BMW 3-Series News
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Dear Everyone Who Attends Cars and Coffee-type events, Stop. Just stop. I know what you're thinking right now. Your super sweet ride is idling at the exit, and you're primed and ready to show everyone what your bad machine has got going on. You're thinking it's time to lay down some serious rubber, dial in a bit of opposite lock, and show those seven people (and your 78 Instagram followers) what it's all about. ALSO SEE: The Bugatti Vision GT concept ran out of fuel at Pebble Beach The problem is that you're not really a great driver. Adding to the problem is that this is absolutely the wrong...
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BMW 330e ads poke fun at Tesla Model 3 wait times
The 2017 BMW 330e i Performance may be a plug-in hybrid rather than an all-electric car, but BMW hopes to snag some customers who don't want to wait for the Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] Model 3. The 215-mile, $35,000 electric car debuted to much fanfare earlier this year, but production isn't scheduled...
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Just 150 BMW M3 30 Jahre Editions head to U.S.
BMW’s M3 nameplate turned 30 this year and to celebrate the automaker rolled out the 30 Jahre Edition based on the latest, fifth-generation M3. Just 500 are being built for worldwide consumption and 150 will make it to the United States. They'll arrive as 2017 models. They’re all likely...
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2017 BMW 3-Series preview
The current generation of BMW’s venerable 3-Series is now entering its sixth year on the market and even though a successor has been spotted there are still some significant updates to be found on the existing car. For the 2017 model year, expected to be the last for the current 3-Series...
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2017 BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo preview
BMW has updated its 3-Series Gran Turismo but just by looking at the vehicle you’d be hard pressed to guess there are any changes at all. That’s because, like the recently updated 3-Series sedan and Sports Wagon, most of the changes have taken place beneath the sheet metal. BMW says the...
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BMW celebrates 30 years of the M3
The M3 has turned 30 and to celebrate the milestone BMW has presented the 30 Jahre Edition based on the current model. The automaker did the same when its M5 turned 30 two years ago. The M3 30 Jahre Edition comes in the exclusive color Macao Blue metallic, which once celebrated its premiere in...
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BMW’s latest 3-Series sedan and Sports Wagon recently received their respective mid-cycle updates, which means the various other 3er variants are due to receive some updates of their own in the not too distant future. One of these is the 3-Series Gran Turismo, which was introduced for the 2014 model year and expected to be updated in time for 2017. These spy shots of a prototype for the updated 3-Series GT reveal only subtle changes are planned. It appears the designers have implemented some tweaks to the lights at both ends, and it's possible some changes have been made to the bumpers...
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2017 BMW 330e plug-in hybrid U.S. specs, pricing confirmed
BMW has confirmed that the plug-in hybrid version of its popular 3-Series lands in showrooms this summer. The car made its world debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, but on the eve of this week’s 2016 New York Auto Show BMW confirmed specifications for the United States. The plug-in hybrid...
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New Competition Package wrings more out of BMW M3 and M4
The power and performance of your BMW M3 or M4 just not doing it for you? Fear not for BMW has an answer. Starting this spring BMW will offer a new Competition Package for the M3 sedan and M4 coupe and convertible. The package will come with a power boost from 425 to 444 horsepower. The added power...
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The Story Behind The BMW E46 M3: Video
Few cars are as storied as the BMW M3. The feel behind the wheel, the mind-bending performance figures, and the racetrack heroics have all made it a legend. And over the years, it has spawned a raft of imitators that have added more spice to the market while often failing to live up to the...
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The Story Behind The BMW E36 M3: Video
M. At BMW, it stands for performance. We identify M cars with big power, agile dynamics, and aggressive European styling. But how did they get that way? The BMW M3 is the car that started it all, and a couple weeks ago we saw how BMW developed the first-generation M3. Well, now BMW has released the...
