ALPINA's signature elliptical four-pipe exhaust tips will continue for the upcoming models developed by BMW.
The Grand Duchy's biggest fleet renewal in years puts the BMW X3 front and center — and it's just the latest sign of BMW's iron grip on European law enforcement.
Munich's flagship is about to get a mid-cycle facelift and it might look like this unofficial rendering.
Design boss Adrian van Hooydonk told us the reasoning behind the development of the new pillar-to-pillar Panoramic Vision.
ALPINA's signature elliptical four-pipe exhaust tips will continue for the upcoming models developed by BMW.
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The next-generation i5 may follow the new i3's lead and ride on a bespoke Neue Klasse architecture — a move that could unlock 800+ km of range and a ground-up EV experience.
But for now, BMW doesn't see enough demand for an electric car with a combustion engine working as a generator to charge the battery.
The new design language will spread rapidly across the lineup, but BMW pledges to avoid the Matryoshka doll approach.
BMW experimented with the iX3's tall kidneys before ultimately deciding to go with a horizontal grille that blends with the headlights.
The sedan market is shrinking overall due to the meteoric rise of crossovers and SUVs, but BMW's market share within the sedan segment is rising.
The most debated interior detail on the new BMW i3 isn't a styling choice — it's an engineering consequence. Here's the full story behind why the spokes had to move.
Electric cars, racing wagons, and manual M models show BMW still cares about drivers.
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