Issue 142
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Winning from the start
The M235i Racing finds a home in Pirelli World Challenge, and Classic BMW is already racking up wins.
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EV about town
It’s no sports car, but the i3 is quick and quirky, and it has a few advantages over gas-burning BMWs under the right conditions.
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2016 640i xDrive Gran Coupe: New 6, old six
The 6 Series’ Life Cycle Impulse has updated everything but the six-cylinder engine under the hood, but there’s still plenty of oomph!
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Comparison: Alpina B3 vs. D3: Oil and gas
Diesel takes on gasoline for real-world performance supremacy in the battle between two F30 3 Series-based Alpina sedans.
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Interview: Oliver Zipse: Strategic Intelligence
From thousands of fasteners to a few hundred: How Oliver Zipse is streamlining BMW production efficiency.
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Buyer’s Guide: E39 5 Series: the classic E39 5 Series, 1997-2003
With its perfect balance of traditional and modern virtues, the E39 remains an enthusiast favorite.
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Modified: 2001 E46 M3: German muscle
John Burnham grew up on Detroit hot rods, but now he drives a Munich muscle car: an E46 M3 upsported by Dinan & Active Autowerke.
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Modified: 1980 E12 528i: Ups and downs
Enthralled by the “stanced” BMWs he’d seen, Ron Perry built an amped-up and air-bagged E12 5 Series that really gets down.
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Driver training: Car Control Clinic: Laying the Right Foundation
To be the best driver you can be, it pays to start on the first step of the ladder, with a Car Control Clinic at the Performance Center.
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History: Alex von Falkenhausen: A lifetime of racing
For over 30 years, chief engine designer Alex von Falkenhausen was also BMW’s most enthusiastic racer, on two wheels or four.
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Technology: Racing wheelchair: Built for speed
Just as it did the bobsleds for Sochi, BMW is making Team USA’s racing wheelchairs go faster at the Rio Paralympics.
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Event: SE Sharkfest: Art of the Shark
In Chattanooga for its 14th anniversary, SE Sharkfest brings three generations of automotive art to Tennessee.