BMW News
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Photos of a slightly updated BMW M5 due on the market later this year have surfaced early, thanks to the inadvertent launch of the car’s configurator on BMW’s German website. The images were scooped by enthusiast website BimmerToday and have also appeared on WorldCarFans, however, BMW has since removed the configurator from its website. Our own spy shots of prototypes previously confirmed that an updated M5 was in the works, but now, thanks to these images, we can look past the camouflage gear. They show only minor updates to the car, which makes sense since the current...
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2014 BMW 4-Series Coupe Revealed Further In New Spy VideoBMW is in the final stages of development of its new 4-Series Coupe, which will serve as the replacement for the aging 3-Series Coupe and is just the first in a long line of upcoming 4-Series-badged cars. We’ve already spied undisguised versions of the car, which were spotted during an...
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2014 BMW 5-Series Spy ShotsThe current generation of the BMW 5-Series was first introduced for the 2011 model year, so in BMW tradition a facelifted model should be expected around the 2014 model year. Right on cue, prototypes for this facelifted model have been spotted, revealing a number of elements we can expect on the...
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Takata airbag recall hits BMW, 220K vehicles affected worldwideA widespread recall affecting more than 3.4 million vehicles from several different makes has now hit BMW. According to the automaker, roughly 220,000 of its 2002 and 2003 3-Series models have been affected by the recall worldwide, with 42,080 of these located in the U.S. The recall is due to a...
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2014 BMW i8 Hits The Nürburgring: VideoThe 2014 BMW i8 has taken to Germany's Nürburgring race track for some high-speed testing ahead of the car's reveal later this year and eventual sales launch next spring. First previewed in concept form back in 2009 with the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept, the i8 is BMW’s answer to...
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BMW i3 To Be Priced Similar To 3-SeriesBMW’s upcoming i3 electric car will be priced similar to a well-equipped 3-Series sedan, which means a starting price in the low $40,000 bracket. This is in line with previous reports that claimed BMW was targeting a low price point for the i3, with a previous estimate of $35,000 being...
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The 2014 BMW 3-Series GT is nearly here. What do you think?
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BMW i8 To Move (Silently) Forward Without M VariantEven if you're not a super spy sent on a mission your superiors deem impossible, you should still be interested in the upcoming 2014 BMW i8. Besides showing off its extremely exotic styling, the i8 features a plethora of exciting technology that's put to use to provide a compelling and...
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BMW To Offer Solar-Powered Charging Systems To EV CustomersTesla pioneered the idea of harnessing solar power to create an incentive to lure potential customers to its cars. Late last year the Californian startup opened the first of a series of ‘fueling’ stations where owners of its Model S could drive in and charge their batteries to...
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575-HP Competition Package Planned For BMW M5 And M6: ReportWith the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG now offering as much as 577 horsepower in ‘S-Model’ trim, the 560 horsepower of the BMW M5 is starting to look a little feeble, at least in terms of bragging rights (we doubt most owners would be able to tell the difference). To rectify the issue, BMW...
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2014 BMW 4-Series With M Sport Package Spy ShotsThe coupe version of the sixth-generation F30 BMW 3-Series sedan, essentially the replacement for the aging 3-Series Coupe, has been spotted once again, this time wearing its new M Sport package. While the standard 4-Series Coupe was captured undisguised recently during a photo shoot, the latest...
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2014 BMW X5 Spy Shots (With Interior)A prototype for the upcoming third-generation BMW X5 has been captured in testing once again, this time with the least amount of camouflage we've seen yet. Previously leaked images also reveal much of the design, though we can’t confirm if they are the real deal just yet. Code-named F15, the...
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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 1-Series Hatchback sold overseas and previously tested by Motor Authority, and its size and proportions give it an overall look and feel that’s reminiscent of BMW’s legendary 2002 from the 1960s and ‘70s. We’ve already seen spy shots of this model, as well as its convertible...
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75-Year-Old BMW 328 Gearbox Re-Creation Now AvailableBMW announced today that it will build 55 examples of a reproduction gearbox for the iconic BMW 328. There aren't many applications for a modern-day copy of a 75-year old gearbox from a BMW 328. There aren't even very many BMW 328s; only 464 were built over its run from 1936-1940. BMW is offering...
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BMW Concept X4: New ImagesThe Shanghai Auto Show is gearing up, and though we've seen many of the cars making debuts there already, some will be surprises. The BMW Concept X4 is not one of them. It is, however, one of the most interesting. Styled like a coupe, but built as a crossover; sized like a 3-Series, but nestling...
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BMW's New Chinese Brand To Be Called ZinoroBMW and Chinese partner Brilliance is on the verge of announcing a new brand for the Chinese market called Zinoro. It will be owned by an existing joint venture between the two automakers, which currently produces BMW-branded vehicles in China. Zinoro will focus on fuel efficient vehicles and will...
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A Close Look At The Design Of The BMW Concept X4: VideoWhether you’re a fan of the new crossover coupes that have been trickling onto the market since the introduction of the BMW X6 back in 2008, you had better get used to seeing them on the roads as a handful of automakers are working on new versions of their own. In the case of BMW, it’s...
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BMW M6 Gran Coupe Picked As Official Safety Car For 2013 MotoGP SeasonFollowing the success of the BMW M5 as MotoGP’s official safety car in 2012, the latest bahnstormer from the hallowed M Division, the 2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe, has been picked as this year’s safety car. This will be the 15th successive year that a BMW M car has served as the official...
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Whether you’re a fan of BMW’s latest designs or not, there’s no denying the look of the automaker’s vehicles are still making a major impact on the industry, even in this post-Bangle era. Only yesterday we were given a preview of an upcoming BMW model, the X4 crossover, or sports activity coupe as BMW likes to call it, confirming the automaker has no intention of resting on its laurels and is instead in pursuit of ever new niches. In charge of defining the look of all these new vehicles is German designer Karim Habib, head of design for the BMW brand and second only to...
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BMW Concept X4: Dividing By ZeroAs BMW's model proliferation continues, with a renaming scheme impending, we have to wonder: where will it end? Not here, apparently. The latest addition to the BMW fold is a concept, but it appears to be a concept in name only. The BMW Concept X4 brings to the X3 size class an X6-like Sports...
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BMW Confirms Diesel 3-Series Sports Wagon For U.S.BMW has finally confirmed that its 3-Series Sports Wagon will offer a diesel option in the U.S., with the automaker revealing the good news following the debut of the 2014 328d diesel sedan at the 2013 New York Auto Show last week. We’ve been yearning for a diesel-powered 3-Series Sports...
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BMW M Performance Wants To Make Your 2012+ 335i FasterBMW’s M Performance bits can help enhance the driving experience for owners of late model BMW vehicles. Previous M Performance offerings have included suspension enhancements, performance exhaust systems, aerodynamic body bits and even an M Performance Electronic Steering Wheel with Efficient...
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2014 BMW 328d Live Photos: Diesel Torque + 3-Series = ???Great mileage and lots of torque: what's to argue with? That's at least the superficial theory behind the 2014 BMW 328d, the latest addition to the 3-Series lineup and to BMW's U.S. diesel fleet. Shown today at the New York Auto Show it looks…like any other 3-Series, for the most part...
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DTM Racing Coming To North AmericaIf you’re a fan of European racing, you’re certainly familiar with the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (German Touring Car Masters) series, or as it’s more commonly referred to, the DTM. Like our own NASCAR Sprint Cup series, its concept is relatively simple: race V-8-equipped...
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