Heated seats in your BMW? That’ll be R250 a month extra

Heated seats in your BMW? That’ll be R250 a month extra: BMW’s ‘connected car’ features are in South Africa, but buyer beware: they might work on subscription only

Love it or hate it, connected cars are here to stay. Buying a new vehicle today means downloading a companion app, regularly updating software, and contending with sometimes finicky controls.

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