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BMW M Allegedly Makes Its Natural Fiber Roof Standard on the Electric M3 — Sunroof Becomes an Option

Article Summary The electric M3 (ZA0) makes the natural fiber composite roof standard equipment, with the panoramic sunroof available as an option instead — reversing the logic of previous M3 generations. The flax-based NFC roof, developed with Swiss firm Bcomp, is stronger than carbon fiber while reducing production CO2e by approximately 40 percent. The ZA0 […]

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The E46 BMW M3 Touring BMW Refused to Build Is Now Real — If You Can Afford It

Article Summary BMW built a driveable M3 Touring prototype in 2000, journalists loved it, but customer clinics killed it — and it was never sold. UK coachbuilder Petroyle is now producing hand-built recreations with carbon fibre bodywork, structural reinforcements, and engine options up to the M5’s V10. Prices start at €150,000, left-hand drive is available,

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Chris Harris Drives the BMW M3 CS Touring 2,500 Miles — Track Day Included

Article Summary The M3 CS Touring averaged 28mpg over 489 motorway miles on day one, then spent the following day doing passenger laps at Anglesey before driving straight to Edinburgh — without any complaints from the car. The carbon ceramic brakes glowed red through repeated hard laps during a night track session and never faded,

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LARTE Design Puts Violet Carbon on the BMW 7 Series — and It Actually Works

The BMW 7 Series G70 is a car that tends to look the same everywhere you go. Same silhouette, same palette, same options ticked in the configurator. In the executive sedan segment — where the competition is equally uniform — standing out takes more than a color change. German studio LARTE Design has been chipping

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2027 MINI Countryman Oxford Edition Returns With Big Value and Barely Any Price Increase

Last year, BMW brought the MINI lineup to new lows; in pricing, mind you. The value-packed Oxford Edition — which has appeared on several of the brand’s cars, including the Cooper — historically pays homage to the brand’s UK origins while also bundling several desirable options at a lower price point than even the standard

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