Frank Van Meel

Automakers always try to one-up each other to sell more cars. Some introduce useful features while others resort to gimmicks to lure in customers. When BMW showed its quad-motor EV a couple of years ago,…

BMW M GmbH has faced criticism from enthusiasts for grouping the sales of M Performance cars with those of genuine M models. Despite this, the i4 M50 was named the best-selling product for a second…

You’ve seen the spy shots and you’ve read the reports – and now it’s official. The M2, M3, and M4 are all due for an “upcoming model revision.” The announcement was made by BMW M…

2022 marked BMW M’s 50th anniversary and the year we finally got a new dedicated M car. However, it wasn’t the mid-engine M1 supercar’s spiritual successor enthusiasts had hoped for, but rather yet another SUV….

You and I might argue that the engine represents the heart of a sports car, but an internal study conducted by BMW paints a surprisingly different picture. As it turns out, most M owners don’t…

BMW might have made some controversial design decisions in recent years but its strategy regarding engines has been almost flawless. Almost because the V12 is gone. While AMG has halved the C63’s cylinder count resulting…

It is a known fact that BMW M is working on a future M3 with an all-electric powertrain instead of the inline-six engine. The important disclosure was made in September by the company’s Head of…

BMW M CEO Frank Van Meel has recently talked to Ars Technica about the future of all-electric BMW M cars, revealing that the company is looking at several drivetrains options. According to the M boss,…

The base M car is going away as the BMW M CEO has announced that “Competition” will effectively become the entry point into the lineup of a fully fledged M car. The disclosure was made…

We were taken by surprise nearly a year ago when the M2 G87 configurator was launched in Germany and it showed the manual gearbox being offered at a premium compared to the automatic transmission. That…