Mini, Rolls-Royce collaboration set to go ahead

According to a report published by Autocar, BMW will give the green light to a project that will see a super-luxury version of  its Mini Cooper created by Rolls-Royce.

The report confirms news posted by CarAdvice back in June, and says that at least one prototype has already hit the road with the project likely to [...]

BMW Z4 EfficientDynamics technologies announced

BMW Australia has confirmed the raft of EfficientDynamics technologies which will come standard with the BMW Z4 Roadster when customer deliveries begin in November.

Aimed at improving fuel consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the changes are headlined by the adoption of Brake Energy Regeneration across the entire Z4 range.
The result is fuel efficiency improvements of [...]

BMW X1 Lego scale model built for charity

One of the most famous toys in the world is Lego, everyone at some stage in their life has played with it, as a child or as a parent. Lego has made a guest appearance at BMW Welt in Munich.
800 children spent four days to put together a true to scale model of a BMW [...]

Valentino Rossi takes BMW M3 GTS for first steer

At the season finale of the 2009 MotoGP in Valencia last weekend, BMW honored nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi with the ‘M Award’.

Rossi was the fastest man over the seventeen rounds of this year’s MotoGP – his prize? A standard BMW M3 Sedan.

The weekend also allowed Rossi the opportunity to test the brand new lightweight [...]

BMW X1 interest grows ahead of Australian launch

BMW says interest in its new X1 baby soft-roader has been high despite the fact that the car doesn’t arrive in Australia for another six months.

BMW Australia general manager of marketing, Tom Noble, said more than 1000 people have registered for information ahead of its launch.
“That’s a lot higher than we expected at this early [...]

BMW Z4 & 6 Series revisions to hit showrooms this month

With the help of BMW’s EfficientDynamics, the updated 6 Series and Z4 models arriving in showrooms this month have increased performance, improved economy and reduced emissions.

Both vehicles gain Brake Energy Regeneration as standard across the range, a feature that improves fuel consumption in the 6 Series by up to 6.8 per cent.
The new 6 Series [...]

BMW, Brilliance to open second Chinese plant under joint venture

BMW has announced overnight that it plans to open another assembly plant in Shenyang, China, the second under its joint-venture with local manufacturer Brilliance.

Once complete the plant will more than double BMW’s Chinese assembly capacity, which is currently sits at around 41,000 units per annum.
“Our plant has reached its capacity limit, so we are now [...]

BMW developing bike size six-cylinder engine

The straight-six is undeniably one of the most successful engine configurations in motoring history.

Think Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Jaguar, and here in Australia, Ford, and some years back, Valiant and Holden.
And while it has always been the dream of engineers to transplant the technology into bikes, it is something that few customers have ever warmed to.

The biggest [...]

Video: BMW M3 GTS updates

Since releasing its first video teaser last week, BMW has added to the excitment surrounding its upcoming M3 GTS model with two more teaser videos.

We finally get some on track action, worth it for the sound alone. Enjoy!
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Video: New BMW 5 Series teaser

The world premiere of the new BMW 5 Series sedan is about to take place, so to prepare us for the big day, BMW have released this short teaser video of what’s to come:

The new BMW 5 Series, as first seen in our spy pics not that long ago, features a sporty yet elegant design [...]

BMW M3’s controversial straight six to V8 switch proves popular

When BMW controversially switched from its famous straight-six engine to V8 power for the latest generation M3, many purists cried foul. But it seems the move has helped sell the scorching mid-size German in record numbers.

In fact, over the coming weeks, BMW M, the luxury maker’s performance arm, has confirmed it will deliver its 1,000th [...]

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