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2022 brought us the M2, M3 Touring, M4 CSL, and the XM, but the highlight of M’s 50th-anniversary celebrations is yet to come. Arriving sometime in November, the modern-day equivalent of the E9 3.0 CSL…
Adrian Padeanu / October 18, 2022
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The first dedicated M model since the M1 is not another mid-engined sports car to serve as a true successor in 2022 when BMW’s motorsport division is celebrating 50 years of existence. If you’ve been…
Adrian Padeanu / October 16, 2022
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The gradual switch to electric cars comes along with more hybrids and fewer models equipped with manual transmissions. When everything is going to be electric, there will be no more clutch pedals. That day hasn’t…
Adrian Padeanu / October 16, 2022
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It’s a brave new world out there, one in which the Mercedes-AMG C63 is a plug-in hybrid with a four-cylinder engine. Audi recently said goodbye to the R8’s naturally aspirated V10 engine while BMW bid…
Adrian Padeanu / October 13, 2022
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BMW: There Will Come A Time You’ll Have To Say Goodbye To An Engine You Love
by Adrian Padeanu / Date: August 15, 2022
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Although we’ve seen the “M” badge on a couple of cars that lack combustion engines, the i4 M50 and iX M60 pictured here are not full-fat M models. The already announced i7 M70 arriving next…
Adrian Padeanu / August 15, 2022
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BMW may not have a fully fledged M car for the time being, but it’s bound to happen one day. M Performance models such as the i4 M50, iX M60, and the forthcoming 660-horsepower i7…
Adrian Padeanu / July 1, 2022
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Although the new M3 Touring is taking center stage at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the upcoming LMDh prototype is also there as a sign of things to come. Autocar sat down and had…
Adrian Padeanu / June 24, 2022
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BMW M is heading into uncharted territory for the brand, by developing an all-new, from-the-ground-up performance car, without using an existing BMW model as its basis–the BMW XM. For you BMW historians, yes I know…
Nico DeMattia / June 9, 2022
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When BMW unveiled the Vision M Next in June 2019, many enthusiasts were left wondering whether the concept would evolve into a production car. Shortly after its world premiere, former chief of engineering Klaus Frohlich…
Adrian Padeanu / May 26, 2022
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After a three-year hiatus, Frank Van Meel returned at the helm of BMW M in late 2021 to steer the M ship as it heads toward an electrified future. The journey is about to start…
Adrian Padeanu / May 21, 2022