The BMW 1 Series as the guarantee for the broad-scale impact of BMW EfficientDynamics and as the epitome of Sheer Driving Pleasure in the compact segment is gaining even greater significance. Two additional, extra-economical low-emission engine variants are enhancing the model range of the BMW 1 Series Coupé as of September 2009: In the guise of the BMW 120i Coupé and the BMW 118d Coupé there will then be two further models with the EU5 emission rating. [Read more...]

2010 BMW 7-series gets xDrive AWD and new 740d

Following its successful introduction into the market last year, the BMW 7-series is further expanding its position in 2010 with the launch of several new models and accessories. In addition to the new M Sport Package, which is available for all models in the 7-series range, both normal and extended wheelbase, the 2010 BMW 7-seires also gets optional xDrive AWD as well as a new 740d. [Read more...]

BMW X6 is the dirty fun, no?

This never would have occurred to me if I hadn't wound up idling next to one in traffic over the weekend: The X6 is BMW's replacement for the late Pontiac Aztek! Same humpbacked silhouette, same tiptoes stance, same identity crisis what is it? Only, guess what, BMW got it right. Or at least BMW made a vehicle that, whatever its mission may be, offers up terrific entertainment en route to defining that mission. [Read more...]

Next BMW M5 might get turbocharged V10

The Bavarian automaker, BMW, is working hard in order to get the next generation of everyone’s favorite high-performance sports sedan, the M5, ready for an unveiling sometime late in 2011. We have just learned a few new details about the future four door, some very interesting ones at that. [Read more...]

BMW announces super-efficient 316d

BMW says that the greenest and most efficient 3-Series ever, the 316d, will go on sale later this year across Europe. Slotting below the 318d as the automaker’s entry-level model, the 316d will average 62.8 mpg in the European combined cycle (or about 52 mpg using United States customary measurement). Its 1,995cc (2.0-liter) four-cylinder diesel engine puts out 116 horsepower and 192 lb-ft. of torque but only emits 118 g/km of CO2. BMW says it will run to 62 mph in 10.9 seconds and tops out at 125 mph. It will come standard with a six-speed manual transmission. The BMW 316d will cost just £35 annually in taxes in the United Kingdom thanks to its C Vehicle Excise Duty rating. In the U.K., the 316d sedan will go on sale for £23,330 in September. It includes air conditioning, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with radio controls and fog lamps as standard.

The Story behind BMW's success.

BMW revealed a new video explaining the story behind a company’s success.


Video translation:

We are a car company. But we don`t just make cars. We make time machines, Build Snowplows, And create works of art. We inspire fans, And fan clubs. We are efficient and dynamic. We even shape the future. We realized a long time ago that what you make people feel is just as important ... as what you make. And at BMW we make Joy.

Jesse James Beats Out BMW H2R To Shatter Land Speed Record

The star of the Spike TV show Jesse James Is a Dead Man reached 199.7 mph while filming the season finale. The show will premiere on August 9 at 10 p.m. ET. The daredevil's time was documented by the Southern California Timing Association and beat the previous record-holder, the BMW H2R, which had taken the land-speed record for an H2 car of 185 mph. LINK. [Read more...]

2010 BMW M3 Edition - Details

The M3 Edition models take the outstanding features of the M3 and dress them up with a new layer of style. Starting with four new individualized colors like Alpine White, Dakar Yellow and Monte Carlo Blue; the BMW design team also added a few exterior modifications, like a blacked out treatment for the grill, side mirrors, tailpipes and even the light weight alloys. The chassis has also been lowered by about 0.4 inches not only set these M3s apart from the rest of the field, but also improves handling. [Read more...]

BMW "Gina" concept car

BMW Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo

BMW Z4 by G-Power

The tuning house G-Power starts off by adding a set of their signature Silverstone wheels and height-adjustable G-POWER coil-overs in order to achieve the perfect stance. The GZ4-RS, 9 way adjustable shock absorbers also help to tune the dampening characteristics of the Z4 to work best with the sticky 295 series rubber incase there is a challenge regarding the vehicle’s handling abilities.

The German mechanics have managed to keep the grease out from under their fingernails. Thanks to factory plug and play connectors, they have been able to extract an additional 45 HP from the car’s twin turbo straight six 100% electronically, increasing the output of G-Power’s Z4 sDrive 35i to 345 HP, good enough to get the new BMW to sprint from 0 to 60 PH in just 4.7 seconds down from the standard version’s 5.1 second 0 to 60 MPH time. [Read more...]

BMW 335D

Here is BMW's new diesel powered 3-Series!

BMW Set to Pump Up Energy Plan

The program, which was implemented in early 2003, collects methane gas at The Palmetto Landfill in Wellford and transports it more than nine miles via pipeline to BMW's production plant near Greer.

More than 60 percent of the plant's total energy requirements are met by burning methane gas, and Bobby Hitt, department manager of media and public affairs for BMW Manufacturing Co., said the expansion will help the company more efficiently use the gas siphoned from the landfill. [Read more...]

Audi worried about BMW getting to far ahead!

Just how quickly can BMW develop new models and expand into different markets? This as Audi execs worried. [Read more...]

The MW Design M3 stands on 20-inch Modulare black rims with matte black center caps with orange accents measuring at 20×9” at the front and 20×10.5” at the rear wrapped with 245/30/20 Falken FK452 tires at the front and 285/25/20 at the rear.
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BMW Tops Lexus for Third Month

June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s BMW brand outsold Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus division for a third straight month in May, challenging the Japanese maker’s nine- year reign as the top seller of luxury vehicles in the U.S.

Sales totaled 18,383 for the BMW brand, a 28 percent drop from a year earlier, the Munich-based company said in an e- mailed statement. Lexus reported 16,922 vehicles sold, a decline of 36 percent.

A Lexus loss of the lead in full-year U.S. luxury sales would be another blow for Toyota City, Japan-based Toyota, which posted its first annual loss in 59 years for the period that ended in March. The BMW brand is ahead of Lexus 76,819 to 73,186 after this year’s first five months. [Read more...]

2009 BMW 335d vs 2009 Audi A4 3.2 Quattro

We've given high praise to the modern diesels we've tested (usually in Europe) over the last several years, as these engines are a world away from the diesels you might unfondly remember. Advancements in turbochargers, fuel injection and urea systems, along with the advent of ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel, mean today's turbodiesels are far cleaner and quieter than previous oil burners. Yet they still deliver the technology's promise of low fuel consumption and generous torque. [Read more...]

2010 BMW Z4

Seduction, BMW tells us, is the name of the game in the modern roadster market. Demographic evidence and customer confessions suggest that hardly anyone actually needs a wind-in-the-hair car with a small trunk and just two seats, so people have a lot of time to stroke their chins, consult the position of the planets and think about the purchase. We aren't talking corn harvesters or fire trucks here. Buyers have to fall in love. [Read more...]

2010 BMW X5 M - 2009 Shanghai Auto Show

If the BMW X5 is already one of the sportiest SUVs in the marketplace, then the X5 M — making its world debut at the Shanghai auto show — is arguably the sports car of sport utes. Just check out a few of the specs: a twin-turbo V-8 with 547 bhp and 500 lb.-ft. of torque, a 6-speed M Sports automatic transmission, XDrive all-wheel drive, a sport-tuned chassis with self-leveling rear air suspension, Electronic Damping Control (EDC) and 15-in. brake rotors nestled inside 20-in. wheels and tires. And it hits 60 mph in 4.5 sec. Any questions? [Read more...]