The BMW M5. It’s one of BMW’s most historic nameplates, at least in some way the genesis of the entire BMW M brand itself. The newest generation, the G90, stays true to the original formula...
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When King Charles III’s motorcade rolled through Washington this week, most eyes were on the pageantry — the White House banquet, the address to Congress, the careful diplomacy aimed at resetting the UK-US relationship. But...
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Rolls-Royce doesn’t armor its cars. Officially, anyway. If you want BR6 protection on a Cullinan — the kind that holds up against AK-47 fire and simultaneous hand grenade blasts — you call a company like...
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BMW has spent the last 50 years perfecting icons like the 3 Series — cars that define their segments through relentless iteration and engineering discipline. But that same philosophy hasn’t been limited to four wheels....
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The new 7 Series is a big deal. Traditionally, BMW’s mid-lifecycle refreshes bring small changes that may not even go noticed by mainstream car buyers. Not the case with the G70 7 Series. It received...
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BMW Group Plant Leipzig has delivered 50 new MINI Countrymans to RB Leipzig, the latest step in a long-term mobility partnership between the two organizations announced last July. The cars were built at the plant...
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No camera. No set. No location. That’s how Bernd Koerber, BMW’s Senior VP for Brand and Product Management, opened his LinkedIn post about the brand’s latest campaign for the new BMW iX3 — and he...
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AC Schnitzer’s closure announcement landed a few weeks ago, and the tuning world is still processing it. Meanwhile, the Aachen shop clearly isn’t done yet. Their latest is a blacked-out BMW M5 Touring (G99) —...
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BMW’s B48 engine doesn’t always get the credit it deserves. Overshadowed by the performance and fairly accessible (and also excellent) inline-six engines, it’s easy to dismiss the turbocharged four-pot as merely the “entry-level” option. In...
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Auto Motor und Sport has spotted some documents for the upcoming model year, containing technical data for the upcoming BMW iX5 electric SUV. According to them, the BMW iX5 60 xDrive — the electric version of...
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Even though it’s only the end of April, BMW has already rolled out several important models. With the world premieres of the new i3, i3 Long Wheelbase, iX3 Long Wheelbase, and the 7 Series facelift...
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Our deep dive into the 2027 BMW 7 Series continues with the i7 M70. The electric M Performance version has also received updates that are noticeable only in the technical specifications. While the exterior and...
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BMW’s OEM and M Performance accessories range is vast, and most of it is completely missable — branded keyrings, decorative valve stem caps, logo-embossed cup holder inserts. Things that feel exciting in the configurator and...
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BMW USA has been emailing interested customers today: reservations for the 2027 iX3 open on May 6th. Alongside that news, BMW quietly updated the iX3’s range estimate on its website — from 400 miles to...
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BMW’s venture arm is making a big bet that AI will transform how cars are built, sourced, and sold — and it wants to write the early checks. BMW i Ventures announced Wednesday the close...
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The 7 Series has undergone its most radical facelift since BMW launched the flagship sedan nearly 50 years ago. The G70 LCI not only looks different, especially inside, but also brings substantial changes beneath the...
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A European favorite, the diesel engine is gradually fading away. Through the first quarter of 2026, diesels accounted for just 6.6% of new car registrations across Europe, according to data published by the European Automobile...
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Update: The BMW USA website now shows again the 400 miles estimated range. When the second-generation iX3 broke cover last September, BMW USA released a preliminary range figure for the Neue Klasse EV. Internal testing...
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The E92 M3 is an enthusiast favorite, cherished for its high-revving 4.0-liter V8 (the S65) and overall excellent dynamics. More vaunted than any other M3 — save maybe the wild M3 CRT — is the...
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BMW filed trademarks for XB3 and XB8 model names under the ALPINA brand, according to Autoblog.. Neither model exists yet but both are worth paying attention to. Start with the XB3, because it’s the easier...
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More than 60% of new BMWs registered in Germany in the first quarter of 2026 came with xDrive. That’s the first time the brand has cleared that line, and at this rate the two-thirds mark...
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If you’ve spent any time on BMW forums, you’ve probably seen the photos. Cars lined up in the Goodwood paddock wearing race numbers and period liveries, mechanics in boiler suits leaning over engines, grandstands packed...
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Bjørn Nyland has put more electric cars through his 1,000 km highway test than most people have driven in total. He logs everything — every charging stop, every minute — in a public Google spreadsheet...
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Gabriel Hantig knows what a BMW roadster should feel like. As a Z4 E89 owner and a designer with stints at Mercedes-AMG, Great Wall Motor Europe, and most recently Zeekr Technology Europe, he’s spent years...
