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BMW Group Canada president and CEO Eduardo Villaverde tells me he’ll authorize what it takes to remain competitive in what can only be described as the ultra-competitive battle between the three big luxury brands: BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. All three ...  

From the late 1990s, BMW has been producing coupe versions of its Z series roadsters, namely the Z3 Coupe and the first generation of the Z4, both of which adopted a "love or loathe it but you cannot ignore it" kind of styling. By replacing the soft-top with a retractable hardtop on the second-generation Z4 roadster, many assumed that the move would mean the end of the coupe model. Today, however, BMW presented a new study for a Z4 Coupe...  

Chris Harris and Drive review BMW’s original super 4-door — the retro classic E28 M5. The first BMW M5 released in 1984 was the fastest production sedan in the world at the time. In 1986, the 3,100-pound, 286-horsepower supercar came assembled by hand from the BMW Motorsport factory in Garching, Germany. It weighed the same [...]Read more at Hypebeast.com  

2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i PremiumIt's immediately clear that you're in a BMW.Three-row crossovers present a dicey challenge for luxury brands, particularly those that have built their name on sporty sedans. Should they prioritize comfort over cachet, or do they stay true to their mission at the expense of practicality? BMW does the best job of any automaker offering crossover practicality while still meeting the brand's promise. The X5 may not be...  

originally introduced as the BMW MegaCity, is an all electric sedan designed for urban areas. It packs a powerful 125 kilowatt (170 hp) electric motor, that offers a 0-60 time of 8 seconds. The motor is already being used in the BMW ActiveE, and is 40 ...  

The BMW X1 compact sport-utility vehicle is seen in a promotional video from Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. The world’s largest maker of luxury vehicles will start production of the X1 today at a new factory in China, part of a 1 billion-euro ($ ...  

The new BMW M6 Convertible is the latest model from the company’s high-performance M Division, and a car that shares a lot of its mechanicals with the M5 super saloon. It should provide stiff competition to other fast, four-seater soft-tops, such as the Jaguar XKR-S, Maserati Grancabrio and Porsche 911 Cabriolet . You could also consider it as a rival to the Mercedes SL63 AMG.Like the M5, the new M6 drop-top has switched from a 5.0-litre V10...  

The modern BMW M3 raised some eyebrows when it was introduced with a naturally aspirated V8 engine but BMW purists should be appeased when the next generation of the BMW M3 arrives with an inline 6 cylinder engine – likely featuring forced induction.  

The Mercedes-Benz ML350 and BMW X5 luxury SUVs were also tested against each other, as well as two small hatchbacks, the Subaru Impreza and Kia Soul. Only the CR-V is Recommended by CR. Although the CX-5 scored well enough, it's still too new ...  

We cannot say for sure if the first BMW M5 is also the best of the series, but it was without doubt, if not the finest, one of the greatest sports saloons in its era, which is why one of the few right-hand drive examples made resides in the garage of Chris Harris. In this latest episode of Drive, Harris takes his 1986 M5 out for a spin and explains to us what makes this car so special. You can watch the video right after the break before you...  

"You made a partial lane change back there without signaling. Can I see your license? Is this your car? The tags say you are from New Jersey. You driving it all the way back? What kind of mileage are you getting? Is this a real carbon fiber roof?"  

Designed with performance, convenience and safety, the 2012 BMW X6 is now available at Newbold BMW in O’Fallon, IL. Newbold BMW is pleased to offer the 2012 BMW X6 to all of its customers in the St. Louis area. The 2012 X6 is a unique-looking luxury ...  

The BMW Z4 GT3 will be representing the BMW Motorsport colors at this year’s 24 Hours Nurburgring. Expectations will, of course, be very high for the fortieth anniversary of BMW Motorsport. This year too, the Schubert BMW team will be taking their places ...  

While the ZL1's styling isn't subtle, its performance is defined by Chevy's attention to nuance. A day driving at the Virginia International Raceway revealed a Camaro that evokes blue-ribbon sport coupes like the BMW M3.  

By the time Chevrolet made the ZL1 option available for the Camaro in 1969, the muscle car era was starting to ebb. But it turned out to be one of the most storied V-8 engines of the era.