BMW 3-Series News
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For 2013, BMW is launching 150 of its M3 Coupe Frozen special editions, in the choice of red, white or blue.
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BMW On Demand USA Offers Renters A Deal On The 328i
If you’d like to experience the joy of driving a new BMW 328i for a long weekend, BMW On Demand USA has a deal for you: rent the car for a three-day weekend, and the company will kick in a fourth day, free. If that’s not good enough for the savvy bargain hunters among you, BMW On Demand...
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BMW Factory Driver Augusto Farfus Takes His Wife To Work: Video
Augusto Farfus is a Brazilian racing driver who currently gets paid by BMW to campaign an M3 in the DTM series. While Farfus may look young, his resume includes stints in the World Touring Car Championship from 2005 - 2010, a season in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in 2011 and two entries into...
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2013 BMW M3 Lime Rock Park Edition: Video
Last month, we brought you the first word on the upcoming 2013 BMW M3 Lime Rock Park Edition, but recently, BMW was at the famous circuit with racing driver Bill Auberlen, in the Lime Rock Park Edition for some filming. This is a teaser of what's to come. Enhancements to the standard M3 package for...
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Don't Like Your BMW 3-Series' Start Stop? Have It Reprogrammed
As automakers look to meet ever more-restrictive emission standards and ever-increasing fuel economy goals, automatic start stop systems, which shut down an engine after a few seconds of idle and then instantly restart it, will become more and more commonplace. As with any new technology, start...
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BMW M3 Crashes, Then Rolls: Video
Video footage has been captured of a late model BMW M3 Coupe crashing into a concrete center divider at high speed after its driver loses control of the car in very wet conditions. The M3 is seen overtaking another vehicle on the right when suddenly it hits a large patch of water and then careens...
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As automakers seek new locations for factories in order to lower production costs, hedge against currency fluctuations and build cars closer to where they are sold, BMW is reportedly seeking a site in Mexico to build a new plant for production of its popular 3-Series model. Close rival Mercedes-Benz has already announced that it will start building its next-generation C Class at its plant in the U.S. in 2014 and recently Audi confirmed that it will start building some of its models in Mexico by 2016. If BMW’s management gives the green light for a new Mexican plant, production of its...
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BMW On Demand USA To Offer Short Term BMW Rentals
In 2010, BMW launched a pilot program in Munich that it called “BMW On Demand.” Based at BMW Welt (BMW World), the program allowed drivers to rent various BMW models by the hour, day or week, with prices starting from $22 per hour for a 1-Series. Now that car sharing and the idea of...
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BMW Confirms 2.0-Liter, Four-Cylinder Turbodiesel For U.S.
Fans of the compression-fired engine, perk up: BMW has something special for you. Well, for those of you in the U.S., anyway. For Europeans, this is old hat. But now we get to join the club: BMW has confirmed it will offer a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder turbodiesel engine in the U.S. Speaking with...
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The History Of BMW's 3 Series, In Under Four Minutes: Video
BMW’s 3 Series range was launched in 1975 as a replacement for the “Neue Klasse,” or “New Class” cars that had served BMW from the introduction of the 1500 in 1962 to the end of 2002 model production in 1976. Since then, BMW has produced six generations of 3 Series...
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2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Pricing Starts At $50,195
If you prefer your sport sedans with an emphasis on environmental friendliness, BMW’s ActiveHybrid 3 may be just the car you’ve been waiting for. Blending a TwinPower Turbo 3.0-liter in-line six and a lithium-ion battery powered electric motor, the ActiveHybrid 3 puts out some 335...
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2013 BMW M3 Lime Rock Park Edition Makes Debut
The current BMW M3 is on its way out, set to be replaced in the near future by a brand new generation. However, the current model still has plenty of life left in it and to prove it BMW has unveiled a new special edition model developed exclusively for the North American market and honoring the...
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BMW has already announced that it will bring the Sports Wagon version of the latest F30 BMW 3-Series to the U.S., beginning in Spring of 2013. But before you get too excited, for now the U.S. Sports Wagon lineup will be limited to automatic transmissions only, and only the base 3-Series’ 328i guise. In the U.S., the 2013 BMW 328i Sport Wagon will feature the N20 turbocharged four-cylinder engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission. So there won't be any 335i models yet. But to add some spice there will be both Sport Line trims and an M Sport package—the latter including a...
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2013 BMW 3-Series GT Spy Video
A prototype for the all-new 3-Series Gran Turismo has been spotted testing in Germany.
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Man Wins BMW 3-Series For Making A Short Video
BMW recently ran a competition in North America asking fans to create a video that explains how much they "desire" the new 2012 3-Series, but make it last no longer than 5.9 seconds, about the time it takes the car to go from 0-60 mph. From the more than 2,000 entries that were submitted, a final...
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BMW Marks Three Decades Of The (Second Generation) 3 Series
BMW launched its first E21 3 Series model back in 1975. The original generation of the 3 Series was sold through 1983, while a second generation, internally called the E30, was launched in 1982 as a 1983 model. While the E21 pioneered many features still found in the 3 Series, it was arguably the...
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Usain Bolt Crashes Another BMW M3
In 2009, Usain Bolt and two passengers walked away from a rollover crash of his BMW M3, presented in recognition of Bolt’s accomplishments in Beijing. Despite extensive damage to the BMW, Bolt escaped with just minor injuries to his feet, a testament to the safety of modern automobiles. Now...
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BMW Boss Allegedly Confirms Straight-Six Engine For 2014 M3
We know this much as fact: the 4.0-liter V-8 used to power the current BMW M3 goes away with the fourth-generation car, and the next BMW M3 will be powered by a forced-induction, six-cylinder engine. Details on that engine have been lacking, and rumor had it that BMW was looking at both a V-6 and...
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Both the 2012 BMW 3 Series sedan and the 2013 Acura RDX crossover have earned "Top Safety Pick" designations from the IIHS.
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Boris Said Driving Electric BMW M3 In Pikes Peak Hill Climb: Video
Soon, you’ll be able to add one more thing to Boris Said’s extensive racing resume: Pikes Peak Hill Climb veteran. Said will compete behind the wheel of a BMW M3 in this year’s event, but it isn’t just another race-prepped BMW that the NASCAR driver will be piloting. The M3...
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BMW Reveals New M Performance M3 And M5 For UK Market
It turns out BMW’s new M Performance range of accessories isn’t just for the automaker’s regular fleet. BMW in the UK is releasing two new vehicles, which it has labeled M Performance cars, and these are based on the already potent M3 and M5 models. Both cars are available in one...
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2013 BMW 3-Series Sports Wagon Debuts, Confirmed For U.S.
BMW has revealed the wagon variant of its latest-generation 3-Series and at the same time confirmed that this new model, just like the previous two, will be sold in the U.S. The vehicle goes on sale in Europe later this year but won’t hit U.S. showrooms until spring 2013. Powertrains and...
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2013 BMW 3-Series Touring With M Sport Package Spy Shots
The new BMW 3-Series sedan has been a known quantity for months now. But its wagon-shaped Touring (or Sports Wagon here in the U.S.) counterpart hasn't, beyond spy shots and spy videos, and certainly not in M Sport Package configuration. Now, things are a bit clearer. Not that we didn't already...
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2012 BMW 3-Series Models Recalled For Head Restraint Issue
BMW is recalling 7,600 new 3-Series models to correct a potential defect with the front seat headrests.
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