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While today — particularly in America — the ALPINA name conjures images of big, Autobahn-crushing luxury cars like the 7 Series, X7, and 8 Series, the company’s beginnings were all motorsports. A spin in one...
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A new BMW typically arrives with a fresh paint option, and the 7 Series LCI is thankfully no exception. Although we’ll have to wait a while longer for the G70 configurator to go live, official...
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People shopping in the luxury segment are spoiled for choice by high-end brands offering a wide array of customization options. BMW is no exception, and its latest 7 Series goes a step further. There are...
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BMW M has a secret garage. We’ve been there once in 2011. Inside it: four prototypes that never made production — a V8 M3, a special V10 M5 and V10 M6, and a stripped-out M2....
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The 2025 BMW M2 has an aggressive front end that looks great and catches road debris like a net. Most owners see their first stone chip fairly quickly. So therefore, some owners often resort to...
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BMW just showed two cars at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show that you cannot buy here. Both ride the same Neue Klasse platform as the i3 sedan and iX3 crossover that are coming to U.S....
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The G70 has undergone what is probably the biggest facelift in the history of the 7 Series. With so many changes, some of them have flown under the radar. While a Life Cycle Impulse rarely...
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Hailing from a time when emissions regulations weren’t a major threat to automakers, the E60 M5 used a V10 with Formula 1 origins. That still wasn’t enough for BMW, as its M division took the...
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Fifty years ago, Hervé Poulain had a fairly simple idea: convince an artist to paint his race car, then take it to Le Mans. The car was a BMW 3.0 CSL. The artist was Alexander...
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We’re still in awe of how much nicer the new iX3 Long Wheelbase looks inside compared to the standard model. Then again, perhaps we shouldn’t be so surprised. After all, the stretched X3 “G48” is...
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The BMW Group is attending the 2026 Beijing Auto Show in China with a massive lineup. Alongside the core brand and its multiple premieres, MINI is also present at the world’s largest car show. With...
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Alpine White is an unforgiving color to wheel. Put the wrong one on it and there’s no hiding — the car just looks like someone picked a finish from a drop-down menu. These HRE Classic...
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Relay attacks on keyless-entry systems have turned modern cars into some of the most targeted vehicles on the road. The exploit kits are cheap, widely available, and require almost no skill to operate. And the...
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Bleumode and NightRide.pl showed up to Ultrace Germany with something that takes a second to process. An E30 M3 — stripped of its wheels, most of its mechanicals, and basically anything that would make it...
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The 2026 Beijing Auto Show is in full swing, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get up close with the i7. Although it’s a facelift rather than a next-generation model, the electric 7...
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It’s safe to say BMW is putting on quite the show in Beijing these days. Aside from publicly introducing the long-wheelbase iX3 and 7 Series facelift to the local audience, it’s also displaying the stretched...
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The next-generation BMW X7 could be getting one of the most talked-about features in the luxury car world. Speaking with Autoblog, Michael Keller, Vice President of Product Management Americas for BMW Group US, hinted that...
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I’ll be honest — the previous BMW 7 Series wasn’t easy to like. Not aesthetically, anyway. The front end was aggressive in the wrong way: sharp angles competing with each other, split headlights that didn’t...
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Passenger-side screens in cars have always carried a nagging asterisk: what’s to stop the driver from watching too? BMW’s answer with the new 2027 7 Series and i7 is a bit more complex than a...
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Debuting innovative new technology on the newest 7 Series is hardly a change of pace for BMW. However, usually the brand waits until a generation change. Not so with the latest new arrival to the...
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BMW’s B58 engine is one of the great all-rounders in the modern automotive world. It powers the M340i, the Z4 M40i, the 540i, the X5 xDrive40i, the Toyota GR Supra, and even the Ineos Grenadier....
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As if the rest of the world wasn’t envious enough of China’s new iX3 Long Wheelbase, BMW is giving us even more reasons to lust after the “NA6.” Compared to the regular “NA5” sold in...
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You can tell China remains a hugely important market for BMW by the impressive number of company higher-ups attending the 2026 Beijing Auto Show. CEO Oliver Zipse and Head of Design Adrian van Hooydonk took...
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The iX Flow made a splash four years ago at the Consumer Electronics Show with its color-changing bodywork. BMW covered the electric SUV with a special body wrap featuring electrophoretic paint. Engineers adapted e-book reader...
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When the first modern MINI rolled off the line at Plant Oxford on April 26, 2001, nobody knew quite what to make of it. BMW had bought the wreckage of Rover six years earlier, inherited...
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Far away from the glamor of the Beijing Auto Show, where the 7 Series LCI, iX3 L, and i3 L are about to make their public debut, BMW has something in store for South Africa....