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The Story Behind The E30 M3: Video
If you're not in the know, BMW guys can drive you nuts. They talk about generations of 3 Series and M3 with alphanumerics such as E30, E36, E46, and E92 like everyone knows what they heck they mean. Thanks to BMW's latest video, the uninitiated can get a better grasp on the cars behind those...
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BMW is well on its way of offering its eDrive plug-in hybrid option on every model in its lineup. Having already shown the fuel-efficient versions of its X5 and 7-Series, the German automaker has now given us our first look at its upcoming 2-Series Active Tourer and 3-Series plug-in hybrids. They make their official world debut on September 15 at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show and will be available for sale next year. ALSO SEE: Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk: 0-60 In 2.7 Seconds, $79,999? Right now only the 3-Series plug-in is headed to the United States. It's badged a 330e, meaning its...
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A Modern Conceptual Take On An E36 BMW 3-Series
Some folks love old cars. Other folks prefer new cars. There's a smaller group out there that may want to drive an old car, but make it look like a more modern machine, and that's where the Hungarian firm of TMCARS comes into play. Last year, we took a look at the outfit's take on a modernized E30...
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BMW Brings Controversial M3 GTR Out For Monterey Car Week
You've already heard that BMW is trotting out a handful of cars from its racing history. The cars will be fired up and tracked hard during the Monterey Motorsports Reunion event during this coming week's Monterey Car Week, which includes the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. BMW has...
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2016 BMW M3 Gets A Few Visual Tweaks: Video
BMW’s 3-Series range has just undergone its mid-cycle update, receiving a few visual tweaks, a new six-cylinder engine and a host of chassis upgrades as part of the update. Some of those changes have also made their way across to the M3 high-performance variant, which is featured in our...
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2016 BMW 3-Series benefits from significant updates under the skin
Forty years on since the launch of the original 3-Series, the E21, BMW has unveiled its most advanced version of its bread-and-butter sedan and wagon yet. The updated 3-Series range goes on sale later this year, arriving in showrooms as a 2016 model. Importantly, the changes also affect the M3 and...
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2016 BMW 3-Series Long-Wheelbase Sedan Spy Shots
BMW’s 3-Series is about to undergo its mid-cycle update, with the popular range of sedans and wagons due to receive a few styling tweaks as well as a renewed powertrain lineup. Today we have spy shots of a prototype for the long-wheelbase 3-Series sedan, and although this model is sold...
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A BMW M3 will be the car star of 'Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation.'
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2016 BMW 3-Series Plug-In Hybrid Spy Shots
The new i3 and i8 aren’t the only plug-in cars on BMW’s agenda; plug-in hybrid versions of regular models like the automaker’s sedans and SUVs are also in the works. The first is a plug-in hybrid version of the X5 SUV that is set to debut at next month’s 2015 Shanghai Auto...
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2016 BMW 3-Series Sports Wagon (Touring) Spy Shots
BMW is working on a mid-cycle update for its 3-Series which we’re expecting on the market late this year or early next, as a 2016 model. Recently we brought you some new spy shots of the updated version of the sedan, and now we have some new spy shots showing the updated 3-Series Sports Wagon...
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2016 BMW 3-Series Spy Shots
Due out later this year, as a 2016 model, is an updated version of the BMW 3-Series. The current generation of the popular luxury sedan was all-new for 2012, so 2016 marks the date of the car’s mid-cycle update. Today we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype for the updated sedan, with...
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2016 BMW 3-Series Plug-In Hybrid First Details
Next year we’ll see the first regular BMW models fitted with the advanced plug-in hybrid technology already found in the automaker’s i8 sports car, starting with an X5 plug-in hybrid which we’ve already seen in concept form. The technology, dubbed eDrive, is also destined for...
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2015 BMW M3 & M4: Best Car To Buy 2015 Nominee
Very few cars have the following or the legacy—both on the street and the track—of BMW’s M3. The latest generation of the M3 mixes up the formula quite a bit, in ways going back toward tradition, in other ways moving into the future. In nearly every way, the 2015 BMW M3 (and its...
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