Neue Klasse

The German middle class was ready for the BMW 1500 when it debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1961. Orders poured in by the thousands, and BMW soon realized they had a tiger by…

The BMW Art Car Collection kicked off its world tour this week. Its first stop is in Vienna, where five different “rolling sculptures” are exhibited at the Museum of Applied Arts and at the SPARK…

In February, I had the rare opportunity to witness firsthand one of the most ambitious transformations in BMW’s history. Hidden behind the brand’s iconic headquarters and museum, the Munich plant is undergoing a massive modernization…

In 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, BMW decided to bring back the Neue Klasse. The board of management approved the largest investment in the company’s history. We’ll begin to see the fruits of the labor…

BMW will sell you an i3 sedan today, provided you’re willing to buy one in China, where it’s exclusively built and sold. We’re talking about the long-wheelbase electric sedan (“G28”) based on the CLAR platform….

BMW’s Heart of Joy is getting close to its markets launch. In a press release issued today, BMW outlines some of the benefits of the Neue Klasse’s supercomputer. The new hardware and software system consolidates computing…

The unveiling of BMW’s first reborn Neue Klasse model is just around the corner, and as we approach the official debut, new details about the 2026 BMW iX3 (NA5) are emerging. While BMW has already…

The design of the new iX3 is an open secret. Aside from BMW’s own preview with the Vision Neue Klasse X concept, we’ve seen prototypes undergoing testing. The production version’s styling also appeared in a…

The updated iX went into production this week, and it just so happens to be BMW’s longest-range electric model. In its most efficient guise, the zero-emission luxobarge can cover 701 kilometers (436 miles) on a…

Car paparazzi first caught the BMW 7 Series facelift in July 2024, but the images weren’t great. At long last, new and better photos of the updated “G70” give us a more accurate idea of…