News Blog
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Built for speed: The BMW racing wheelchair
Built for speed: The BMW racing wheelchair
(Note: This story was written prior to the Paralympic Games in Rio. To find out how the athletes did, see postscript at bottom.) By Marty Bernstein This...
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Krazy Kustom Koachwork: The Blackhawk 328
Krazy Kustom Koachwork: The Blackhawk 328
If you’ve been to the Blackhawk Museum, you might have seen an odd-looking 328 on display. The Blackhawk provides minimal (and slightly misleading)...
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BMW to be featured at Monterey in August 2016
BMW to be featured at Monterey in August 2016
The annual Monterey car festival is barely in our rear-view mirror, but as fun as it was I’m already looking forward to next year. 2016 is BMW’s 100th...
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It's almost time for Monterey historics week!
It's almost time for Monterey historics week!
The great vintage car weekend of the year is almost upon us! If you’re not sure how to spend your time on the peninsula, here’s a quick guide for Bimmer...
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Villa d'Este: The beautiful dream
Villa d'Este: The beautiful dream
Photos by Blazej Zulawski Going to Villa d’Este is like stepping into an Italian movie: La Dolce Vita crossed with The Leopard, set on the shores of stunning...
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The X5 M's wild heritage
The X5 M's wild heritage
Back in 2000, BMW’s engineers decided to do something outlandish, maybe even downright crazy: To demonstrate the sporting potential of BMW’s new...
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Web extra! Second opinion on the 328d wagon
Web extra! Second opinion on the 328d wagon
We had a chance to put a second driver behind the wheel of our 328d xDrive Touring test car, so we asked Keyboard magazine editor Stephen Fortner for his...
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Live Wire
James Clay fell in love with the S65 V8 engine—and the E92 M3 wrapped around it—but he wasn’t satisfied with its performance until he’d made his M3 a supercharged screamer.
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Rare racer, revived
A mysterious e-mail leads to a long-dormant BMW race car with a genuine 2.0-liter Schnitzer motor under the hood. Freshly restored by Mario Langsten, a racer gives up its secrets.
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The Fab Five
The histories of BMW’s five IMSA-specification CSLs can resemble a tangled web, but new information has allowed us to clarify the role of each car in building BMW’s early reputation as the Ultimate Driving Machine in North America.
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The Driver
What would you do if you had a freshly restored 328 roadster in the garage? If you were Dirk de Groen, you’d hit the road, driving like it’s 1937.
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Road Tests
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The sweet spot
Built from 1999 to 2006, the E46 coupes represented the culmination of decades of engineering tr...
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Driving, redefined
Our first drive in the all-electric i3 reveals a new kind of Ultimate Driving Machine, one that’...
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The new face of fun
The new M235i is the first M Performance model to reach the U.S., but don’t let the M badge fool ...
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EV about town
It’s no sports car, but BMW’s all-electric i3 is quick as well as quirky about town, and it has s...
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Classics
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The Unloved 3
U.S. enthusiasts failed to embrace the E21 3 Series like they had the 2002, or like they would t...
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Evocative Engineering
Unveiled at Villa d’Este, the fourth car in BMW’s Hommage series pays exuberant tribute to the le...
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Proustian Perfection
Mike Burger’s unrestored Bronzit 1988 535i isn’t only about cleanliness and originality. It’s als...
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The CSL that got away
After finding an original, low-mileage CSL, an enthusiast ponders the thrill of the chase and the...
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Modified
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JDM Style
Taking inspiration from the high-performance cars of the Japanese domestic market, John Zhang tu...
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Effective Execution
Turner Motorsport ups the sport in BMW’s latest sport sedan, the F10 M5.
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Sport Evo Six
Unable to afford a real E30 M3 Sport Evolution, Tim Blink built his own version of BMW’s homol...
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Black and bold
A VF supercharger helps Andrew Golden’s Black Sapphire Z4 M Roadster make big power. Just as impr...
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History
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When Bond drove BMWs
As Skyfall hits the theatres, it’s time to look back at James Bond’s foray into Bimmerdom, when ...
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Stirred, Not Shaken
A white-green monster that terrorized the Nürburgring, the Martini CSL was one of the most iconi...
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BMW’s Bergmeister
When it comes to building a race-winning hillclimber, a little genius goes a long way
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507s star at Pebble Beach
Celebrated this summer with a class of their own, six 507s graced the lawn at Pebble Beach, inclu...
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Racing
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This time it’s different
In 2014, Marco Wittmann drove this M4 DTM to the DTM driver’s championship. Now it’s time for Bi...
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Winning from the start
After a two-year wait, the M235i Racing has finally found a North American home in Pirelli World ...
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A special edition for U.S.
After decades of being denied the coolest M cars, U.S. enthusiasts will finally get a GTS. The f...
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In with the new
While continuing to score podium finishes with the E90 328i, BimmerWorld Racing gets its new F30 ...
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Events
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Beauty through simplicity
Making its second appearance at Villa d’Este, the Vision Future Luxury puts forth a new look for...
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M Fest
The good times roll as the world’s longest caravan of BMWs heads to Las Vegas for M Fest IV.
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Keeping the Legend Alive
In its 12th year, SIGFest honors the legendary E30 M3.
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Vintage at the Vineyards
With spectacular cars and Southern hospitality, it’s no wonder that Vintage at the Vineyards just...
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