BMW

Good news for German luxury-sedan buyers who prefer the additional traction of four driven wheels. We’re told BMW plans to launch an xDrive all-wheel-drive version of the 740i and 740Li later this year. Previously, the six-cylinder 7 Series was only offered in rear-wheel-drive configuration. The 740i uses a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six ...    Read more

Continuing this week’s unofficial theme of everyone is releasing Super Bowl commercials on YouTube, BMW has a new crop of quick videos that should make you chuckle, two of which will air during the big game. There are six videos, in total, but only two will make it to the airwaves ...    Read more

Now that the BMW i3 Concept has made its way through much of the auto show circuit, it’s time to test the production model. While we definitely liked the concept’s excessive use of glass through much of the body, it looks to be just for show. The folks at ...    Read more

The Volkswagen Jetta and Passat helped VW reach 27,209 sales in January of 2012, making it the best selling German automaker in the United States, and giving it its best January since 1974. Among the luxury automakers, Mercedes-Benz took the lead over BMW with its 6525 C-Classes helping push it ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week for your convenience. BMW M-Tuned 5 Series, X5, X6 Revealed; Not Coming To North America BMW has revealed four special diesel-powered M Performance models, but sadly ...    Read more

BMW’s M family grew by four models last week, so it isn't exactly surprising that BM already has a promotional video clip showcasing the new X6 M50d, the X5 M50d, the M550 xDrive, and the M550d xDrive Touring all together. BMW recently spilled the details on the new batch of M ...    Read more

A handful of 2012 BMW X5s are being recalled because there's a chance that the SUV could roll away despite having it in the parking gear. The Problem: An error in the transmission may not allow engagement of the parking lock even if the vehicle ...    Read more

If you weren't already jealous of the cool cars offered abroad, BMW has given you four more examples of forbidden fruit. After much teasing, the automaker finally revealed its line of diesel-powered M Performance vehicles before their Geneva Motor Show debut, but the company insists the four special models aren't ...    Read more

BMW has just announced details and dropped the first official photos of its updated 2013 BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupe, which features a number of minor upgrades as well as the addition of an M Performance package that bumps up the power slightly ...    Read more

We never expected BMW to try and compete with Google, but it seems the automaker's ConnectedDrive Connect (CDC) system is following in the footsteps of Google's self-driving car. In the video below, you can see BMW engineers take their hands off the wheel while the car drives itself on the ...    Read more

The full configurator for the 2012 BMW 3 Series sedan is now online, and this one includes pricing. Just like the many other configurators launched for new cars, this one just begs you to go wild with the options and rack up a huge pricing estimate. We took ...    Read more

BMW is bursting with energy about the all-electric ActiveE coupe. The recruitment process to find appropriate drivers for the ActiveE begins today. Oh, except they aren't called drivers, they're "Electronauts." ActiveE leases are considered phase two of BMW's electric car rollout. Before the ActiveE was Mini's take at an electric ...    Read more

With the 2012 BMW 3 Series sedan ready for prime time, the coupe version isn’t too far away. BMW is still busy testing the two-door and the folks over at Motor Trend just caught one racking up some miles on German roads. ...    Read more

We’ve already seen the M-Sport version of BMW's upcoming 6 Series Gran Coupe (photo) and now the M version has just been spotted. With BMW’s German rivals coming out with high performance versions of their four-door coupes, building ...    Read more

Cadillac has made it clear that it has its sights set on BMW’s 3 Series with the 2013 ATS sedan, but the German automaker isn’t worried one bit. Instead of focusing on what other automakers are doing, BMW ...    Read more

BMW is already working on the next generation of its X5 SUV, as revealed by these spy photos from our eagle-eyed colleagues at Motor Trend. The pictures from Germany show the 2014 X5 testing with a heavy coating of camouflage tape. Based on these pictures, we can expect the 2014 X5 ...    Read more

In a roundtable discussion, Klaus Draeger, BMW board member in charge of product development, touched on a variety of subjects, ranging from electric vehicles, triple-turbo diesels, and his commitment to the straight six. Weight saving and EVs Commenting on the Mini E and the 1-series Active E, Draeger said that the takeaways ...    Read more

During a ceremony commemorating the 2 millionth vehicle produced at its Spartanburg, S.C. plant, BMW announced that it will be making a major investment in its sole American plant, totaling almost $900 million, and adding 300 new jobs as it prepares for production of the upcoming X4 crossover. BMW’s new investment ...    Read more

It looks like the iconic BMW M sub-brand will soon get a number of diesel-powered variants: at least, that’s according to a BMW press release that quietly admitted as much. The press release claims that the M brand will get “a new product range” that will “offer exclusive engine variants” and ...    Read more

If you thought the luxury crossover market was already too crowded, think again. Cadillac may be considering an SUV to battle the BMW X3 and others in its class. "We're looking at options there," said Kurt McNeil, Cadillac's vice president of sales, to Automotive News at ...    Read more

BMW’s Detroit Auto Show presentation was predictably focused on speed this afternoon, but the automaker didn’t stray from its new EfficientDynamics moniker, and released two hybrids alongside two petrol-powered wonders. To keep its Ultimate Driving Machine motto going strong, the automaker has released two quick offerings, starting with a new 3 ...    Read more

You might have noticed that this December 2011 German auto sales roundup is out a day later than sales from the rest of the world. There’s a very good reason for that: BMW and Mercedes-Benz’s rivalry. Both automakers reported record sales and were neck and neck to take the title ...    Read more

What better way to deal with the first week of the new year than a video of BMW performance cars? This short clip from BMW shows the heritage of high-performance M cars leading up to the modern-day 2012 M5 sedan. The video shows performance cars created by BMW’s M GmbH, ...    Read more

BMW's newest M product might only have the equivalent of a couple horsepower, but it has the potential to out-maneuver the mighty X6 M Sports Activity Coupe in the snow: it’s the K2 LTD BMW Design Edition downhill ski. BMW’s M line might already have two all-wheel drive vehicles with more ...    Read more

An engine is arguably the most important component of any car; without one, a car is simply an expensive sculpture. This year we’ve sampled dozens of engines in scores of new cars, ranging from innovative four-cylinders to high-performance V-8s. Whether by innovative efficiency or pure accelerative might, some of those ...    Read more