For several years, BMW Motorrad UK has offered various types and levels of motorcycle training to help riders improve their skills in various disciplines. From on-road training for beginners through advanced riders to off-road skills courses and of course Motorrad Tours ...
The new millennium super roadster: The BMW Z8. With breathtaking looks and classic proportions, the BMW Z8 was presented the beginning of 2000 as the latest addition to the portfolio of sporting two-seaters. The Z8s appearance is as equally thrilling ...
Steep mountain roads, high temperatures: Testing the BMW i7 drive under extreme conditions. December 15, 2021 Munich. The series development process of the BMW i7 (power consumption combined: 22.5 – 19.5 kWh/100 km according to WLTP; CO2 emissions: 0 ...
BMW and Pininfarina are two of the most tradition-swathed names in the motoring world. Each is a byword for cutting-edge technology, style, dynamics and aesthetics. With the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé, the two time-honoured companies are unveiling the outcome ...
After four successful years with the BMW M3 GT, BMW is setting course for the future in the American Le Mans Series, and is lining up with a new challenger: the BMW Z4 GTE. In July 2012, BMW Motorsport engineers ...
After showing the first-ever i7 undergoing testing at freezing temperatures in Arjeplog, Sweden at the beginning of the month, BMW is back with another prototype. This time around, the full-size electric luxury vehicle can be seen conducting hot-weather testing ...
In Detail built at Munich, Germany price $ $ $Prototype engine M5 V8 power 328.1 kw / 440.0 bhp @ rpm rpm specific output 88.21 bhp per litre bhp/weight bhp per tonne torque Not Available nm / Not Available ...
29 August 2009-The BMW Vision concept car clearly demonstrates that the EfficientDynamics objectives are fully compatible when applied to a sports car. Conceived as a 2+2-seater with plug-in full-hybrid technology, this unique car combines the performance of a BMW M ...
As the last Z3 roadster rolls off the assembly line at the BMW Manufacturing Corp. in Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group announced today that it will be presenting an all new roadster at the Paris Motor Show in late September ...
The BMW Z4 Roadster represents the interplay of classical proportions and state-of-the-art technology. An updated version of the modern classic is set to arrive in BMW showrooms in time for spring 2013. The new BMW Z4 represents a time-honored and ...
The X coupe is not just a show sculpture; it is driveable, and based on the chassis of BMW’s production Sports Activity Vehicle, the X5. Under the coupe’s long, one-piece hood is an advanced BMW turbodiesel engine: the 3.0-liter, six-cylinder ...
In Detail tags e64 submitted by Richard Owen type Concept / Prototype Car built at Munich, Germany engine V8 displacement 4400 cc / 268.5 in³ power 213.3 kw / 286.0 bhp specific output 65.0 bhp per litre torque 440 ...
May 11th, 2006-BMW has unveiled a brand new concept car prior to the 2006 Mille Miglia. With hints of today’s BMW Z4 Coupe and one of BMW’s most famous racing cars, the BMW 328, the BMW Concept Coupe Mille Miglia ...
2006 BMW Z4 M Coupe The new high-performance BMW Z4 M Coupe generates 343hp and 365Nm of torque from its 3.2-litre straight-six cylinder engine. Maximum power is generated at 7,900rpm while 80 per cent of the maximum torque is available ...
In the early nineties, Italdesign was itching to enter the supercar market. The first prototype they completed was the Italdesign M12. This car featured a version of the V12 engine found in the BMW 750i and 850i. Giorgetto Giugiaro, Italdesign’s ...
Georg Kacher is one of the best automotive journalists covering the BMW brand, and over the years, his predictions turn out to be mostly accurate. So when he publishes an article, the BMW world listens. In a recent piece ...
A large 8.8-inch monitor in the center of the dashboard displays all the information the driver requires in a simple graphic display, apart from the speedometer and tachometer which are conventional analog instruments. The monitor is positioned within the driver’s ...
We might need a word to describe looking at excellent classic cars on auction sites during a pandemic. Something like doomscrolling, but without the negative connotation. (Or maybe: Window Shopping.) For example, how about this 1972 BMW 3.0CS that ...
On Christmas Eve, a BMW and MINI dealer from The Netherlands pitted the BMW M3 Competition against the i4 M50. The showdown between the substantially different M cars took place at Circuit Zandvoort where the EV was the undisputed ...
