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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Special Cars, Special Places
Previewing the upcoming 8-Fest with a drive through the deserted backroads of the Redwood Countr...
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Are manual transmissions on the outs?
Yes and no. If you’re committed to shifting the old-fashioned way, here’s how to opt in.
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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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F30 Fulfilled
Receiving a new six-cylinder engine and a revised chassis as part of its “Life Cycle Impulse,” t...
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Classics
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Out of the mist
Inspired by BMW Motorsport’s late ’70s race cars, Edgar Fajardo modified his 320i with old-school...
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Great White Shark
One of just 110 made, this Alpina B7 Turbo Coupe is a high-performance rarity that represents the...
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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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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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Modified
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Battleship Gray
Stored for ten years under a tarp, this 1976 2002 emerged to become a stunning resto-mod through...
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Detail-oriented
Its Jet Black paint set off by Inka Orange details, Nick DeClemente’s E46 M3 Convertible is a dis...
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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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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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Stirred, Not Shaken
A white-green monster that terrorized the Nürburgring, the Martini CSL was one of the most iconi...
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A comeback worthy of the King
From a pumpkin warehouse to Pebble Beach, Elvis Presley’s 507 has made an amazing journey since B...
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M is for Munich
23 years after the last E30 M3 left the factory, BMW’s Munich plant is building an M car again. T...
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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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Serious Fun
A group of friends and a fleet of race-prepped E30s equals a great weekend at the track for the P...
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More than just marketing
Racing has been part of BMW’s DNA since the beginning, says Jens Marquardt. At Daytona, we talke...
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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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The Longest Day
Never mind the weather, the real challenge to the 25 Hours of Thunderhill is simply keeping the c...
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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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Vintage at the Vineyards
With spectacular cars and Southern hospitality, it’s no wonder that Vintage at the Vineyards just...
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Keeping the Legend Alive
In its 12th year, SIGFest honors the legendary E30 M3.
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