Models

The BMW S50 is one of the most legendary straight-six engines to come from BMW M. Produced in the 1990s, it powered the E36 M3 in Europe and other markets, delivering a mix of high-revving…

Save for the occasional unique Rolls-Royce, most of us thought coachbuilding was a lost art that died many decades ago. It’s one thing to design a pretty concept for car shows and another to actually…

Although we’ve been reporting on a second-generation X7 since mid-2023, BMW only confirmed it at the beginning of May. Coincidentally, on the very same day, car-spy photographers sent us the first images of a camouflaged…

Established in 1972, BMW M has arguably become the most popular performance brand among major premium carmakers. Indeed, its recent achievements validate this, with 206,582 sales last year, led by the i4 M50 and the…

BMW is pretty good about giving the US cool cars when it can. Sure, we missed out on gems like the V10-powered E61 M5 Touring and our E36 M3 is a lot less exotic, but…

Not long to go until the new iX3 breaks cover, signaling BMW’s much-hyped revival of the Neue Klasse. Although we’ve obsessively covered the electric crossover in the build-up to its premiere on September 5, we’re…

BMWs aren’t supposed to be affordable. It is a luxury brand, after all. However, prices have crept up over the last few decades, rendering the cars unobtanium for the younger crowd. The cheapest model available…

Product placement in movies is often an efficient form of advertising without making it look (too) obvious. Even though the days when James Bond drove a Z3 in GoldenEye or a Z8 in The World…

The BMW 5 Series (E39) is now getting on in years, with most examples now approaching 30 years old. But even nearly three decades later, the BMW E39 5 Series is arguably the quintessential BMW….

2025 marks the big five-o for the 3 Series, having entered production in July 1975 when the first E21 rolled off the assembly line in Munich. Naturally, BMW is celebrating the milestone by giving the…