Although both BMW Team RLL M3 GT’s lead the GT class for a significant part of the six-hour American Le Mans Monterey race, they ultimately finished in the third and fourth positions. Bill Auberlen and Jörg Müller completed 232 laps of the 2.238-mile, 11-turn Laguna Seca circuit bringing the No. 55 BMW [...]
New with BMW Individual hardtop in two contrasting colors. The 2013 BMW Z4 gets a black and silver hardtop. From July, the BMW Z4, which converts from a coupé to a roadster in no time at all (even while traveling, at speeds up to 40 km/h) thanks to a retractable hardtop, will [...]
An optional feature that will enhance operation of the automobile in all BMW 5 Series models (except BMW 520d EfficientDynamics Edition and BMW ActiveHybrid 5): the multifunction instrument display. This is a freely programmable cockpit display that introduces a new dimension to driver information. Enhanced Black Panel technology opens completely new possibilities [...]
Big on performance, small in number: The MINI John Cooper Works GP. Fastest MINI ever built – Best lap of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife: 8 min. 23 sec. Only once has there been anything like it, but even that wasn’t as quick. With the MINI John Cooper Works GP, the British premium brand has [...]
In 2013, BMW will launch a new family, the 2 Series. A spin-off from the new 1 Series, the 2 Series family will include the coupe and convertible variants. Built on the F20 platform, the new 1 Series Coupe will move up in class and be sold under the 2 Series badge. [...]
With Bruno Spengler’s (CA) victory and third place for Augusto Farfus (BR) at the Lausitzring (DE), BMW achieved a top-class result in just the second race of its comeback season in the DTM. In an interview, BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt speaks about the successful start to the season. Mr. Marquardt, can [...]
BMW North America releases to dealers the ordering guide and pricing for the 2012 BMW M6 Convertible and 2013 BMW M6 Coupe. The 2012 BMW M6 Convertible will be the first of the three new M to arrive in US BMW Center showrooms. The M6 Convertible arrives this June and will be [...]
The new 2013 BMW M6 Coupe was spotted once again on U.S. soil. This time, the F13 M6 Coupe in Sakhir Orange goes around the race track. This F13 M6 Coupe has the optional 16-inch 6-piston caliper M Carbon Ceramic Brakes. Compared to the previous E63/E63 M6, the new F12 and F13 [...]
Autobild’s rendering artist Andrei Avarvarii published some new images of what they believe the final i8 model would look like. In 2014, BMW will launch their own interpretation of a sportscar. Dubbed i8, the hybrid sportscar comes to market to emphasize the core values of the new BMW i sub-brand and according [...]
After the video teaser released yesterday, BMW UK has now published the first photos of the M3 and M5 M Performance Editions. The two super sporty M vehicles are available in three frozen paint colors, equally distributed over the 30 units of each car that will be built. Judging by the photos, [...]
