BMW News
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When it comes to electric vehicles, both BMW and Mercedes-Benz have, to some extent, got the hard part out of the way. Each has designed and produced, and started selling its own lineup of electric cars. As far as infrastructure is concerned though, automakers have been keen to work together and spread costs, rather than competing directly. The latest such partnership between BMW and Daimler, Mercedes' parent company, aims to develop the concept of wireless charging for electric vehicles. Each automaker sees it as the next step forward for the electric vehicle industry. MUST SEE: Lamborghini...
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BMW M4 hits the ‘Ultimate Racetrack’Like us, you really don’t need an excuse to watch a heart-pounding video of the new 2015 BMW M4. But here’s your excuse anyway. MUST SEE: Electric Miata Smokes Tesla Model S P85: Video Devoid of any annoying Wagnerian music, and inane voiceovers, of anything except brilliant, amped-up...
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BMW i8 Full Pricing, Options RevealedBMW announced the list price of its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car some time ago, but now we know how much it will actually cost to get behind the wheel once various options and trim lines are taken into account. At its very least, that's $135,700, plus a standard BMW $950 destination fee—but...
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BMW Confirms Mexican PlantJust a week after Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz confirmed plans to build cars at a new plant in Mexico, BMW has confirmed that it will do the same. BMW’s Mexican plant will be located in the state of San Luis Potosi and will start building cars in 2019. It will have a capacity of 150,000 units...
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Turbo BMW E30 Screams Up Pikes Peak: VideoThis 1987 BMW E30, fully prepped and boosted, is fierce little machine. The restrained fury with which it attacks Pikes Peak is even fiercer. Putting about 480 horsepower to the rear wheels and weighing in at just 2,340 pounds, Tim Hardy’s turbo E30 made the climb in just 10:44.650. The time...
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BMW Won’t Build An M4 Gran CoupeA senior executive at BMW’s M division has quashed rumors that the German automaker may launch an M version of the stylish 4-Series Gran Coupe. BMW does sell an M6 Gran Coupe and considered adding a smaller M4 Gran Coupe to the lineup at one point, but has chosen to forgo it. “That is a...
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BMW's littlest coupe earns a "good" rating in the IIHS small overlap front crash test.
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2014 BMW M235i video reviewThe BMW 1-Series is no more. Nope. It’s been replaced, by this: the new 2-Series. It’s longer, wider, and roomier, and a little more expensive—but with the turbo six, it’s as close to a classic M3 as you can get. Let’s start under the hood. You’ll find either a...
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Special BMW M4 Coupe And M5 30 Jahre Edition Headed To GoodwoodThe Goodwood Festival of Speed gets bigger and better every year, and there's no better sign of this than how many automakers use the show to launch special versions of their hottest performance models. This year it's the turn of BMW, which is marking the show with the debut of a 30th anniversary...
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20-Year-Old Crashes BMW M4 In GermanyThe first crash involving the all-new 2015 BMW M4 has occurred, with a 20-year-old male in Munich, Germany reportedly losing control of this white example before it ran off the road and crashed head-first into a tree. The accident occurred yesterday near the Sendlinger-Tor-Platz, in the heart of...
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Subaru May Lose BRZ As Toyota Turns To BMW For Future Sports Cars: ReportToyota and Subaru worked together to develop their respective GT 86 (Scion FR-S) and BRZ sports cars, but that may not be the case for any replacement models. Toyota turned to BMW for development of its new flagship sports car, a spiritual successor to the Supra based on the FT-1 concept, and the...
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BMW M4 Laps The 'Ring In Under 8 MinutesBMW's new M4 coupe has become the latest car to score a sub-8 minute lap at the infamous Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany. At the hands of Horst von Saurmer from German magazine Sport Auto, a production M4 lapped the 12.93-mile circuit in a time of 7:52. CHECK OUT: $4.2 Million Ferrari F12...
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk views patents as a brake on the success of electric cars,
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BMW And MINI Cars Getting GoPro IntegrationWith the vast collection of videos on YouTube taken by people in their car, it was only a matter of time until the OEMs started catering to the hobby. Recently, we learned that Chevrolet was launching an industry-first Performance Data Recorder system for its 2015 Corvette that lets you record...
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2016 BMW 7-Series Spy VideoSeveral prototypes for BMW’s next-generation 7-Series, the G11, have been caught on video while testing in Italy. The prototypes give us a good idea what the new 7-Series will look on the road when it’s finally launched, with the reveal likely to take place midway through next year...
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BMW i8 Hits The Dyno After Rolling Off The Assembly Line: VideosThe BMW i8 is being hailed as a new kind of car. Whether you’re into the green-meets-mean theme or not, however, it’s undeniably an interesting and impressive convergence of technology and design. But how is it made? MUST SEE: Volkswagen Anti-Texting Ad Is Brilliantly Simple, Incredibly...
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BMW Teams With Bang & Olufsen On Special 2015 6-Series Gran CoupeIf you daily-drive a BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe, chances are you aren't rocking the latest thrift-store audio system at home. And if, say, you have Bang & Olufsen's latest setup in your lounge, there probably isn't a Nissan Versa sitting on the driveway outside. What we're saying is that BMW's...
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First Look At 2015 BMW X6's M Sport Package And X6 M50d VariantBMW has just revealed its second-generation X6 crossover, and soon its high-performance X6 M variant will debut. In the meantime, X6 fans looking to add some sport to the new 2015 X6 will have to settle for the crossover’s available M Sport package. Overseas, buyers also have the option of...
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Although BMW was the first to announce plans to introduce laser headlights to its cars, revealing the technology in concept form as far back as 2011, Audi hinted earlier this year that it may in fact be the first automaker to actually start selling a car with laser lights with the reveal of its R8 LMX. In turns out BMW had nothing to worry about as its laser headlight-equipped i8 has been in production for several months now and the first examples were finally delivered to customers this week. The first eight customers from Germany received their i8s as part of an official ceremony at...
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2015 BMW X6: Rear-Drive Option, Fresh FaceThe U.S.-built 2015 BMW X6 takes the brand’s four-door-coupe-SUV formula to the stylistic limit and adds a new rear-drive option to the previously all-wheel-drive-only range. The new model, dubbed the X6 sDrive35i in BMW-speak, offers rear-wheel drive, the familiar 300-horseepower...
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2015 BMW 2-Series Gets xDrive All-Wheel DriveBMW’s 2-Series coupe was all-new for 2014 but there’s already some updates headed our way for the 2015 model year. After confirming it for the European market, BMW has now announced that U.S. customers will be able to opt for xDrive all-wheel drive on the 2015 2-Series. The xDrive...
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BMW 8-Series Celebrates 25 YearsOpinions vary on modern BMW styling but few would argue that some of the automaker's 1980s and 1990s offerings are among the best ever produced. One of those, the BMW 8-Series, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year--amid rumors BMW is considering a new 8-Series model to take on Mercedes'...
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2015 BMW i8 Tech Highlights Revealed: VideoIf you bought a 2015 BMW i8 based on its styling alone, we'd not begrudge you for it. While BMW's i3 has gone for high-tech and futuristic styling, the i8's designers added some good, old-fashioned beauty to the plug-in hybrid sports car. MUST SEE: Pagani Huayra From The Driver's Point Of View...
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BMW Individual Designs M6 For DTM RacerWe're sure there are downsides to being a professional racing driver, but it's fair to say the upsides probably cancel these out somewhat. You get paid to drive cars quickly around race tracks, for a start, but the jet-set lifestyle, adoration from fans around the world and healthy income can't be...
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