There is a trend going through the auto industry that has shown us the endless possibilities of engineering. Amongst soring gas prices and environmental concerns, car makers are competing with one another to create the latest and greatest in fuel efficiency. It's the most eco-friendly trend yet, and it is saving us plenty of money in the long-run.

At the Plug-In 2014 conference, BMW has taken the spotlight through the announcement that they will…

Believe it or not, folks, but the 2013 Frankfurt Show is less than a week away. Exciting news in its own right, but even more so now that the BMW i8 will be making its big debut in just four days. Up until now, we were relatively in the dark about what we could expect from this plug-in hybrid supercar, but now that our favorite automaker has released a trio of images for it, the excitement is flat-our palpable here at BMW of Southampton.

With the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show just weeks away, it's no surprise to us why everyone in the auto industry has their eyes set on Germany right now. As much as we're in the same boat here at BMW of Southampton, Frankfurt can wait. Because when it comes to the future of our new and used cars, there's nowhere we'd rather be than Munich.

Be it the 2013 BMW 335i Coupe or the 2013 BMW 328i xDrive Coupe, we here at BMW of Southampton are admittedly shameless when it comes to our love for 3 Series Coupe models. What can we say, there's just a lot to love, inside and out. So when we recently got word that the German automaker was planning on phasing out their 3 Series Coupes to make way for their upcoming 4 Series Coupe models, we could only assume there was good reason behind it.