The 2025 BMW X1 lineup gets minor updates for the new model year. The subcompact SUV now comes standard with heated front seats and Personal eSIM 5G, and a heated steering wheel is available as a ...

Over the years, BMW equipped the first-generation 1 Series with various powertrains, ranging from 1.6 to 3.0 liters. Among the notable versions were the 128i and 130i models, which featured the 3. ...

Back then, the LE was really one for the dedicated BMW fans, carrying a near £4k premium over a three-door 130i M Sport for a car very similar to drive. Sports suspension was standard ...

BMW AG has abandoned charging customers subscription fees for heated seats in an early indication there will be limits for manufacturers to reap new revenue from software-based services. The ...

Again, BMW became far better known for this practice than Tesla when, in 2020, it started offering subscriptions for factory-installed hardware features like heated seats or adaptive cruise ...

BMW caused much consternation last year when it launched a subscription-only option for heated car seats. The idea of having to pay a monthly fee of $18 to keep your posterior warm during the ...

In case you've been living under a rock, BMW came under fire last year for charging a subscription fee to unlock certain features, such as heated seats. What people didn't realize at the time was ...

Last year, BMW underwent media and customer hellfire over its decision to offer a monthly subscription for heated seats. While seat heating wasn’t the only option available for subscription ...

BMW has dropped its plans for an $18 a month heated seats subscription after customers balked at the idea of paying extra to unlock existing functions in their cars. “We thought that we would ...

In July last year, BMW started testing a paywall on its vehicles for specific features. For example, heated seats required signing up for an $18 per month subscription, a high beam assistant was $ ...

BMW will stop locking hardware-based features like heated seats behind a monthly subscription service for those who don’t want to buy it upfront, Autocar reports. The publication recently spoke ...