As we claw our way out of the Great Recession, we see car sales across the industry rising like the mercury on an August morning. BMW is one of many brands enjoying U.S. sales success; 24,043 cars were delivered in July 2013 — 12.89 percent more than July of 2012. Key players in last month’s […] More »

On this edition of Monday is for M, we take you to a dyno tuning session at European Auto Source in Anaheim, California. This 2013 BMW M5 was just turned up to 11 with an Eisenmann exhaust system and a Switzer Performance tune. See our gallery at the bottom for the dynamometer results. And how about an […] More »

Production of the third-generation (F15) X5 is underway at BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina plant. This new era at BMW begins only 34 days after the final second-generation E70 X5 rolled off the U.S. production line on June 28. We can only speculate on BMW’s environmental intentions when we see that the last E70 X5 produced […] More »

In this edition of Photo of the Week, we have a clean-looking BMW 5 Series by LT Motorsport that may inspire your next appearance mod. Major props are given for the orange-accented carbon-fiber wing mirrors; we like how they pay tribute to the Sport Line trim found in current BMWs. The orange-lipped black rims spread the […] More »

The new Alpina B3 is the result of a long tradition of collaboration. Alpina and BMW have a relationship that goes back to 1962 when Alpina began selling tuning kits for the BMW 1500. Only two years later in 1964, Alpina’s robust products were so well-regarded, they earned the BMW factory guarantee. Today, relations between […] More »

Ever wonder what the BMW 1 Series M bumper would look like on a 5 Series? Wonder no longer with forum member devildawg712‘s E60. This front clip was created by the sculptors at Ranz Motorsports and mixes M5 dimensions with 1M styling. It’s a great concept that should be considered for mass aftermarket production because it offers […] More »

Who in their right mind tells Chris Harris not to drift? That’s like telling Charles Manson not to look creepy. Never tell a complete lunatic not to do something because you’ll just get more lunacy. The folks at BMW said “no drifting” to Chris Harris. In the video below, we get to see “Harrismonkey” drift […] More »