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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Road Tests
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EV about town: It does make you smile, this cute BMW with the cartoon face. People look but do not point; it is ...
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F30 Fulfilled: It doesn’t seem that long ago, but my calendar tells me that the current BMW 3 Series (F30) made ...
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M3 CRT: Forward to the F30!: When the M3 CRT was first announced back in July 2011, we dismissed it as yet another superficial...
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Classics
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Out of the mist: Growing up in the Philippines, Edgar Fajardo was exposed to a limited number of car makes.
“There...
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The Forgotten 3: Like anything that follows in the footsteps of greatness, the E21 3 Series has lived in the shado...
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Proustian Perfection: Like most kids in Southern California, Mike Burger grew up surrounded by an omnipresent car cultu...
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Modified
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Battleship Gray: Blame me. It’s all my fault.
I was just beginning my academic career teaching photography at Mont...
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A Wilder Shade of M: Ever since Mike and Karl Hugh bought themselves an E90 M3, rumors had been spreading that somethi...
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The Sound of Speed: Braaaap…whoosh! Braaaap…whoosh!
As the S54 six spins toward redline, the sound of the boost escap...
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History
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The win that wasn’t…or was it?: When BMW arrived in Belgium in late July 1964 for the country’s most famous road race, the 24 Hou...
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One Win, and One Win Only: It may have put BMW on the map in touring car racing, but the E30 M3 couldn’t quite translate tha...
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Better Automobiles Through Automation: Nearly everyone who’s driven the new F25 X3 has remarked upon its solidity and high-quality feel....
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Racing
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This time it's different: It’s the brakes.
Hitting the ceramic brakes of the BMW M4 “Ice Watch” DTM race car feels like sma...
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Winning from the start: Two years after the M235i Racing was introduced to the U.S. media—and two years after it started ...
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Learning Curve: After making a successful start to his racing career in karts and single-seaters, Sacramento, Cal...
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Events
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Beauty through simplicity: Following its debut at the Shanghai auto show, the Vision Future Luxury concept traveled to Italy...
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M Fest: One hundred and ninety-five M cars in a row… That’s a mighty sight in the middle of the Mojave De...
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Vintage at the Vineyards: We came because of the cars,” says Bill Williams, “and we keep coming back because of the people....
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