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  • 2015 BMW M4

    Coupe-like crossovers, carbon-bodied sportscars, urban-mode city hatchbacks--BMW can build them all, but when it gets placed in the balances and judged by its hardcore enthusiast audience, the only BMW that matters is the M3. It's the critical nuclear core of the brand and a bellwether for Bimmerphiles and the wider auto realm alike. If a car is lithe and taut, it will inevitably be compared to the M3. The M--and now the M4 alongside it--has to be right. The 3-Series may be BMW's sales heart, but the M cars is its soul. MUST SEE: Watch Dodge Build The 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat With VIN0001...

  • Stock 2015 BMW M3 runs 11.66-second quarter mile at 119.24 mph
    Watch A Stock 2015 BMW M3 Run 11.66 At 119.24 In The Quarter: Video

    There’s nothing visually spectacular about this drag strip video featuring the 2015 BMW M3. There is no giant wreck, the engine doesn’t blow up and burst into flames—the pre-launch burnout isn’t even very impressive. But the speed and ET, on the other hand…very...

  • 2015 BMW M3 on the set of Mission Impossible 5
    2015 BMW M3 Spotted On The Set Of Mission Impossible 5: Video

    The BMW brand had a starring role in 2011's Mission Impossible 4 – Ghost Protocol, with two of its vehicles, a 6-Series Convertible and the i8-previewing Vision EfficientDynamics concept, featuring in the hit movie. Now it’s been revealed that at least one BMW vehicle will feature in...

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    Visual Evolution Animated: 3-Series, Accord, Corvette, Mustang

    Several nameplates on the road today have been around for decades now, but the cars on modern dealer forecourts are a far cry from their historic predecessors. Among the best-known are the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Corvette, BMW 3-Series and Honda Accord--and the eBay Motors blog has created a string...

  • 2015 BMW M3
    2015 BMW M3 Dyno Reveals Just How Much Horsepower It Really Makes

    Some brands are known for underrating their cars’ horsepower, just as others are known for overrating their cars’ gas mileage. So where does BMW land on the spectrum, or more specifically, where does the 2015 M3 land? MUST SEE: Ralph Gilles Does Massive Burnout In 2015 Challenger SRT...

  • 2015 BMW M3 delivered early to Abu Dhabi buyer. Photo via Bimmerpost.
    First 2015 BMW M3 Delivered Early To Abu Dhabi Buyer: Video

    The 2015 BMW M3, known internally as the F80, isn't supposed to reach retail customers for several months yet. The very first introduction drives for the press aren't even complete yet. But one lucky (and we're guessing influential) buyer in Abu Dhabi has managed to secure his car early. It's an...

  • 2015 BMW M4 and M3

    The long wait for the arrival of the new M3 and M4 in showrooms is almost over, as today we have received the all-important pricing information. After exiting the market at the end of the 2011 model year, the M3 sedan returns for 2015 and sees its pricetag inflate to $62,925, which is about $6,650 higher than what you would have paid for the previous model when it was last on sale. Filling the role of the former M3 Coupe is the new 2015 M4, which is priced from $65,125, or about $4,130 more than you would have paid for an M3 Coupe in the car’s final year on the market. MUST SEE: 1966...

  • TMCARS' TM concept30, E30 BMW 3-Series
    Modernize Your E30 BMW 3-Series With This concept30 Kit

    BMW makes a great range of cars these days, but for a small band of BMW enthusiasts nothing tops the marque's glory days of the 1980s. Back then, they'll tell you, BMWs were better-made, more fun to drive and styled before flame surfacing was just a glint in Bangle's eye. Of those cars, one in...

  • 2015 BMW M3
    2015 BMW M3 & M4 Priced From Low $60,000s: Report

    We've been eager to get behind the wheel of the new M3 and M4 since seeing them in the flesh at the latest round of auto shows, and now it looks like we know how much that will cost you: about $62,000, minimum. That's the starting price of the 2015 BMW M3 sedan in the U.S., according to documents...

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    BMW M3 Battles A Hill And Wins: Video

    When you watch someone who possesses an expert set of car control skills, you know you're in for something special. Garo Haroutounian is one such person, and he can control his BMW M3 more tightly than a Police Officer with a leash on his K9 sidekick. Haroutounian recently ran his M3 in the...

  • 2015 BMW M4 live photos, 2014 Detroit Auto Show
    2015 BMW M3 And M4 Video Preview

    BMW’s new 2015 M3 and M4 have been some of the most talked about cars for the past several years, and now they’ve finally landed, having made their respective debuts this week at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. For those still in the dark, the M4 is essentially the replacement for the...

