An ingenious use of water injection into the cylinder after the power stroke causes it to vaporize into steam and yield a second power stroke as it expands. It reduces heat losses, but it means having to carry around water in addition to fuel.

Tour the country in style. The German RV manufactuer Volkner Mobile is now offering a built-in garage facility along with the other luxuries in its motorcoach. The Volkner Mobil mobile home features a mobile garage situated between the front and rear axles that can stow lower cars like the BMW Z4, MINI Cooper convertible and Mercedes-Benz SLK.

Not as cool as Pimpstars, but you can do your own custom splashscreen when your BMW starts up. Appears to be a benefit of the V27 navgiation software release.

The new diesel engine produces 266 hp and 467 ft-lbs of torque. They'll be making 25,000 units per year, but haven't yet said what vehicles it will be going into.

Not that it would be that that hard to a white Lamborghini Gallardo that's in Bullrun 2006, but this one does have an extra measure of protection: an electronic license plate cover with an LCD film that instantly obscures the plate at the flip of a switch.

BMW has released an interesting video showing its manufacturing process from start to finish. The cars being built are the E90 3-Series sedan, and as you will see, some pretty cool manufacturing processes are used. See BMW being welded, glued, and bolted together.

A designer who has spent most of his career working on parts for Formula One cars has come up with a new, off-road wheelchair. The Trekinetic K2 dispenses with the old tubular chassis and uses a carbon fibre monocoque instead. Designer Mike Spindle was inspired to create the off-road chair when he saw someone wheeling through an airport lounge.

This is a video of BMW\342\200\231s extreme testing innovations. For a producer of cars so packed with technology, it\342\200\231s only normal for their testing procedures to be highly advanced too. They actually have a Nurburgring track test simulator, which allows a BMW being tested to experience the trials of the Nurburgring track without actually having to be there.

BMW is working hard on a matt finish paint that will end the drudgery and could rewrite the rules on car styling and presentation. It made the first move with its M Coupe concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year and, after a lot of interest from potential customers, is fast-tracking development of the new paint.

A very interesting 5 minute video showing the manufacture of a V12 Ferrari engine. Some very interesting steps.

Transformer Technology is finally here, and of course its currently a modification only available for the rich.