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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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BMW HAS CONFIRMED that the fire-breathing X5 M will be coming to Australia, despite earlier saying that the car had no future in this country.

The change of heart was prompted by overwhelming interest from buyers keen to get their hands on the twin-turbocharged V8 muscle of the X5 M.

Although the X6 M has been confirmed [...]

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Before I begin, there’s something I need to get off my chest. BMW has a history of building brilliant driver’s cars. The brand is synonymous with agile rear-wheel drive saloons which handle like few others.

They do it in a way that combines German precision with motoring passion. BMW’s straight six engines and dynamic handling characteristics [...]

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The latest offering from BMW’s Sports Activity Vehicle range is likely to be a popular choice among politicians, criminals and despots alike.

Introducing the X5 Security Plus, the first car built by a mainstream manufacturer capable of withstanding an attack with the terrorist-favourite AK-47 rifle.

Meeting standards required by Bullet Resistance Class 6, BMW claims the vehicle [...]

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BMW has launched a hype-generating  teaser site for its hi-po  X5 M and X6 M sports SUVs, as the official unveiling of both models draws near. Fortunately for us though, the development team behind the site has been a little too enthusiastic in their attempts to improve traffic to the site.

The intrepid team over at [...]

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Love it or loathe it, the BMW X5 has undeniable staying power. Launched in 1999 to a comparatively barren SUV market, the BMW X5 arguably got the ball well-and-truly rolling on the whole sports/luxury 4WD phenomenon.

Since it came to this country in 2001, nearly 23,000 Australian drivers have bought BMW’s volume-selling SUV, while over 845,000 [...]

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BMW has officially confirmed the existence of its upcoming X5 M high-performance SUV by releasing this video of the X5 M undergoing testing.

The video shows Bernd Limmer, technical director for the E92 M3 project and a former M-division chassis engineer, putting the X5 M through the wringer at everyone’s favourite test track – the Nurburgring [...]

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Some things are just plain wrong. Like pineapple on pizza. Like bicycle pants. And like putting “BMW” and “bargain” in the same sentence. That’s gotta be wrong. So what’s going on with the BMW 125i Coupe? Who ever heard of a BMW-badged two-door coupe, a growling three-litre straight six in the snout (like we’re talking [...]

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This Sunday just gone (UK time) saw the return of the one true Top Gear to British television sets, and to computer screens of net-savvy fans around the world this morning.  Let me tell you: they’ve still got it.

Clarkson pits the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 against the Porsche 911 GT2 – describing the latter as “terrifying”.  [...]

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BMW has announced that sales of its diesel-engined models are rising at an rapid rate, with the 4055 diesel sales for this year representing a 65 percent increase over the same period last year. Diesels now comprise 30.6 percent of all new BMWs sold in Australia, and, according to BMW, the rise in popularity of [...]

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