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When BMW outlined its spring updates for the European lineup in early February, the iX3 was on the list. The second-generation electric crossover gained additional body colors and a white steering wheel option. Additionally, BMW...
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There was a lot to unpack yesterday when BMW introduced the 2027 7 Series simultaneously in the United States and China. Although we covered the M Performance versions, official press shots were notably absent from...
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The new BMW 7 Series is about as pioneering as it is polarizing. With its more chiseled exterior design comes a variety of new technology inside, courtesy of a new iDrive system inherited from the...
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It’s only April 22, but this is probably the busiest day of the year for BMW. Aside from introducing the 2027 7 Series/i7 and the new long-wheelbase i3, the wraps are also coming off the...
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It’s been a little over four years since BMW launched the long-wheelbase i3 Sedan in China. For its successor, the luxury brand is taking a different approach to the underpinnings. Gone is the CLAR platform,...
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In a market increasingly defined by nostalgia and scarcity, this sale lands somewhere between astonishing and inevitable. A virtually untouched BMW M3 Coupe Competition Package just traded hands for a staggering $205,392 before fees —...
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When BMW launched the current-generation 7 Series four years ago, the gasoline-only versions were notably absent from the European lineup. Unfortunately, the 735i, 740i, and 760i never made it to the continent. European buyers could...
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There’s hardly a more iconic luxury car rivalry than the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and the BMW 7 Series. Since the 7er’s debut back in 1977, it’s been a never-ending arms race between the two marques in...
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It’s been over two years since BMW told us it would evaluate installing a front-passenger screen in production vehicles. Executives in Munich have since greenlit the feature, and it debuts today with the 7 Series...
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It’s been over a decade since carmakers began fitting digital rearview mirrors. At the flip of a switch, drivers can choose between the traditional mirror and its digital counterpart, which displays a feed from a...
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The G70 BMW 7 Series is now halfway through its lifecycle. For a car that debuted with a polarizing aesthetic in the first place, it’s definitely interesting to see how the car will evolve. BMW’s...
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UPDATE: The V8-powered M Performance 7 Series will come to Europe. You won’t be able to buy a V8-powered 7 Series when the facelifted sedan goes on sale this year. That’s the bad news, but...
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BMW is eager to unveil its facelifted flagship ahead of the luxury sedan’s public debut at the Beijing Auto Show. Good things come in pairs, as this is a double world premiere. Aside from the...
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Bovensiepen has launched a configurator for its Zagato coupe and released official pricing: €369,495 ex-works Buchloe including 19% VAT. The car is limited to 99 examples worldwide, with first deliveries targeting Q3 2026. The Bovensiepen...
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It’s been nearly a year since BMW launched the i4 M60, but official images have been few and far between. Better late than never, a new photo shoot from Slovakia highlights the latest iteration of...
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Not long to go until BMW finally peels off the camouflage from the 7 Series LCI. The facelifted luxury sedan will break cover on April 22, on the eve of the 2026 Beijing Auto Show....
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The BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class have a storied and long-running rivalry. It continues into the age of electrification with the debut of the electric Mercedes-Benz C-Class and one of BMW’s earliest Neue Klasse...
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There’s a particular kind of reverence reserved for engines that arrive at exactly the right moment, do exactly what they promised, and don’t apologize for any of it. The BMW M88 is one of those...
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BMW came close to making an M2 CSL during the F87 era, but it ultimately remained a one-off project. Alpha-N is now attempting to fill that void with an extreme take on the previous-generation model....
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BMW is planning an eventful 2026 Beijing Auto Show with multiple premieres. Most eyes will be on the 7 Series/i7 facelift, but there will be plenty of other cars to see. The long-wheelbase iX3 is...
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Following an all-screen appetizer last week, Mercedes’ BMW i3 rival is here. It’s a complete reinvention of Stuttgart’s popular sedan, built on a dedicated electric platform and wrapped in an entirely new design. Consequently, it...
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It’s been four years since the G70 7 Series premiered, so the timing feels right for BMW to unveil the facelifted version. Ahead of its April 22 debut at the Beijing Auto Show, the updated...
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The BMW M1 is remembered today for many things: its Giugiaro-penned wedge shape, its place as BMW M’s first true standalone supercar, and of course the glorious M88 straight-six mounted behind the cabin. But as...
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If anyone thought the new BMW M5 was already outrageous enough in stock form, G-Power has other ideas. The German tuner has now pushed both the G90 M5 sedan and G99 M5 Touring to 1,000...
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The Nürburgring 24h Qualifiers this weekend were overshadowed by a fatal accident during Saturday’s race. Juha Miettinen, a 66-year-old Finnish privateer racing a BMW 325i, was involved in a multi-car collision on the Nordschleife and...
