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ASK TEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE what they are looking for in a new car and you’ll likely get ten different answers.
For the most part however they’ll agree that reliability, practicality, efficiency, safety and value for money are the most desired qualities. But what if their life circumstance [...]
IT MAY BE a couple of years away, but the organisers of the 2012 London Olympics have today named BMW the event’s official automotive partner. Worth about $90 million to LOCOG, the event’s organisers, the deal will see BMW supply 4000 vehicles for the transport of athletes, officials and media during [...]
THE CURRENT GENERATION 1 Series is reaching the end of its life-cycle, with a replacement set to arrive in showrooms sometime late next year.
Development cars have again been spied running about Europe, giving us a few clues as to what to expect. BMW’s trademark ‘whirlpool’ camouflage cloaks most of this test car, but it [...]
WITH ONE MAJOR styling update since its debut in 2005, the current generation E90 BMW 3 Series is due for retirement in the next couple of years.
Despite wearing some of the heaviest camouflage that we’ve seen on a BMW, new spy photos obtained this week show that development of the next generation 3 Series is [...]
BMW IS just under a fortnight away from revealing its all-new 5 Series sedan to the world, and has released this short teaser video as an appetiser before the big event.
November 23 has been announced as the official unveil date, and it’s likely the new 5 Series will make its first live appearance at December’s [...]
BMW MOTORRAD has announced that its updated R 1200 RT and R 1200 GS/Adventure range of touring bikes will be available in Australia from the first quarter of next year, bringing with them a number of improvements.
For the RT, torque is up 5Nm, peaking at 120Nm at 6000 rpm. Power output from the 1170cc flat-twin [...]
BMW HAS REVEALED a couple of new videos showing its M3 GTS road-legal racecar in action.
The stripped-out coupe is to the standard M3 what the 911 GT3 RS is to the Carrera, weighing nearly 200kg less than the “regular” M3 coupe and developing 26kw more from its 4.4 litre V8.
BMW Australia says it is still [...]
FIRST SPIED TESTING at the Nurburgring in October, BMW has today revealed the 2010 BMW M3 GTS.
Developed as a track-focused road-legal version of the company’s GT4 racer, the M3 GTS boosts power from 309kW to 335kW through its tuned 4.4 litre version of the M3’s 4.0 litre V8.
Power is sent to the rear wheels [...]
BMW ENTHUSIASTS who have been holding out hope for an M-powered version of the new generation Z4, may be about to get their wish. BMW engineers have recently been spied testing a Z4 with what appears to be M Sport Package front and rear bumpers.
Lightly disguised with BMW’s trademark psychedelic camouflage, the gunmetal Z4 spotted [...]
REPORTS IN AUGUST suggested that PSA Peugeot-Citroen and BMW had been investigating opportunities to grow their existing partnership. This week, PSA boss Phillipe Varin confirmed his company’s interest.
Varin confirmed on Monday that he is in talks with BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer to lock in purchasing and component deals, including transmissions and climate control systems.
Varin wants [...]
FOLLOWING RECENT photos of a camouflaged 3 Series Convertible on the roads of Europe, new photos this week reveal that the M3 Convertible is in line for some updates of its own.
Unlike the revised front bumper set to appear on the regular 3 Series Convertible, BMW seems content to retain the M3 Convertible’s already aggressive [...]
AS THE AUTOMOTIVE industry moves faster toward an electric future, the goal for many carmakers will be to set their offerings apart from the pack.
According to British site Autocar, BMW is aiming to position its upcoming Project i electric vehicles at the premium end of the EV market.
Where many of today’s electric vehicles are [...]
FACING STIFF COMPETITION from the new E-class, BMW is running final testing of its 2011 5 Series range in preparation for the model’s release in the first quarter of 2010.
Earlier this week spy photos revealed a lightly-camouflaged prototype.
For those who can’t wait, these unofficial renderings illustrate what we will likely see when the [...]
DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2011 BMW X3 is rumoured to be gathering pace. BMW is reportedly keen to bring its mid-strength crossover to market quickly to steal a march on the Mercedes-Benz GLK and Audi Q5.
Although this prototype still wears BMW’s trademark form-concealing camouflage, we can at least see the headlamps and lower bumper. The cutlines [...]
TAKING A LEAF out of successful scrappage schemes overseas, BMW is offering buyers an ‘EfficientDynamics Credit’ worth $4000 on every new BMW ordered and delivered before November 30.
Describing its fleet as the most environmentally-friendly of any premium carmaker, BMW says the $4000 credit will be used to reduce the manufacturer’s list price of any [...]
