BMW

Here is a video of BMW’s Design Director, Adrian van Hooydonk, showing us the M1 Homage concept unveiled at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2008. Adrian van Hooydonk confirms that the German carmaker has no plan to bring the concept car to production and sees it more like a celebration of its heritage. [...]

Here is a video of the next-generation Z4 around the Nurburgring that BMW will launch next year. The next Z4 will grow in size and will be more expensive in an attempt to compete with the Porsche Boxster and the future Nissan 370Z. This market move will also enable the carmaker to make room for [...]

BMW took the wraps off the M1 Homage at the first public day of the classic car show “Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este”. The M1 Homage commemorates the thirtieth anniversary of the M1 supercar which was produced by the German carmaker from 1978 to 1981. It isn’t confirmed whether this show car previews a future model [...]

After China, BMW has decided to focus on increasing its sales in India to become the market leader in the premium car segment. Compared to China, the premium car segment is a tiny market where only 4,400 cars were sold last year. BMW sold 1,387 vehicles last year and plans to sell 2,000 units this [...]

This BMW isn’t an official concept car unveiled by the German carmaker, but a design study realised by a your designer Maël Oberkampf. The BMW M-Zero was designed like a true BMW although this supercar takes some styling cues from Audi, Aston Martin and even Mercedes for the rear lights. The final design is appealing [...]

BMW has announced that it will start selling a 5-Series version powered by the 4.4-litre V8 that appeared in the X6 SUV coupé. At this moment, the top of the 5-Series range is powered by a 367bhp 4.8-litre V8, if we forget the specific M5. With the new engine, the topping version will become 555i. [...]

After the power race, premium carmakers seem to be launched in an automatic transmission race. After Mercedes who launched its seven-speed automatic gearbox and Lexus who stepped up with eight-speed gearbox, BMW will feature its first eight-speed gearbox on the next-generation 7-Series. Due to be unveiled at the next Paris Motor Show, the new flagship [...]

BMW is renowned for building some of the best engines in the world and receives multiple awards every year for it. In a surprising move, the German carmaker might sell engines and components ot other carmakers. Last year, BMW announced its will to increase its profitability. Among the planned measures, the carmaker decided to lay [...]