We were incredibly excited to get behind the wheel of the latest BMW 8 Series. Being fans of the old E31 generation, which we find to be one of the most beautiful cars of the 1990s, this latest G15 has big shoes to fill. If someone’s got the cash and aren’t concerned about hauling more than one passenger, they’d be hard-pressed to find a better unique luxury experience that offers a surprisingly amount of practicality and economy. We loved the 2020 BMW 840i Coupe.
The internet has been a brutal, volatile place of opinions, suppositions, and hypotheses about the BMW Z4 and Toyota Supra, with a lot of the negativity behind the statements “the Supra is just a BMW Z4” and “LOL wow I like this Toyota Supra convertible.” We’re here to ask: how is it a bad thing that they’re the same chassis? Addressing the haters, our Editor in Chief Tom Martin put it best: the mysticism of non-experience. We’ll analyze the upsides and downsides of the Supra and how it compares in a future article, as we got our hands on one literally an hour after the Z4. To start out though, here’s why the Z4 is a great car, and a great choice to “base” the Supra on.
Munich. A few weeks after its success at the “Automotive Brand Contest”, BMW Group Classic has now also won the “German Design Award” 2020 for its communications campaign “Our Brands. Our Stories.”. In particular, the distinguished award celebrates the multimedia approach of the international campaign, which includes the “classic#heart” blog, billboard and advertising images, and an online newsletter, alongside video clips produced to a very high quality.
This past weekend was the SRO America season opener at COTA. Lots of great racing went down, with notable action revolving around Copeland cleaning up with their Velosters in TCR and TCA.
The old adage that BMWs are the kings of the road has always been a true statement. They’re designed to tick off the miles on long stretches of highway, cruising comfortably and confidently at a high rate of speed, and have the ability to pass and overtake with ease. In addition, they eat up corners and form excellent foundations for racing. In terms of which model is the best representation of this, the M3 wins hands down. The latest, F80-generation M3 is one of the best. Everyone has their generational preferences, but when it comes to a performance 4-door all-rounder with modern amenities and technology, the F80 wins. Plus, it has the latest generation BMW S engine under the hood: the 425 horsepower, twin-turbo S55.
Ride along with us in BMW’s latest flagship 4-door (or rather, gran coupe) that’s got quite a legendary alphanumeric name to live up to.
BMW has been developing the BMW M2 CS Racing to complete in various classes for some time now, and it looks like we’ll start see them in grids all over the world at the beginning of 2021.
BMW Team RLL ran one heck of a race at Daytona over the weekend. It was great watching the lumbering-yet-limber #24 M8 battle it out with the #912 and #911 Porsche 911 RSRs, because on paper one would expect the high-winning-ratio factory RSRs to make quick work of it.
Follow along with Tedward behind the wheel of this Bavarian legend!
BMW is doing enthusiasts a real solid: the all-new BMW M2 CS has been announced for 2020.
Just after a year of restoration, BMW South Africa revealed its latest classic project car as a limited edition “homologation” special developed especially by BMW Motorsport for South Africa. Now, the meticulously prepared BMW 530 MLE has enjoyed its first showing at BMW Group Plant Rosslyn in the company of four BMW Group South Africa employees who were on hand to built the original more than four decades ago.
This week’s contributor, Bill Wade, has delivered more than his fair share of training to other drivers, both on and off the track. As a long-time BMW Car Club of America member (he was a founding member of the Kentucky chapter), and HPDE instructor, Bill has been driving on tracks around the country for over 25 years. He was also the Chair of the BMW CCA National Driving Events Committee for almost 10 years. In addition, he’s the program manager for the Tire Rack Street Survival program, a driver training program aimed at helping young teen drivers survive on the street. In other words, Bill knows what he’s talking about when it comes to instructing.
In August 1985, a rumor surfaced in motor magazine Auto-Deutschland which emanated from a new sports car. An A Group Car from BMW that was a thoroughbred racing car according to the rules but was also to be produced in a version licensed to drive on open roads for everyday use.
Wear headphones! The audio in this video was recorded with in-ear binaural microphones. With headphones or earbuds on, you’ll feel like you’re actually sitting in the driver’s seat.
Here we ride with BMW M4 GT4 driver Jeff Sexton (who is a driver services rep for Winding Road Racing during the week) in a Blancpain GT World Challenge race at Circuit of The Americas. Jeff takes the car over from…
Here we take the X4 M40i for a trip around the BMW Performance Center track. Model: 2019 BMW X4 MSRP: From $60,450 Horsepower: 355 hp MPG: 20 city / 27 highway Curb weight: 4,323 lbs Dimensions: 188″ L x 76″ W x 64″ H Torque: 365 lb-ft Fuel tank capacity: 17.2 gal
The team at Winding Road Racing recently installed JRZ coil-overs on a 2015 BMW F82 M4. As our shop technicians installed the suspension on the M4, we documented the process. In the coming weeks, we will update with more in-depth impressions after carving some of our Texas Hill Country roads.
Ride along with us as we do a lap around Road America during the 2016 Midwest Automotive Media Association Spring Rally.
Over the new few weeks, we’ll be putting together our dream holiday wish list. From race cars to apparel, we’ve compiled our Holiday Wish Book that would even make Rudolph jealous.
This week at the 2016 North American International Auto Show we finally got a chance to see BMW’s newest sports coupe in the flesh. With reduced dimensions and a smaller price tag than that of its bigger brother, the M4, could the M division’s latest offering be the performance model we’ve been waiting for?
BMW E30 M3: Fuel Cell Our house E30 M3 needed a fuel cell installed to be compliant in SVRA. This installation required less fabrication than…