The first photos of the 2012 BMW M5 (F10) have leaked after a private presentation in Munich, ahead of the official reveal at Shanghai later this month. As is often the way with new cars, there’s lots of pre-amble until the point where car makers deliver them up at a Motor Show or an appropriate […]
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BMW M3 Pickup: The Photos
BMW’s big April Fools was the BMW M3 Pickup. But as it’s a real M3 Pickup and not just a spoof we thought it deserved a photo gallery. Yesterday we covered the car April Fool japes inflicted on an unsuspecting public by car makers’ PRs. Some were funny, some pointless. But the most elaborate by […]
BMW i3: RWD & Mid-Engined – & quick?
It has been revealed that the BMW i3 – BMW MegaCity – will get a mid-engined platform. And it could be very swift. February saw the official launch of BMW’s new sub-brand, BMW “i”, and the news that the first two cars out of the gate will be the BMW i3 and BMW i8; the i3 is the MegaCity car […]
Car April Fools Stuff: BMW lead the way
A quick round-up of the jolly April fools japes the motor industry foisted on an unsuspecting – and not as gullible as they think – public. Just as we did last year with car April Fool stuff, it seems to make more sense to do a roundup of what hilarious pranks the motoring world – renowned for […]
BMW M3 Matte Edition: China only
BMW has released a new limited edition M3 in China – the BMW M3 Matte Edition – with a matt paint job, carbon fibre interior and bespoke alloys. It’s less than a year since China got it’s last BMW M3 special – the BMW M3 Tiger Edition – so we’re guessing it sold rather well as BMW […]
Brilliance A3: China’s BMW X1 substitute. A Rose by any other name?
BMW’s Chinese partner Brilliance is to launch a BMW X1 lookalike at the Shanghai Motor Show in April – the Brilliance A3 The easy headline would be ‘Brilliance A3 – BMW X1 Clone’. But that would be a little unfair to Brilliance. Western car makers – as we’ve mentioned many times before – are compelled […]
2012 BMW 3-Series: Is this the 2012 3-Series in a Death Valley video from BMW?
BMW take their cars to Death Valley hot weather testing. And they take their video cameras. But have they accidentally shot the 2012 BMW 3 Series in the process? Car makers go to extraordinary lengths to make sure their cars can perform everywhere, from the coldest places one earth to the hottest. We’ve recently been almost bombarded […]
BMW 3 Series GT Spied
We have a spy shot of the BMW 3-Series GT which is likely to launch at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, together with the new 2012 BMW 3-Series. I can’t say we’ve really laid awake at night thinking about it, but the reveal of the BMW 3 Series GT must be getting close. As, […]
2012 BMW M5 Preview Video
BMW send us the next instalment in their tease of the 2012 BMW M5, this time a video showing the M5 driving openly but still disguised. The tease for the 2012 BMW M5 started just ten days ago when we published BMW’s first M5 teaser video. Just the briefest of glances of the new M5 – still […]
BMW X3 Review & Road Test: BMW X3 xDrive20d SE (2011) Part 2
In part 2 of our review of the new BMW X3 we road test it to see if BMW really has brought the new X3 up to scratch. How’s the drive? How’s the ride? The BMW X3 xDrive20d SE we’ve got this week is going to be the best seller in the range. In fact, […]