BMW 2-Series News

The BMW 2-Series is just falling into the hands of journalists from around the world (stay tuned for our first drive review shortly), but already, BMW is looking ahead to other possibilities for the car--including an M2. Talking with BMW personnel at the global launch of the new M235i in Las Vegas...

BMW’s 1-Series Coupe and Convertible are on their way out, soon to be replaced by the stylish and sexy 2-Series, which bowed at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show this week. Fans are already dubbing the car the spiritual successor to the BMW 2002 of the 1960s and ‘70s, and in M235i trim we...

Last month, BMW revealed its new 2-Series in full and included the all-important pricing details; today in Detroit, the brand took the wraps off the car in its public debut ahead of its early 2014 sales launch. The 2-Series will be a late 2014 model year arrival and its pricing will start at...

BMW’s new front-wheel-drive model based on the handful of Active Tourer concepts revealed over the past year won’t be classified as a 1-Series, as was widely predicted, but will instead use the newly created 2-Series nameplate. We know this because an undisguised version of the upcoming...

BMW has revealed a new race car based on its latest 2-Series model. The race car is called the “M235i Racing”, and it’s been designed specifically for next year’s VLN Endurance Championship in Germany, whose highlight is the Nürburgring 24 Hours. BMW is also considering...

It’s been exactly three years since we first learned that BMW’s 1-Series Coupe would be renamed a 2-Series for its second generation, and in just a few days we’ll be seeing the covers finally come off the new car. BMW has confirmed an October 25 reveal for its new 2-Series, which...

The BMW 1-Series is many things to many people. It's even a front-wheel drive car to 80 percent of its owners. But despite the lack of owner edification on the car's actual mechanicals, it's due for a complete revamping next year--and a renaming as well. Yes, just as the 3-Series Coupe has been...

BMW’s regular 1-Series coupe and convertible are about to be replaced by new 2-Series-badged cars, with prototypes for both versions having been spotted testing on several occasions and a world debut expected soon. But what about a successor to the highly praised 1-Series M Coupe? According...

We have exclusive spy footage of a prototype for the upcoming BMW 2-Series Coupe, the replacement for the aging 1-Series Coupe, which was recently spotted conducting some high-speed tests on Germany’s grueling Nürburgring circuit. The car is essentially a coupe version of the latest...

The Big Change is coming at BMW, a re-shuffling of badges that will see the current 1-Series become the 2-Series, part of the 3-Series range become the 4-Series, and more. But it looks like one of the first changes could come with the 2-Series, and it could arrive by 2014. That's the story...

Something appears to be afoot at BMW, with a large-scale renaming of portions of its 1-Series and 3-Series lines. Why? We're not sure yet.

It's been almost one year exactly since talk of the BMW M2 trademark last circulated--likely as a result of refreshing the intent to use the mark--and that has inspired a new round of speculation on what it might mean. Coupled with trademarks from last October for the 228, 230, and 235 names, the...

BMW has already confirmed it’s working on a new front-wheel drive model to slot in below its current 1-Series and compete with the likes of the Audi A1 and next-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class. But BMW has a problem on its hands: if it continues its current naming convention the new model...

BMW is working on a new model to enter its lineup, which will sit in between the 1- and 3-Series. The sketch shows what the car may look like in coupe form, but there’s also a rumor that there might be a roadster version. The car is expected to go on sale in 2009 and may even come with a hot...