This photo comes to us from photographer, and Ford designer, Jonathan Szczupak’s website: Between the White Lines. We don’t know too much about the classic BMW except that it’s a 2002 shot at the Nurburgring last year.  Regardless, we love the shot and wanted to share it with you. Enjoy!

That’s right, on May 11th, BMW broke the previous Guinness World Record for Longest Drift, almost seven miles, by 44 miles! The new record, set by an M5, now stands at 51.3 miles! That’s like the time you drifted straight from Manhattan to your folk’s posh pad in Fairfield, CT. I say, well done, Chauncey. […] More »

BMW accidentally posted official images of the facelifted 2014 M5 on its website, when the configurator was updated ahead of schedule. The current M5, which initially went on sale in 2011, receives very mild updates. The grille is modified to incorporate double vertical slats (like on the M6), rather than single ones; the headlights are […] More »

“It’s a good job,” says Sabine Schmitz, without a hint of understatement. In case you’ve been on Mars for the last twenty years and returned this morning, Ms. Schmitz is employed as the Nurburgring’s “taxi” driver and ferries people around the ‘Ring in a BMW M5. In the video, she discusses growing up in her […] More »

In the following press release, always-magnanimous Mini lets us know how awesome it is because it’s giving away one whole Mini Paceman for an AIDS-related benefit. Not only is it the brand-new Paceman, but it’s a Roberto Cavalli-designed Paceman! Who? This guy… Yeah, Roberto Cavalli. No, he’s not a creepy drunk hanging out in the […] More »

In a fun publicity stunt, BMW asked DTM champions Roberto Ravaglia and Bruno Spengler (1989 and 2012, respectively) to switch cars for a drive around the famed HockenheimRing. Spengler took control of Ravaglia’s 1989 BMW M3 and Ravaglia of Spengler’s 2012 M3. While Spengler enjoyed the lightness of the older M3, Ravaglia didn’t care much for […] More »

Pricing for the i3 has been pegged at about $40,000 or about the same as a well-equipped 3-series sedan according to Ludwig Willisch, CEO of BMW North America. Additionally, it will likely qualify for a $7500 federal tax credit (although discussions with the US government are ongoing). The exact price for the five-door compact will […] More »