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How the BMW Zagato Coupe Became a Rolling Piece of Design Art

Few concept cars capture the essence of both brands behind them quite like the BMW Zagato Coupe. Revealed in 2012 at the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, this one-off creation merged BMW’s engineering precision with Zagato’s unmistakably Italian flair. While built on the bones of the E89 Z4, the Coupe introduced something far more sculptural

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We Tested Continental’s Sport 02 on BMW M Cars—Here’s What Stood Out

Continental’s ExtremeContact Sport landed in 2017 and quickly became a go-to UHP tire for drivers who wanted daily livability with some track headroom. Its 2022 successor, the ExtremeContact Sport 02, pushes that brief further. We re-tested the tire at BMW Performance Center West in Thermal, California, during the Indian Wells tournament. A full day of

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Factory Porsche Hypercar Team To Quit FIA World Endurance Championship

Porsche AG has revealed that its factory-backed Porsche Penske Motorsport squad will end its involvement in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the end of the current season, citing a “comprehensive realignment” of its racing programs. Porsche won last year’s WEC Drivers’ Championship, but failed to add to its record 19 overall victories in

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New Designs Show What the Next BMW 2 Series Could Look Like

BMW’s compact rear-wheel-drive sports coupe, and one of the most fun BMWs to drive today – the 2 Series (codename G42), has already received its mid-cycle facelift—but you’d be hard-pressed to spot the changes. Even the latest technical update, which raised the M240i xDrive’s output to 386 horsepower, leaves the exterior nearly untouched. And while

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