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BMW brings 2020 to a close with multiple award wins.
Thu Dec 17 09:00:00 CET 2020 Press Release
• Top Gear name BMW M3 as ‘Car they’re most looking forward to driving in 2021’ • Double award win at Carbuyer Best Car Awards 2021 • BMW X5 xDrive45e continues its success winning Best Premium Plug-in Hybrid award at 2021 DrivingElectric Awards.
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BMW has finished 2020 with a flourish by winning a range of industry
awards across its hybrid and performance models, claiming success at
the DrivingElectric Awards, Carbuyer Best Car Awards 2021 and the Top
Gear Awards 2020.
Top Gear name BMW M3 as the car they’re most looking forward
to driving in 2021
The BMW M3 has made waves across the internet since
it was announced earlier in 2020 and now Top Gear Magazine has named
it the car they’re most looking forward to driving in 2021. The
editorial team selected BMW M3 out of the dozens of new models
arriving early next year, stating that they are “really chomping at
the bit” to get into the driver’s seat.
Powered by a 510hp 3.0-litre six cylinder in-line engine with
bespoke M TwinPower Turbo technology, the new BMW M3 is designed to
stand out, and features a new frameless kidney grille, contoured
bonnet and a selection of exclusive BMW M paint finishes. A high-tech
carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) roof, high gloss black runner
boards beneath the doors and a choice of coloured brake callipers
project a confidence image on the road.
Double win for BMW at the Carbuyer Best Car Awards 2021
The editorial team at Carbuyer awarded BMW a double
win their Best Car Awards 2021, selecting the BMW 530e as Best Large
Company Car and the BMW X5 xDrive45e as the Best Large Plug-in Hybrid.
Looking at every car on sale in the UK, the judges tested each
model on a tight criteria including cost of ownership, performance and
safety. Speaking of the BMW 530e award, Richard Ingram, editor of
Carbuyer said: “The BMW 5 Series is an incredible car and the 530e
plug-in hybrid version makes a brilliant large company car. It’s great
to drive, incredibly comfortable, full of kit, and, crucially for our
Best Large Company Car 2021 category, cheap to tax for business reasons”.
BMW X5 xDrive45e ends 2020 on a high claiming a Driving
Electric Award win.
DrivingElectric has recognised the best electric and
hybrid cars on sale now at their third annual awards, and named the
BMW X5 xDrive45e as the Best Premium Plug-in Hybrid.
The editorial team praised the model’s performance, range and
efficiency while also recognising its superior in-car technology offering.
Richard Ingram, editor, DrivingElectric said: "What sets
the X5 apart from its rivals is that as well as offering a blend of
comfort, ride quality, space and in-car technology, it’s also very
nearly as entertaining to drive as one of BMW’s smaller saloons. It’s
quick, too. Yet as long as you don’t use that performance in full too
often, the X5 will be remarkably cheap to run – courtesy of a lengthy
electric range of more than 50 miles. It really does set the benchmark
all other premium SUVs must meet."
The BMW X5 xDrive45e offers remarkable levels of performance and
efficiency, with up to 54 miles of electric range. It is the second
generation X5 to feature electrification with the plug-in hybrid
system combining an in-line 6-cylinder petrol engine and the latest
BMW eDrive technology. The result is an impressive combined power
output of 394 hp, accelerating from zero to 62 mph in just 5.6 seconds.
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the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of
automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and
mobility services. The BMW Group production network comprises 31
production and assembly facilities in 15 countries; the company has a
global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2019, the BMW Group sold over 2.5 million passenger vehicles
and more than 175,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax in
the financial year 2019 was € 7.118 billion on revenues amounting to
€ 104.210 billion. As of 31 December 2019, the BMW Group had a
workforce of 126,016 employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term
thinking and responsible action. The company has therefore established
ecological and social sustainability throughout the value chain,
comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to
conserving resources as an integral part of its strategy.
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