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BMW is just days away from unveiling the mid-cycle facelift for the 7 Series G70 at the Beijing Auto Show. Ahead of the LCI debut, the brand’s head of design is revisiting one of the...
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BMW’s Neue Klasse revolution starts with high-volume products like the iX3 and i3, along with the next-generation X5 arriving this summer. Around 40 new or updated models are due before the end of 2027, but...
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Although the BMW Group acquired the rights to the ALPINA brand name in early 2022, the previous agreement between the two companies didn’t expire until December 31, 2025. Since the so-called “brand activation” took effect...
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The new BMW iX3 looks unmistakably like a BMW in person — just one that’s been dragged several years into the future. It rides on a new dedicated EV platform, brings back BMW’s shark-nose face...
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The BMW M3 turns 40 this year. Four decades of the car that redefined what a sports sedan could be — and in that time, six generations, a handful of body styles, engines ranging from...
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People — er, Americans — simply aren’t buying the BMW iX like they used to. In Q1 2026, sales slumped to a mere 1,788 units, around a 50% drop year over year. Either seeing the...
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The M3 E92 will go down in history as the only M3 with a V8 engine. Sure, there was also the M3 GTR Strassenversion, but it doesn’t really count. Only three were ever built, and...
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Before BMW decides whether to build an M2 CSL, the CS remains the cream of the G87 crop. Although it lacks the manual gearbox of its F87 predecessor, it’s still a hugely desirable performance coupe....
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In a statement released today, Bovensiepen, a new automaker based in Buchloe, Germany, said it is reorganizing its automotive operations into five areas: Bovensiepen Automobile, engineering and development services, BMW Service, vehicle sales, and original...
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Public charging just got a lot less annoying for BMW and MINI EV drivers in Germany. Since March 16th, both brands have enabled contract-free Plug & Charge at public DC fast chargers — meaning you...
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When BMW introduced the new iX3, Mercedes tried to steal its spotlight by releasing images of the electric GLC on the very same day. The iX3 has since been joined by the i3, and the...
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BMW has built only two M2s with the M Performance Track Kit, and one of them is currently in the Czech Republic. You have until April 17 to see the hardcore G87 at the CarTec...
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The BMW Group Plant in Steyr built just over 8,500 electric motors last year. While that might not sound like much, production didn’t begin until summer. Output is set to be more than 12 times...
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Way back before the BMW M3 and M4 presented an all-wheel drive alternative, the Nissan GT-R proved four-wheel drive had real performance payoffs. In particular, the R35 GT-R’s debut in 2007 marked the first time...
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Ask BMW fans what car the brand should add next and you’ll get all kinds of answers. Some will say BMW needs a real Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon or Range Rover rival. Something bigger, boxier, more upright,...
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BMW’s Neue Klasse philosophy isn’t limited to next-generation hardware and software wrapped in a fresh design. It also extends to building cars more sustainably to reduce the impact on our already fragile planet. Take the...
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It’s been a little over a year since BMW kicked off production of the facelifted iX. The polarizing SUV underwent a nip and tuck that largely retained its divisive look. Since its original launch in...
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Much like BMW South Korea, the Japanese branch frequently launches special editions to draw more buyers into showrooms. The new Frozen Edition isn’t limited to a single model but spans four vehicles. You can have...
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Three thousand cars. That’s all that separates BMW from Lexus at the top of the U.S. luxury market after the first quarter of 2026. BMW delivered 84,231 vehicles between January and March, down 3.9 percent from...
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Austrian design studio Vagabund has teamed up with MINI to produce a pair of custom Countryman S ALL4 models that lean into festival culture — literally. Both cars have functioning external speaker systems built into...
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Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a heavily revised version of the EQS, its flagship electric sedan. According to the company, more than a quarter of the vehicle’s components have been updated, pointing to a much broader engineering...
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It takes a different kind of X3 to threaten the X3’s dominance in the sales charts. More than half of the X3s ordered in Europe are for the fully electric iX3 (“NA5”). Since the order...
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The first three months of the year weren’t exactly great for the German luxury brand. Through March, BMW sales fell by 4.6% to 496,050 units. Of that total, 47,544 were either M Performance or full...
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It’s been two years since Rolls-Royce discontinued the Dawn, leaving Goodwood’s lineup without a convertible. While the new Project Nightingale is not a direct successor, it does bring back open-top motoring in the most opulent...
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BMW has confirmed to BMWBLOG that it is ending U.S. allocation of the iX, the electric flagship that arrived in 2021 as the brand’s most ambitious bet on a battery-powered future. The move marks a...
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