BMW News

Available on all 2014 BMW 6 Series models will be a special M Sport enhancement edition that will add features and sportier styling. On the outside the 6 Series will get new 19-inch wheels with a double five-spoke design. A host of dark-chrome accents will make their way on everything ...    Read more

Previously, the only BMW 2-Series prototypes seen were smothered in camouflage, making it harder for us to figure out what the production-ready car would look like. Today, we caught the BMW M235i at an official photo shoot where most of the camouflage has been done away with. Even several months ...    Read more

On this episode of Ignition, Motor Trend's Carlos Lago returns to the track, driving his favorite German sports car. Not only is Lago testing out the BMW M3 Lime Rock Edition, but also the late-80s E30, mid-90s E36, and millennial E46 M3. After 28 years of evolution, from the E30 ...    Read more

For the 2014 model year, BMW is bringing back the 3 Series Sports Wagon, but it wouldn't have been possible without Max Reisböck, an engineer for the automaker, who many years ago set the wheels in motion. Going ...    Read more

Last week, BMW announced a recall on select 2002-2003 model year 3 Series, including the 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi sedans, 325Ci and 330Ci coupes and convertibles, as well as the 325iT, 325xiT Sports Wagons and M3 coupes and convertibles. The recall was issued due to a possible safety defect in ...    Read more

When we stopped for a break during testing five compact crossovers for an upcoming comparison at Point Mugu State Park in Malibu, imagine our surprise when we caught sight of the 2014 BMW X5 driving by just minutes after we saw a similarly camouflaged next-generation Mini Cooper crossing our path. ...    Read more

The final full week of April 2013 has come to a close, but before it goes away forever, you'll want to check out all of this week's important happenings in the automotive world. The week began with news from Germany as BMW is pondering the possibility of a 1 Series ...    Read more

A new study from R.L. Polk and Company reveals that between 2010 and 2012, diesel car registrations have increased 24.3 percent, with similar increases happening throughout the country. Polk compiled data for all passenger vehicles in all states. Diesel car and SUV registrations went from 640,779 in 2010 to 796,794 ...    Read more

If you'd believe it us auto journalists, the 1989 BMW M3 was the high watermark of sports coupes. Everything for the last two and a half decades since then has just been wheezing hard as it struggles to catch up. Or has it? Motor Trend writer Mike Febbo partnered with European Car's ...    Read more

Everyone has a breaking point. Apparently, AAA wanted to see where people would draw the line with gas prices, and to no one's surprise, two-thirds of those surveyed believe gas prices are too high now. Shocking, we know. The people who do believe gas prices are too high have countered ...    Read more

China is still an emerging market when it comes to new cars, yet it has become one of the most pivotal when it comes to automakers going out of their way to meet the needs of the buying public. That's because a decade ago, China was selling a few million ...    Read more

BMW, which has made common practice of creating new segments and niches to grow its sales numbers, is considering yet another one: a 1 Series sedan. For anyone following trends in the automotive market, this shouldn't strike you as anything too surprising. Mercedes-Benz has its ...    Read more

To attract more drivers to its upcoming electric car, BMW will be offering extra services, including the use of gas-powered models. The automaker will install optional at-home charging stations for the i3 city car, which will ...    Read more

BMW launched a new digital tool this week that gives consumers access to data about the range, savings, and environmental impact that BMW ActiveE drivers experience across the country. The "Electronaut Effect" gives unfiltered information that is updated weekly to help potential buyers in their decision to lease or purchase ...    Read more

You would have loved to be in our office this week, especially with some big announcements from two environmental-centric automakers. Fisker looks like it's circling the drain while rival Tesla is getting ready to expand. On top of that, the suddenly relevant Shanghai Motor Show is just around the corner, ...    Read more

Volkswagen may own one of MotoGP's most successful motorcycle makers, Ducati, but BMW has the last laugh when it comes to brand recognition within the sportbike series. With decals and paint, all motorcycles look alike. BMW's M6 Gran Coupe doesn't, though. It's now part of the fleet of ...    Read more

One wouldn't think that BMW's narrow fold of market share in the "Sport Activity Coupe" segment it created would be all that lucrative. Through the first three months of 2013, BMW has peddled just 1,264 X6s in the U.S., or about a tenth of the larger, more useful X5's sales. ...    Read more

BMW's vaunted 335i is now more…Swedish? Okay, not exactly, but BMW's M Division today announced at the New York Auto Show that, like it's Swedish rival Volvo's tuner Polestar, it will begin offering performance engine tuning for 2012 and newer 335i and 335i xDrive sedan owners who want more power. The M ...    Read more

BMW and its slightly English, definitely smaller subsidiary, Mini, have priced two of their new models: The 2014 BMW 328i Sports Wagon and the 2013 Mini Cooper Clubvan. Let's get down to business on the details: 2014 BMW 328i Sports Wagon to Start from $42,345 Much like any other BMW 328i model, ...    Read more

Debuting at the 2013 New York International Auto Show is the new 2014 BMW 328d, a diesel variant of the 328i sedan. It will join the U.S. lineup, strengthening BMW's position as one of the most efficient automakers. Powered by a TwinPower Turbo four-cylinder engine, the new 328d delivers 180 ...    Read more

As we reported back in January, the 2014 BMW M6 is getting a new six-speed manual transmission, sharing it with the mechanically similar M5 sedan. BMW has finally made it official. The 560-horsepower super coupe has a few notable ...    Read more

Every few months, we venture out from our cubicles and meet en masse with people we, at times, consider extended family, heading to locales all over the U.S.--and the world sometimes--to hit up yet another auto show. Next week, we're reconvening in the Big Apple to bring you all the ...    Read more

If you were expecting the 2014 BMW 4 Series to look a whole lot different than the concept that first debuted on U.S. at the Detroit Auto Show in January, sorry. Not happening. Regardless, we now know what the 2014 BMW 4 Series will look like ...    Read more

March is the month of luck, and who doesn't want to get a great deal on a new car? We've gathered the top ten incentive offers for the month, showcasing different brands and vehicle styles, showing a little something for everyone on almost any budget. Keeping with the month's trend, ...    Read more

With the release of the Consumer Reports' Top 10 Vehicles for 2013, no U.S. brands made the list. Honda, Lexus, and Audi are on it, though. To qualify for a spot on the list, vehicles must rank near or at the top of its category with an overall test score ...    Read more