Created for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the Turbo Concept was an extreme version of the M1 supercar. Like it, the Turbo had a low profile, mid-mounted engine, and long sloping nose. Paul Bracq was director of design and ...
Barely three months after the sensational premiere of the BMW Zagato Coupé, BMW and Zagato are turning heads again at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance with the fruits of their latest collaboration. Created in just six weeks’ worth of ...
Munich/Geneva, 27th February 2006 – On the occasion of the Automobilsalon, Prof Dr Burkhard Göschel, BMW Group Board Member Purchasing and Development, introduced a new racing car for customer motor racing. The Motorsport Version of the BMW Z4 M Coupe, ...
Munich, 22nd March 2010. The BMW Z4 GT3, which was officially launched and completed its first test drives at the start of March, is already enjoying great popularity among BMW Motorsport customers. The first cars have been delivered to private ...
Frankfurt, Germany, September 12th 2005-BMW is presenting the The BMW Z4 Coupe Concept Car at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It clearly bears out all the classic values of the BMW brand and modern design language. The long aengine compartment, fae ...
To upgrade the M model performance further, BMW M has created a brand-new engine, called the S54 for the 2001 M Coupe. For the first time, the same unit powers both European and U.S. models. It is essentially the same ...
When the concept phase for the BMW M3 DTM began in 2010, the BMW Motorsport engineers were faced with an exciting, but unusual challenge. Not only did they have to start developing the car for BMW’s DTM comeback in order ...
The next generation BMW 3 Series and X3 Sports Activity Vehicle will be built on the Neue Klasse platform. As we mentioned in the past, BMW will continue to offer both models with a wide range of drivetrains: from ...
Frankfurt (GER), 12th September 2005. BMW defines the direction for the future – this time in touring cars. From 12th September, the Munich automobile manufacturer presents the motorsport version of the new BMW 3 Series at the 61st International Motor ...
BMW became the the european manufacturer to offer a turbocharged product with the introduction of this car. It was for the most part inexpensive and offered much more than the tii it was based on. At the center of attention ...
To celebrate 30 years of the BMW M5 – the founder member of the high-performance business Saloon segment – BMW has created an exclusive, special-edition of the current, fifth-generation model boasting performance that sets it apart from its stablemates. The ...
BMW has set a course for the future in GT racing with the presentation of the newly developed BMW M6 GT3 at the 66th IAA Cars 2015 in Frankfurt am Main (DE). The racing version of the BMW M6 Coupe ...
One of the most successful Group A touring cars was the BMW M3 which had great success in DTM, the World Touring Car Championship, European Touring Car, British Touring Car, Italia Superturismo, and Australian Touring Car Championships. After deciding to ...
Introducing the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe – a new 4-door, 4+1 seat addition to the 6 Series line that successfully combines the stunning proportions, design and driving dynamics of the 6 Series Coupe with interior room and amenities for ...
Designed to compete in the FIA GT’s GT4 class, this M3 is slightly upgraded to survive the rigors of on track racing. BMW plans to sell the car to potential customers for different racing championships all over the world. The ...
To promote their new ConnectedDrive network BMW will release the Vision ConnectedDrive design concept at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. It’s a radical two-seat roadster that hints at what the next BMW styling language might lean towards. Press Release At ...
IN 1965 BMW achieved a new styling direction for their sport coupe which was based off the Neue Klasse sedans. These bodies were designed by Wilhelm Hofmeister and built by Karmann at Osnabrück, Germany. The 2000 CS used a 1,990cc ...
The launch of the new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe sees BMW M GmbH revealing a new interpretation of the high-performance sports car – and carrying the BMW M philosophy over into the fifth generation of the ...
The new BMW 7 Series already sets the benchmark in luxury performance motoring – and now BMW is moving up the standard of maximum exclusivity and supremacy in this supreme class to an even higher level, following a completely new ...
01/09/2007 – BMW has announced details of the revised 5 Series Saloon and Touring range, topped off by the new BMW M5 Touring. Powered by the back-to-back International Engine of the Year-winning engine driving through BMWs unique seven-speed Sequential Manual ...
For the first time in 1976, the number 6 became the symbol of a unique combination of dynamism and stylish elegance. The BMW 6 Series, created by the French BMW Head Designer Paul Bracq was longer and wider and thus ...