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ADVERTISEMENT Earlier this year, BMW USA announced the Retail Next concept with the initial goal to revamp about 25 dealerships in the country. About a third of showrooms will be fully renewed within the next several years. In the meantime, Melbourne BMW and MINI Garage from Australia has inaugurated this week a new dealership that […]

While nearly all automakers are announcing cutoff dates for the combustion engine, BMW goes against the tide by refusing to reveal when it will become a purely electric brand. Asked by a journalist when the Bavarian brand will build its last vehicle powered by a combustion engine, chairman Oliver Zipse humorously replied with: “We should

In an interview with Nikkei Asia a few months ago, BMW sales chief Pieter Nota said the Bavarian automaker intends to put a hydrogen SUV into production as soon as 2025. He hinted at a tie-up with Toyota, which is also setting aside funds to invest in fuel cell technology. Not only does it sell

ADVERTISEMENT BMW was first seen testing the second-generation X2 earlier this month and now we’re already given the opportunity to take an early look at the M Performance version. Expected to retain the M35i suffix, the hot crossover has been spotted up close with the full production body and lights. You’ll also notice the quad

ADVERTISEMENT 15 – that’s how many M4 CSL units BMW has reserved for South Africa where the M Fest 2022 took place last weekend. Held at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg, the event was the biggest M Festival in the world after 25,000 tickets were sold for the two-day show. Although all eyes

ADVERTISEMENT Mercedes has been in the lucrative off-road segment for decades with the iconic G-Class and we can say the same thing about Land Rover with its reputable Defender. BMW has refrained from tackling this class of SUVs, but there is a go-anywhere vehicle now in production with engines supplied by the Bavarian brand. INEOS

ADVERTISEMENT In case you haven’t noticed, BMW has revived several nameplates that were used back in the day as codenames for gasoline engines. They’ve now been repurposed for electric M Performance models, namely the i4 M50 and iX M60, with the i7 M70 coming next year. However, it wasn’t a deliberate move to revive these

BMW will bolster its electric car portfolio in 2023 with the release of its first-ever i5, an EV version of the next-generation 5 Series Sedan. Sharing the “G60” codename with the combustion-engined models, the zero-emission variant will feature essentially the same design as the ICE-powered cars. This recipe has already been used several times: X1

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 is believed to be limited to 50 units and sources close to Munich are saying it’s going to cost a

At 1,700 kilograms (3,748 pounds) in its lightest configuration, the new BMW M2 is no Mazda MX-5 Miata as far as weight is concerned. Nevertheless, it’s still the lightest M car if we don’t take into consideration the limited-run M4 CSL. A potential M2 CS and/or M2 CSL would certainly lower that curb weight, but