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BMW may well have created the ‘Sports Activity Vehicle’ segment with the X5, but this X4 concept blows just about everything else out of the water. With sweeping coupe styled lines and a mean front end, this car is being billed as a ‘Sports Activity Coupe’. For traditionalists, yes it does have four doors. However, […]
In this video from EVO, Henry Catchpole shows off the growing BMW art car collection. Began in 1975, this now covers a whole host of cars from old to new and the designs are simply stunning. Enjoy the video!
Isn’t that thing spectacular? It is the Jeff Koons BMW art car and it features at a landmark car park in Shoreditch for two weeks only from 21 July to 4 August. It is the first time that the BMW Art Car Collection is on show in the UK. The collection began 35 years ago […]
This video from Drive features Chris Harris taking the first M Badged diesel car (the BMW 550d X Drive) for a road test. With 381 horsepower and 546 ft lb of torque, this is an extremely powerful diesel car. There are three turbos. There is a promise of 155 miles per hour (limited). The X […]
The new BMW M3 Coupé Frozen Silver Edition features BMW’s class-leading 420hp V8 engine with power transferred to the road via the standard seven-speed M DCT transmission and variable M differential. The car comes with a 10mm lowered suspension featuring a three-stage Electronic Damper Control, 19-inch light alloy wheels and a revised DSC+ system. But […]
This is the new BMW i8 Concept Spyder – and what a looker she is! The i8 Concept Spyder is designed to have sports car performance with the running costs associated with a city car. That would be a wonderful blend if the men and women of BMW could pull it off. The information on […]
Some cars are not just made of their power and prestige, they also represent a lineage of expert design, passion and expert engineering. The new 2011 BMW M5 is just such a car and I have decided this year to award it with the inaugural Car Articles Useful Performance Car Of The Year award. This […]
Yes, we could ask why BMW didn’t just pip for the obvious M1 badge given the power and performance of this small coupe. However, there is no doubting that this is a serious car, coming as it does with more than 300 horsepower, more than 400 torques and a manual only gearbox. So, does it […]
Sometimes, having one performance car isn’t enough. When that’s the case, you just have to compare two of the best rear wheel drive performance cars that money can buy! In this case, Autocar takes the BMW M3 to the limit against the equally powerful Porsche 911 GT3. Can the ferocious nature of the M3 match […]
BMW is celebrating the 2012 Olympics in unique style – by creating two special new models – the ‘Performance Editions’. Available in early 2012, these exclusive BMW 1 Series and 3 Series models will reinforce their sporting credentials with M aerodynamic body styling, 18” Alloy Wheels, Sport seats, an M Sport gearshift lever and London […]