BMW News

worldcarfans — According to a recent report, BMW will launch a 4-Series Gran Coupe late next year. It will be a four-door coupe in the same vein as the 6-Series Gran Coupe.

worldcarfans — BMW has announced 42-year-old Karim Habib has become the company's head of design. He has previously worked on the 7-Series and CS Concept.

autoblog — Filed under: Convertible, Etc., BMW, Design/Style, Luxury Perhaps it's merely the era, perhaps it's the shapes of modern cars, but you just don't see large numbers of sports cars and supercars drenched in wildly luminous colors anymore - the Lamborghini Gallardo maybe the only exception. A sky blue Porsche 911 or...

worldcarfans — Based on the BMW 3-Series Coupe, the car features a carbon fiber body kit and a stripped out interior.

worldcarfans — Market research company Millward Brown has declared that BMW is this year's most valuable automotive brand.

autoblog — Filed under: Europe, BMW, GM, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Opel, UAW/Unions Anyone considering a German-built car might want to buy it now. It could be a long summer. Europe's largest industrial union, IG Metall, is taking a tough stance against some job rules German carmakers want to enforce, potentially creating the possibility of a...

worldcarfans — Last month, the pricing was announced to start at $90,695 and now we can dream of creating our own with the launch of the online configurator.

autoblog — Filed under: BMW, Earnings/FinancialsIn the latest release of its BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study, market researchers Milward Brown have given BMW the highest ranking of any carmaker, according to Automotive News. Toyota - last year's winner - finished second, followed by Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Nissan, according to...

autoblog — Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Performance, BMW BMW M3 purists, rejoice. According to F30Post.com, BMW's North American boss, Ludwig Willisch, has confirmed that the next-generation M3 will be powered by an inline six-cylinder engine. That's right, the V8 is dead and the rumors of a possible V6 have officially been squashed. To wit,...

worldcarfans — The news stems from the President of BMW North America, Mr. Ludwig Willisch who confirmed the news at a recent event.

autoblog — Filed under: Sedan, Safety, Crossover, Acura, BMW, Luxury The IIHS Top Safety Pick list is already quite long, but it keeps growing, with five more vehicles added this month alone. The latest pair are the 2012 BMW 3 Series sedan and the 2013 Acura RDX. The BMW needs no introduction, as...

autoblog — Filed under: Car Buying, Sedan, Performance, BMW, Luxury With a starting MSRP of $90,695, the 2013 BMW M5 is spendy to begin with. But loading it up with all the trimmings, you'll see a sticker price north of $116,000. And we know this because we just spent a few minutes playing...

autoblog — Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, BMW, Motorcycle, Racing It takes a fast and agile car to keep pace with MotoGP racing bikes. Fortunately the BMW M division is up to the task, providing safety cars (or what we'd call pace cars on this side of the Atlantic) to the race organizers...

worldcarfans — BMW M GmbH is celebrating their 40th anniversary with a look back at the models that made the brand what it is today.

worldcarfans — BMW has announced plans to introduce the M6 MotoGP safety car at this weekend's M Festival.

autoblog — Filed under: Classics, Performance, BMW, Luxury When we think of the BMW M division, the 1978 M1 comes instantly to mind, followed by the E30 M3 and then the 2001-2002 M Coupe. But the company's in-house hot rod shop actually dates back to 1972, when it was formed as a subsidiary...

worldcarfans — The German tuning house is now celebrating creating their 100th Hurricane by offering a few extra ponies under the hood.

autoblog — Filed under: Spy Photos, Hatchback, BMW, Mini Given the spate of new models Mini has introduced in the past few years, from the Clubman to the Countryman to the Coupe to the Roadster, it sometimes seems like BMW has forgotten about the original model, the plain old Mini Cooper hardtop. It...

autoblog — Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen Before financial Stargate opened in September of 2008 and transported us to an entirely new economic dimension, it was oh so common to read about domestic automakers hammering Tier One suppliers to lower their prices. Of course, suppliers are...

worldcarfans — BMW tuning specialists Kelleners Sport have announced a comprehensive tuning package for the new BMW 5-Series Touring (F11).

worldcarfans — The BMW 3-series range is on the receieving end of a few updates for the 2012 model year.

autoblog — Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Performance, BMW Let's get one thing straight: We'll never complain about a new BMW 1 Series performance model, and on paper, this new-for-2013 135is sure seems like a total hoot. But you have to understand, we're still mourning the loss of the 1 Series M Coupe, a...

autoblog — Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, Europe, BMW, Motorcycle, Russia, Design/Style Vilner has taken the time to give the BMW F800R a once over to create the Predator. Built for a wealthy Russian businessman, the machine received a complete aesthetic redesign with plenty of components hewn from carbon fiber. What isn't stitched from composite...

worldcarfans — BMW has released the initial photos and details of the BMW 3-series Touring, the second body style to join the new generation 3-series range.

worldcarfans — The three-door hatch becomes the second body style to join the new generation 1-series after the five-door version.