BMW News

The BMW X1 has been on the loose for over a year over in Europe, but it won't be found on the streets here in the U.S. until for some time still. As we wait patiently for BMW's new baby crossover, we have the first images of its upcoming M Sports Package. Coinciding with this week’s...

Mustangs, Camaros, and Corvettes are all familiar pace cars to American race fans, particularly those of the oval bent. But a limited-edition German coupe? Not so much. That's soon to change for fans of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, as the 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe will be the official pace car for the...

Environmental regulations, increasing fuel prices and well-to-do customers aware of their "carbon footprint" are forcing luxury carmakers to once again consider four-cylinder engines for many of their models. However, if you think this will mean a return to 3-Series sedans powered by weak-kneed...

Future BMW models wearing the number "28" on their bootlid will no longer be fitted with six-cylinder engines but rather a new generation of four-cylinder gasoline engines complete with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology. The first of these models is the newly revealed BMW X1 xDrive28i, which has just...

BMW currently builds the X3, X5 and X6 models at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina but in the future we could see even more of the German luxury autos built in the U.S. According to a report coming out of Germany, BMW is considering building its staple 3- and 5-Series models in the U.S. as...

There aren't any aliens at BMW's "Area 51" test site in Miramas, France, but you won't be disappointed with what is there, should you get the chance to go. Instead of UFOs and crates full of little grey men, the Miramas site holds the testing grounds for cars like the M3 GTS and M3 GT4. And once in...

Turbos, as we've mentioned, are our friends. Soon, they'll be friends to base BMW Z4 owners, too, according to a recent tweet from Automobile Magazine. How soon? Later this year, according to the unsourced tidbit. It's slated to replace the base naturally aspirated 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder...

The new 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe may not have lived up to all the hype, on paper at least, but the car still has a sweltering look, especially in the bright orange paintwork BMW loves to show it in. The car made its official world debut today at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, drawing most of the...

With its new-generation 6-Series, BMW has taken the unusual route of showing off the Convertible model first, rather than the Coupe, presenting the svelte drop-top today at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. Although we pretty much knew what the new 2012 BMW 6-Series was going to look like thanks to the...

While it showcases both new sportscars on the floor of the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, BMW also has priced its new 2011 1-Series M Coupe and its 2012 650i Convertible. The M Coupe carries a base price of $47,010, including destination and comes stuffed like a Bavarian Christmas stocking with a...

If you haven't been following along with the translation of the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept into production form, it's time to catch up. For the rest of us, the latest detail on the car lends another touch of reality to the project: it could be called the i8. The "i" obviously comes from BMW's...

Hot and bothered by the new 1-Series M Coupe? Then sink your teeth into the full ordering sheet, listing all the options and packages you can add to the car. Just beware: you'll end up with a bunch of stuff you probably don't want or need if you go after just two common add-ons: Bluetooth and...

Eleven minutes of chopped together B-roll? What gives? It's the roughly three minutes of track footage that make this worth your Tuesday time, showing the 2011 1-Series M Coupe on its own and alongside an E30 M3, its ostensible spiritual predecessor. While there's less tire-sqealing and...

From the classic E30 to the latest E92, the BMW M3 has undergone an evolution from light, small, and motorsports-intended to larger, more powerful, and built for the street as much as the track, but a thread of commonality remains. Where that thread lies, and how strong it remains, is a question...

Back in the day, buying a BMW was something only true sports sedan fanatics understood. But the legendary 2002 is long gone--35 years now--and all sorts of new folks are buying Bimmers. Including those, apparently, who think their BMW 1-Series has front-wheel drive. Earlier this year, CEO Norbert...

Updated: The video segment from The Martha Stewart Show showing the new BMW X3 has been added to the story. Original: Last month we reported on a new online tool developed by BMW to help promote the arrival of the all-new X3 SUV and featuring a special built-to-order program that allows customers...

An Audi R8 can be yours for around $120,000, depending on which model you select and how options you laden it with, while the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG will set you back closer to the $180,000-and-upwards mark. BMW’s entrant in this segment, the production version of the Vision EfficientDynamics...

We’ve already known BMW was planning to launch a new range of performance accessories under its BMW Performance label for the X5 SUV since March’s 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Now, BMW has announced the availability of the new kit for the U.S. market, with the kit set to go on sale this...

Hot on the heels of last week’s unveiling of the new BMW 1-Series M Coupe comes the first details on the 2012 BMW 1-Series Coupe and Convertible, both of which have been subtly updated for the latest model year. Set to go on sale in the spring of 2011, the new cars get some very modest...

The designer behind the forward-looking 2007 Concept CS and the current BMW 7-Series, Karim Habib, is returning to BMW after leaving last year to work at Mercedes-Benz. He replaces the previous head of exterior design at BMW, Anders Warming. Habib's first tenure at BMW saw him working closely with...