EARLY IN SEPTEMBER, BMW Australia announced revised pricing for its six-cylinder 323i sedan. It was a pleasant surprise, as the basic price dropped from $63,200 to $58,300.
The price adjustment saw the six-cylinder equipped 323i undercut the entry-level six-cylinder offerings of Mercedes-Benz and Audi by more than $30,000, and new car [...]
NEW SPY PHOTOS this week reveal that BMW is testing an enhanced version of the current generation M3.
Visually, little is different about this prototype to the regular M3. The oversized ‘GT’ style rear wing however suggests BMW is developing a special M3, one for privateer racing teams and track enthusiasts.
Earlier this year, BMW and [...]
WHILE IT WON’T save t-shirt-clad scooter riders from losing a few layers of flesh, BMW’s C1-E Concept - based on the European-market C1 - could at least save their lives in a more serious accident.
Equipped with a seat belt, front and rear impact zones, a full roll-bar and low centre of gravity, the [...]
BMW AUSTRALIA has announced pricing for its soon-to-be-released X6 M and X5 M, the X6 M available from December this year, the X5 M to go on sale in January 2010.
With the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG in their dual sights, the X6 M will be priced from $179,900 (plus on-road [...]
REPORTS OF THE next-generation BMW M5 swapping V10 power for a twin-turbo V8 have been circulating since last year, but speaking with BMW this week, US news site Edmunds reports that the move is a virtual certainty.
The most likely powerplant is the 4.4 litre V8 featured in the recently revealed X5 M and X6 [...]
A PROTOTYPE BMW X5 has been spied undergoing testing in Europe, its mildly-camouflaged bumpers and lamp clusters hinting at the popular SUV’s new look for 2010.
Larger chin intakes and a reshaped central intake are the main changes to the front bumper, while the rear bumper has been re-shaped to accommodate a pair of rhomboid [...]
MORE IMAGES capturing the next generation BMW M5 in ever-advancing stages of development have been making their way online.
Earlier this month, a heavily-disguised 2011 M5 prototype was spied lapping the Nurburgring, and now this week, much of the cladding has been dropped.
While a great deal more of the bodywork is now visible, the M3-like [...]
BMW AUSTRALIA has announced that its 650i Coupe and Convertible models will get a mild update for the 2010 model year. The changes include a cosmetic freshen-up and two new paint choices, an updated iDrive system and better fuel economy.
Thanks to BMW’s EfficientDynamics regenerative braking system, fuel consumption will drop 5.4 percent to 10.5 [...]
2009 BMW 335i Sedan w/ M Sport Package
THE LINES OF THE E90 BMW 3-Series are familiar to everyone. It is the aspirational car for the upwardly mobile, its badge a symbol of middle-class success.
There’s a good reason for the BMW’s popularity that goes far beyond brand image however.
The simple truth is that the BMW 3-Series [...]
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept
DESPITE A LACK of official confirmation from BMW, fresh reports suggest the German automaker is still considering wheeling out a mid-engined performance flagship sometime next decade.
Rumours of the so-called Z10 mid-engined supercar first surfaced at the start of this year, with many outlets speculating BMW would fit the low-slung coupe with a [...]
BETWEEN ALL THE concepts and brand-new models scheduled to appear at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show (along with its own Vision EfficientDynamics concept), BMW is set to unveil a special limited edition version of its big M6 coupe.
Named the M6 Competition Limited Edition, the special M6 will be held to a run of just [...]
BMW HAS TODAY announced pricing for its flagship 760Li, a car the German manufacturer describes as the most comprehensively-equipped 7 Series model ever offered in Australia.
Developing 400kW and 750Nm through its brand-new 6.0 litre twin-turbocharged V12, BMW says the 760Li will leap to 100km/h happens in just 4.6 seconds - a time that was considered [...]
FOLLOWING LAST YEAR’S update to the the 3 Series sedan, BMW has begun work on a mid-life facelift for the 3 Series Coupe.
These new spy photos reveal that the Coupe’s visual changes will be minor. New front and rear bumpers, LED rear lights and updated headlights figure among the more obvious revisions.
The interior [...]
THE ONLY CARMAKER to feature in the list every year since its inception in 1999, the latest Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) has ranked BMW as the world’s most sustainable automobile manufacturer for the fifth year in a row.
Published by the Zurich-based SAM Group (Sustainable Asset Management), the list covers a range of sectors [...]
WITH THE FERRARI 458 ITALIA revealed last month, now it appears an all-new supercar from Volkswagen-owned Lamborghini cannot be far away.
The Murcielago, with its myriad variants, is fast reaching the end of its life and these brand new spy photos reveal that a successor is now in development.
The next-generation as-yet unnamed Lamborghini is [...]
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