaker. No other company was taking risks and innovating like BMW was, and Bangle’s Flame Surfacing technique forever influenced the rest of the industry. The groundbreaking i3 and i8 were similarly impactful —…
Top Selling Cars of 2024 | Giga Gears
When quarterly sales figures come out, it’s common to focus on the cars that sold the most in the previous three months. That’s certainly interesting on some level, but at the same time, most of the top sellers are pretty consistent. Presumably, the Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado will take the top two spots,…
Weekend Car Buying Deals April 06, 2024 | Giga Gears
The dark underbelly of car buying that is un-affordability and bad financial decisions is always with us. Car payments are still at all time highs, and more people than ever are underwater on their auto loans. That hasn’t seemed to stop people from wanting to go into debt for a shiny new piece of metal, though. -…
2021 BMW i3 Purchased by Hero | Giga Gears
The end of the first quarter of 2024 means we get a look at some of the oddities automakers sold in the first three months of this year. Usually, it’s pretty uneventful, but sometimes you get a little gems. Take BMW’s Q1 report for example. It’s all pretty run-of-the-mill until you notice a little “1” on its…
BMW Vision Neue Klasse X Concept: Small Kidney Grilles Return | Giga Gears
For more than five years, BMW’s new kidney grille designs have dominated talk about any new car the German automaker unveils. After the 4 Series started the trend, the new 7 Series refined it. Now, the Vision Neue Klasse X concept completely pivoted by shrinking the kidney grilles back down to size. Happy now?