What do you get when you slap twin-superchargers onto a V10 M5? Well, without a tune, you’ll probably end up with blown motor and rolling chassis. However, when you get the guys at G-Power to do it… You get something like the Hurricane RRS. G-Power isn’t exactly an underground tuner for BMWs. This machine is […] More »

Two German heavyweights are delivered to the Motor Trend offices. They square off in a series of tests, and the loser is sent to face the cold embrace of the crusher. Actually, it doesn’t really work like that. But it’s still interesting to watch the M5 and the Panamera in a drag race, and get […] More »

Well, that didn’t take long. Four days after it was announced, the 25th Anniversary Edition 760L1 V-12 is already sold out. Given that BMW is only bringing 15 of them to the States, it’s not terribly surprising. What is surprising? For some reason, the brass decided to shackle the 6.0L, 535hp twin turbo V12 with a 130mph limiter, […] More »

There’s no shortage of sexy sheet metal at Pebble Beach, so if you’re going to bring a design concept it’s got to be stunning. Fortunately,  the gorgeous one-off Zagato Roadster BMW brought to the show fits the bill—and then some. Over the years, we’ve seen the legendary Italian firm’s work on machines from Ferrari, Aston Martin, Bentley, Alfa […] More »

Don’t get me wrong, I like the idea of renting an electric 1 Series. And I think there are plenty of BMW fans who’d jump at the chance to get behind the wheel of one of these babies. But is San Fran the right place for it? I’m not sure. Every time I’ve been there, […] More »

When someone is selling you car, they’d like you to think that the car is more special in some way. With German tuners, however, they tend to underrate their motors a little bit for whatever reason. BMW isn’t any different, but if this dyno test from iND is to believed, they’ve been sandbagging the numbers […] More »

Purists might howl at the idea of a turbocharged M3, just as they did when the I6 was swapped in favor of the V8. But while there might be fans who can’t live with the idea of forced induction, the rest of us can take comfort in the fact that performance-wise, the new car should […] More »