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BMW i3 EV WILL get BMW motorcycle engine as range extender

BMW’s head of R&D, Herbert Diess, has confirmed the BMW i3 EV will come with the option of a range extender engine. BMW’s head of R&D, Herbert Diess, has confirmed to Automotive News that when the i3 arrives in BMW showrooms at the end of 2013 it will be offered with a range extending engine as well as a pure EV. The range extender engine will be housed in the boot and is derived from a BMW motorcycle engine, and will turn the i3 from a small EV, useful only in confined city environs with a range of around 40 miles, in to a small runaround that has a range of 250 miles.

Audi Smart Display tablet for your car

Audi has been showing off a new in-car tablet prototype called the Audi Smart Display, which gives passengers wireless control over infotainment and climate control systems. It also features high-speed LTE (4G) mobile internet connectivity, to keep you connected on the move. On Bing: see pictures of the Audi Smart Display Find out how much a used Audi costs on Auto Trader The Audi Smart Display is a 10.2-inch full-HD touchscreen tablet that uses Google’s Android operating system – nothing especially unusual there.

Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster Configurator Live

The Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster Configurator - while away the hours... This last month, and in particular the last ten days, the Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster has cropped up here on an almost daily basis. We got the first official - but slightly disguised – photos of the SLS Roadster at the beginning of May, but by the end of the month we’d had the real deal of an official reveal with a gallery full of photos of the soft-top SLS.