  • 2015 BMW M3 live photos, 2014 Detroit Auto Show
    2015 BMW M3 Sedan & M4 Coupe Preview & Live Photos

    Getting the M3 right is critical for BMW, because it's a sort of bellwether for the industry and enthusiasts alike--if a car is quick, it will inevitably be compared to the M3. Getting the M4 right is even more critical for BMW, because it wears an all-new name over the bones and history of the M3...

  • 2015 BMW M4 leaked images

    The 2015 BMW M3 and M4 are here just a bit early--look for the full, official details later today--but we're not ones to look gift horses (or gift U.K. websites) in the mouth. So what's the deal with the new M duo? The M3 and M4 share almost all of their core details, just as they should--they were just coupe and sedan versions of each other until BMW decided it needed yet another name in its lineup, after all. At the heart of each is a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged in-line six-cylinder engine rated at 425 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque, according to the leaked data. BMW's new M engine...

  • Teaser for new BMW M3 and M4
    BMW Releases Teaser For New M3 And M4: Video

    A teaser video for the new BMW M3 sedan and M4 coupe has hit the web and is likely to be the final such teaser before we see the cars revealed. Both are expected to be shown online in the coming weeks before an official world debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show next month. Both cars will feature...

  • 2014 BMW M3 spy shots
    Listen To The New BMW M3 In A Parking Garage: Video

    The BMW M3 has plenty of bark. Will it have enough bite to match?

  • 2014 BMW M3 and M4 at the Nürburgring
    BMW Touts Race-Bred Development Of M3 And M4: Video

    Watch the BMW M3 sedan and M4 coupe undergo testing at Germany's Nürburgring Nordschleife.

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    G-Power Celebrates 30 Years With M3 Supercharger Kit

    The G-Power name has become synonymous with extreme BMWs; that’s because for the past 30 years the tuning firm has been churning out some of the fastest examples of the German luxury cars on the planet. In 2009, G-Power’s M5-based Hurricane RS broke the world record for the fastest...

  • 2014 BMW M3 and M4 engine technology
    2014 BMW M3 & M4: Engine Tech Gallery

    The move from the soaring, singing S65 V-8 of the E9x BMW M3 to the new twin-turbo, in-line six-cylinder S55 in the 2014 BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe has some fans longing for the sweet sounds of massive revs. Fortunately, the new six looks to make its own style of music. BMW S55 engine also looks...

  • 2014 BMW M3 Sedan crashed on the Nürburgring

    Just yesterday, BMW released the first official technical details on the 2014 BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe. Today, we have photos of the first 2014 M3 crash, fresh from the Nürburgring. Our spies tell us the crash occurred during testing at the 'Ring today, at the Metzgesfeld area of the course. It's not clear what caused the crash, but the driver appeared to lose control before striking the right-side guard rail. The car doesn't appear to be too extensively damaged, and thankfully, the driver was not seriously injured, though doctors did place a collar on the driver's neck as a precaution...

  • 2014 BMW M3 and M4 at the Nürburgring
    2014 BMW M3 Sedan & M4 Coupe: First Official Technical Details

    Rumors about the newest version of the BMW M3 Sedan and the new M4 Coupe have been circulating for years, and some of them have been pretty wild. Today, we can put many of them to rest: these are the first official technical details of the next generation of BMW's iconic performance car. While many...

  • 2014 BMW M3 spy shots
    2014 BMW M3 and M4: More Power Rumors

    The speculation goes on regarding the output of the next BMW M3 and M4--especially now that the 2014 4-Series is out in the wild. Now, a new blurb at F80 Bimmerpost suggests the upcoming BMW M3 will extract some 425 horsepower and 370 pound-feet of torque from the latest 3.0-liter in-line...

  • 2014 BMW M3 spy shots
    2014 BMW M3 Spy Video

    BMW is in the final stages of development of its new, fifth-generation M3, with the potent performance machine expected to be revealed at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show in January. This latest spy video, from the guys at AutoEmotionenTV, shows a prototype in its final stages and wearing the least...

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    Chris Harris Drives The 2013 BMW Alpina B3 Biturbo: Video

    British journo drives a 3-Series enhanced by Germany's Alpina.

  • 2014 BMW M3 spy shots
    2014 BMW M3 Spy Shots

    The long-awaited M version of the latest generation ‘F30’ BMW 3-Series is on track for a debut at January's 2014 Detroit Auto Show, and these latest shots show the most complete prototype we’ve seen yet. Since the reveal of the M4 concept car at the recent Pebble Beach Concours...

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