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Article Summary An international panel of 98 jurors has chosen Oliver Zipse as the most important person in the automotive industry this year. The outgoing BMW CEO finished ahead of David Craig (General Motors) and Tisha Johnson (Slate) Oliver Zipse will step down in May, when Milan Nedeljković will take the reins of the BMW […]

Article Summary Fully camouflaged prototypes of the new BMW X7 were spotted in a parking lot in South Africa. One of the test vehicles is a fully electric iX7 while the other is a quad-pipe, V8-powered X7 M60. The second-generation BMW X7 could enter production in September 2027. While we’re eagerly waiting for the new

Article Summary The high-performance wagon featured Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires. The 7:28 lap time is for the shorter configuration of the track. The official lap time for the 20.6-km layout is 7:24.7. The BMW M3 CS Touring was crowned the fastest production wagon at the Nürburgring in 2025. The ultimate G81, in

Article Summary The 1965 Victory Edition commemorates Timo Mäkinen and Paul Easter’s iconic Mini Cooper S victory at the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally, bringing the car’s legendary race number 52 and Chili Red livery into the modern MINI lineup. The edition spans the Cooper S (204 hp, 6.6s 0–100), John Cooper Works (231 hp, 6.1s),

When the BMW Z4 debuted in 2018, it checked nearly every box for enthusiasts. Rear-wheel drive. A proper straight-six. A sporty, short wheelbase chassis. Incredibly, BMW even (eventually) blessed us with a true-blue manual transmission. But even with the slick ZF-sourced automatic, the B58 engine helped make the Z4 M40i into a serious driver’s car.

MINI USA is marking two decades of its signature road rally with a reimagined format for 2026 — three separate long-weekend events spanning California, New York, and Florida, each tracing some of the most celebrated driving roads in the country. The 2026 edition of MINI Takes the States (MTTS) departs from the traditional cross-country format

Article Summary This BMW i8 will receive many drivetrain components from an F30-generation M340i. The custom build will forgo the hybrid for a pure inline-six engine setup with a front-mounted B58. The final build is projected to have around 700 horsepower at the wheels. Over the years, we’ve talked about the i8 versions that never

Article Summary The second-generation BMW iX3 made an appearance at the SHIFT 2026 conference in Hungary. The first modern Neue Klasse model is locally built at the Debrecen plant. BMW brought the iX3 50 xDrive, the only version available at launch. You wouldn’t necessarily expect to see a car at a conference on marketing and

For years it was little more than a rumor whispered among BMW enthusiasts: that at some point in the company’s history, someone inside the hallowed halls of M GmbH had built a drop-top M5. Now, BMW has officially confirmed it — and revealed why the world never got to see it. The car in question

In This Article Before turbocharging took over, before variable valve timing became standard, and before BMW’s M division had anything close to a volume playbook, there was the S38. A naturally aspirated inline-six of near-surgical precision, the S38 powered the original M5 and M635CSi through some of the most celebrated years in performance car history.