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 [...]

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THE HEAD OF BMW’s high-performance M division has effectively quashed rumours of a big-power “M7″ variant of the 7 Series limousine, saying that such a model would be unviable for the manufacturer.

Given the upcoming BMW760i already offers more than enough performance (400kW and 750Nm, to be specific), there’s little justification for creating a car with [...]

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We trust that most of you have heard of BMW’s M division, responsible for such masterpieces as the revered BMW M3 and the gentleman’s super saloon, the M5.

Now, though, it appears that BMW may soon have a Motorsport division to add to its roll call, charged with creating race-specific components for those game enough to [...]

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Thanks to a smokin’ hot lineup of cars and soaring sales of its M Sports packages, BMW’s hardcore M division notched up a huge 50 percent increase in sales during 2008.

24,186 M cars were delivered last year with nearly 18,000 of those being BMW M3s, vindicating the company’s decision to replace their much loved inline-six [...]

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