BMW is building a limited edition Z4 – the BMW Z4 sDrive35is Mille Miglia – to celebrate its win in the 1940 Mille Miglia. But only 99 & only for Italy. As we mentioned the other day when we were talking about Jaguar and the Mille Miglia, it’s that Mille Miglia time of year when […]
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BMW X4 on the cards
It’s being reported that BMW are considering producing a smaller version of the X6 – the BMW X4 – based on the new X3 due later this year When BMW first launched the X5 more than a decade ago many thought it was a step in a very strange direction for the self-styled makers of the ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’. But […]
BMW Concept Gran Coupé Press Release
BMW presents the concept of a new 4-door coupe. The BMW Concept Gran Coupé underscores the outstanding design expertise of the German premium automobile manufacturer. Munich.With an exclusive Design Night on the evening of the first press day at Auto China in Beijing (April 23rd toMay 2nd 2010), BMW provides an in-depth insight into its […]
BMW Concept Gran Coupé revealed- BMW 8 Series?
Just as it did at Frankfurt last year with the Vision ED Concept, BMW has pulled a surprise package out of the bag for the Bejing Motor Show today – The BMW Concept Gran Coupé . Despite the imposing (5m long) BMW Concept Gran Coupé being a surprise showing from BMW, we really shouldn’t be […]
BMW 5 Series GT and 740d xDrive press release
BMW xDrive on All Engine Variants of the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo and the BMW 740d. Munich. BMW, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium cars, is consistently enlarging its wide range of all-wheel-drive models. Starting in June and, respectively, September 2010, all engine variants of the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo will also be […]
BMW 5-Series GT to get xDrive – BMW 740d xDrive announced
Despite the general consensus that the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo is an almost superfluous niche, BMW are pressing on by extending the range with the option of AWD xDrive. We really don’t ‘Get’ the BMW 5 Series GT. To be fair, we haven’t driven one so it’s a viewpoint from afar. But we can’t deny it […]
BMW 135i CSL – or something quick?
We have spy shots of what appears to be a new top of the range BMW 1-Series. The 135tii or M! or 1-Series M or 135i CSL or 135is. Anything but M1. We’ve had endless speculation that BMW are to produce an ‘M’ car for their baby 1-Series range. An argument for which is very strong. After all, if you can […]
BMW 1 Series – One Million built
BMW has delivered the 1 millionth BMW 1-Series – a BMW 118d – to a customer at the Leipzig Motor Show this week. That new BMW. You know, the little one that’ll never sell. The one BMW plans on mopping up sales to wannabe 3 Series owner with? Well it’s not new any more. In fact it’s […]
Car April Fools Stuff – to Infiniti & Beyond
A quick round-up of car-oriented April Fools stories from BMW, Infiniti, MINI, the Goodwood Festival of Speed and others. There were so many April Fools stories running around yesterday from car makers we really didn’t want to spend the day regurgitating press releases designed to demonstrate car makers’ normally well-hidden sense of humour. But some were well-conceived so we thought we should bring you a few, […]
BMW: It’s going to be Front Wheel Drive for small cars
BMW has revealed they are developing a new front wheel drive platform for use in the next gen MINI and a range of smaller BMWs. Project i-setta? We’ve had Porsche aficionados bemoaning hybrid cars (the Porsche 918 Spyder really gave them something to moan about) and SUVs; we’ve had the Ferrari Luddites bemoan the hybrid […]