Until now, we only brought you spy shots of the 2-Series Cabrio with the canvas top closed, but as it starts getting warmer in Munich these days, our spy photographers have now caught the 2-Series Cabrio testing with the roof open. The car will be based on the 1‑Series hatchback from which it will borrow […] More »
By: 5Series Spies | April 26, 2013
The German Touring Car season is imminent and in tests leading up to the series’ first round, BMW has been a force to be reckoned with. At the final pre-season test at Hockenheim, BMW took 1-2-3 on the time sheets. In third place was former Marussia F1 driver Timo Glock. Here’s your photo of the […] More »
By: Lane Anderson | April 26, 2013
As expected, the 2014 BMW M5 will be receiving a face-lift together with the standard 5-Series. The refresh has already been partially revealed, but it’s been unknown how much of the M5’s design would be affected. These spy photos show that the M5 will receive the same upper front fascia and headlight updates as the […] More »
By: 5Series Spies | April 25, 2013
A Car and Driver report has confirmed a bmw blog rumor (which first appeared on m5board.com) that BMW will be offering a Competition Package on the face-lifted 2014 M5 as well as the entire M6 range. The M5 and M6 will continue to be offered with the 560-hp, 4.4-liter twin turbo V8; however, the optional […] More »
By: Yoav Gilad | April 25, 2013
That stretch of road in town where all the tuners come out to play– car guys and girls know where to find it and which cars frequent the spot. Some hoods are popped and people gather ‘round to see what the other guy brought to show off. Engine swaps, intakes, headers, and dubious custom modifications […] More »
By: Lane Anderson | April 24, 2013
With all the great successes BMW has had in motorsport, the 24 hours of LeMans was a race the company had never won. The team started design work on the V12 LMR in 1997 and the car was quite modern for its era. The chassis was carbon fibre and the monocoque was an aluminum honeycomb […] More »
By: Lane Anderson | April 23, 2013
BMW is no stranger to success out at the sunny Long Beach Grand Prix track and the BMW Team RLL drivers have found their way to the Long Beach podium for five consecutive years in the ALMS series. The winning pattern continued this weekend as the team competed in only its second race with the new Z4 GTE cars, driven by Bill Auberlen and […] More »
By: Nolan Browning | April 22, 2013
