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The BMW X1 only reached U.S. shores in 2012 but overseas it’s been on sale since 2009. The vehicle received a host of updates for the 2015 model year, but these will be the last such updates before an entirely new model is introduced in the next six to 12 months, a prototype for which has...

Anyone looking forward to BMW’s new front-wheel-drive range in the U.S. is going to be disappointed, as the automaker has reversed a previous decision to bring the cars over here. BMW’s front-wheel-drive range includes the five-seat 2-Series Active Tourer and seven-seat 2-Series Gran...

Sure, these videos are in German. But figuring out what's happening here is about as easy as eating pretzels and drinking beer. Like anything featuring Cookie Monster, they're both good for a laugh. MUST WATCH: YOU SAVED IT! YOU MOTHER#@#$%R!!: Video The first one has the most action. Because, in a...

BMW used to churn out serious race cars with some seriously cool style back in the day. One car in particular is the Batmobile. No, not the one Bruce Wayne uses to fight Gotham's crime, but rather the classic 3.0 CSL racer with full aero gear and a familiar blue, white, and red paint scheme. It is...

After a series of concept versions, BMW has finally revealed its plug-in hybrid X5 in production trim. The vehicle makes its debut next month at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show and should be on sale here in the U.S. in the fall, making it a 2016 model. MUST SEE: Watch Kids React To The Tesla Model S...

BMW recently unveiled a new water-injection system that’s said to result in both efficiency gains and more power by improving engine combustion. The technology, popular in the aftermarket world, is being demonstrated in BMW’s M4 safety car used in MotoGP but is also destined for the...

The above video clip is a trailer for a video that BMW has created called "The Drift Challenge". It will pit two BMWs against each other to see who can drift better. One car is driven by a professional drifter while the other is driven by computers. It should be interesting to see how the man...

Since 1999, BMW has been the official car of the MotoGP motorcycle race series. This new year is more of the same for the automaker, but it's also more of the new. BMW has employed its M4 for safety car duty, and it's fitted the decked-out coupe with a unique injection system under the hood. ALSO...

Swiss design and engineering firm Rinspeed made it clear last year that its vision of driving in the future is an autonomous one, and that cars, rather than being a tool to simply take you from point A to point B, will become an extension of your lounge or office. Now, Rinspeed is taking this...

Fifty shades of grey may be a box-office phenomenon this weekend, but at BMW, it's business as usual. Ever see a Bavarian brochure without some halftone hue? Or five of them? If grey could be anthropomorphized, it'd be the brand mascot. Somehow BMW manages to conjure grey outside of showrooms, too...

With BMW’s re-naming scheme mostly in place, and a small handful of new models bearing those names, BMW is using the new nomenclatural real estate to introduce yet another: the 2-Series Gran Tourer. Fitting the vehicle class known as an MPV elsewhere in the world, Americans can think of the...

The Tesla Model S remains the undisputed king of electric cars at the moment primarily because it’s the only real car that is entirely electric. But that will change soon, and BMW will be among those seeking inroads into Tesla’s empire. BMW’s vector for those inroads will be...

BMW is set to phase out its Z4-based race car from GT competition at the end of this year and replace it in 2016 with a new car based on the M6 platform. The new race car is being developed to GT3 specifications, with versions likely developed for the similar-spec GTE and GTD categories of the...

For anyone that’s thinking BMW has lost its way with cars like the oddly-shaped Gran Turismos and the blasphemous front-driving 2-Series Active Tourer, this promo video for the 2016 M6 range should restore your faith in the blue and white roundel. The cars have just been updated for the 2016...

A BMW i3 ad will run during Super Bowl XLIX.

BMW and Volkswagen will back a buildup of the CCS fast-charging network.

BMW already has a plug-in hybrid model in its lineup in the form of the i8 sports car but soon the German automaker’s more mainstream models will be electrified. We’ve already seen plug-in hybrid versions of the 3-Series facelift, X5 SUV and the next-generation 7-Series, all of which...

The elegant BMW 6-Series has received a mid-cycle update for the 2016 model year, but the changes are barely noticeable unless you're a die-hard fan of the brand. The changes affect the entire 6-Series range, which continues to include a coupe, convertible and four-door coupe, plus their respective...

BMW’s 1-Series Hatchback has come in for its mid-cycle update and has received new some styling and powertrains in the process. The 1-Series Hatchback isn't sold in the U.S., and we’re not expecting this updated version to arrive either—instead, we’ll get the...

Talk of an all-wheel-drive BMW M5 dates back to 2011, and over the years we’ve had both hints and denials from official sources. Now the recently appointed chief of the storied M division, Frank van Meel, a former Audi quattro employee, has confirmed that an all-wheel-drive M5 is coming. The...