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 [...]

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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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Ever-toughening emissions laws and the rising production costs of its sophisticated hi-po engines has reportedly forced BMW to switch from high-revving naturally-aspirated motors to more efficient and cheaper-to-build turbocharged mills for its M lineup of sportscars.

The X6 xDrive M will be the first model to use the marque’s new force-fed performance engines, with a twin-turbocharged, [...]

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Perhaps disappointed with all of the aftermarket options for Bimmer owners, BMW has launched BMW Performance Accessories – an online catalogue of parts to spruce up the raciness of the range.

There are 32 parts available in the BMW Performance Accessories range, many of them with genuine performance intentions, such as six-piston brakes and cross-drilled rotors, [...]

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