BMW M3 Touring Already Fitted With Aftermarket Carbon Body Kit

BMW offers a multitude of customization options for the M3 Touring. We’re not only talking about the extra goodies found in the online configurator, but also the vast array of M Performance upgrades. If none of them tickle your fancy, you can always count on the aftermarket scene to have custom parts lined up for an M car. Such is the case with the...

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BMW M Hybrid V8: All You Need to Know

BMWBLOG had the chance to sit down with Tom Plucinsky, Department Head, BMW Group Product and Technology Communications, at the 24 Hours of Daytona. We got to review all the crazy performance bits that the BMW M Hybrid V8 GTP car gets and picked up some additional insight about where the car fits into the pantheon of BMW Motorsport cars and why now...

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2024 BMW M3 CS: M Chief Engineer Says no Hardware Changes

The 2024 BMW M3 CS made its world debut this past weekend at the iconic Daytona 24 Hours race. BMW M CEO Frank Van Meel was on site to unveil the second generation M3 CS. Joining the M boss was also the head of R&D at the BMW M Division – Dirk Häcker. The chief engineer at M is directly responsible for the M cars we see on the road today, including...

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Daytona 24: BMW M Hybrid V8 Finished 6th in its First Race

BMW’s first official roll out o the new M Hybrid V8 has not been very successful. The iconic 24 Hours of Daytona kicked off on Sunday but an hour into the race, first mechanical problems arose for BMW M Team RLL. The #25 racing car had to retire for a prolonged period of time before coming back on the track to complete the race. The #24 M Hybrid V8...

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BMW Design Chief: Pickup Trucks Not an Obvious Fit for BMW

BMWBLOG had the opportunity to sit down with Adrian van Hooydonk during the Rolex 24 at Daytona, hot on the new BMW M3 CS release and a look at the BMW M Hybrid V8 in action. After our recent interview at CES, we talked a little bit more about where BMW design is headed, why a BMW pickup truck is still only a remote possibility and more. BMW M Design...

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BMW M5 E60 With Supercharged V10 Making 700 HP Hits 211 MPH

The E60 was the only 5 Series generation to rock a V10 engine, but the S85 inside this super sedan customized by Lumma Design is no longer naturally aspirated. The 5.0-liter unit has been modified by Infinitas to accommodate a supercharger, which has resulted in a healthy power bump to 700 hp and 680 Nm (500 lb-ft). That’s nearly 200 hp and 160 Nm (118...

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2023 BMW M3 Touring Flaunts $32,000 Worth Of Options In New Video

With a starting price in the UK of £85,165 or about $105,000 at current exchange rates, the M3 Touring is far from being cheap. Tick a few boxes on the options list and the super wagon might financially ruin you for many years to come. Such is the case here with a generously equipped G81 painted in Dravit Grey metallic. Right off the bat, the most obvious...

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2023 BMW Z4 M40i Facelift Filmed At Brussels Auto Show

The Z4 hasn’t been getting much attention since BMW gave the sporty roadster a discreet Life Cycle Impulse in late September last year. Thankfully, a new video shot at the 2023 Brussels Auto Show this month allows us to get reacquainted with the two-seat sports car in the M Performance guise and an eye-catching Thundernight metallic paint new to the...

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BMW M3 Sedan Drag Races M3 Touring In Sibling Rivalry

It was bound to happen – the M3 Sedan met the M3 Touring at a drag strip. Technically, it’s a runaway, a slippery one at that since the tarmac was quite wet that day. To even the odds, the high-performance saloon is a Competition model with xDrive since this is the only specification BMW offers for the super wagon. Both happened to have Individual...

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2024 BMW X2 Filmed In Munich Testing On A Rainy Day

Attached at the bottom, a new spy video shot on a rainy day in Germany provides a glimpse of the next-generation BMW X2 testing in Munich. If you’re wondering whether it has a combustion engine or not, we’re tempted to believe that it does. The exhaust is not immediately noticeable, but look closer and you’ll see the muffler underneath the rear bumper....

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