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Buyer’s Guide: BMW M135i / BMW M140i with six-cylinder engines

In 2012, BMW did something truly special: it made a six-cylinder, rear-wheel drive hot-hatch—the BMW M135i. It was a break from the traditional four-cylinder, front-wheel drive hot-hatch formula made famous by brilliant cars like the Volkswagen GTI, Ford Escort and Peugeot 205 GTI. Then, in 2016, BMW replaced it with the M140i, an ever hotter

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What’s Can You Get For £3,000: An E60 BMW 5 Series or Range Rover? How About Both?

Buying an old, cheap BMW isn’t exactly the wisest financial decision, especially one from an auction (ask me how I know). However, old BMWs aren’t alone in that, as most expensive luxury cars get quite expensive to maintain as they get old. In this video from Auto Alex, we get to see which is better

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Magna Steyr Could Open U.S. Plant to Comply With Biden’s Domestic EV Tax Credit Requirements

A few back, President Biden signed a new climate bill into law that would axe tax credits for EVs that weren’t mostly built in North America. It was quite a bit blow to many European automakers who sell EVs in North America that aren’t built here. Since then, many automakers have been scrambling to figure

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BMW M340i LCI Facelift Gets M Performance Tuning and a Carbon Fiber Roof

BMW’s M Performance cars aren’t just budget M cars, nor are the just higher trim level version of standard cars anymore. Instead, they offer a unique flavor for enthusiasts who want something with M car performance but with added comfort and refinement. The BMW M340i offers customers M3 speed but with the comfort of a

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Does a Manual Gearbox Make the BMW Z4 and Toyota Supra Porsche Competitors Now?

Toyota finally let the media have at its new Supra 3.0 with a manual transmission. It’s the first time the new A91-generation Supra is being offered with a manual transmission and it’s currently the only one of the Supra/BMW Z4 twins to have a manual, though the Z4 should be getting a manual soon enough.

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