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Article Summary Hussein Al Attar is leaving BMW Group and Designworks after 14 years to become Design Director at General Motors’ Advanced Design Studio in Pasadena, California. During his tenure, Al Attar led the exterior design of several landmark BMW models, including the F87 M2 Coupe, the 6 Series Gran Turismo, the X6, and the […]

Article Summary The exterior splits midnight black and metallic green along a diagonal — colors are mirror-inverted left to right, hand-sprayed and clear-coated at Plant Oxford. The interior features more than 50 individually specified green details, every one prototyped and fitted by hand, including a custom Harman Kardon surround, bespoke armrest overlays, and personalized instrument

All-wheel drive: it’s a polarizing topic in the BMW world. After all, BMW’s early reputation was undoubtedly built upon excellent rear-wheel drive cars. All-wheel drive didn’t officially arrive on a Bimmer until 1985 with the E30 BMW 3 Series. This early system — unique from xDrive we know today — fell out of favor in

Article Summary BMW secretly built a one-off E39 M5 Touring prototype packing the sedan’s 5.0-liter S62 V8 with 400 horsepower and 500 Nm of torque — but it never made it to production due to rear-axle dynamics compromises and concerns over market size. In 2009, during the 25th Anniversary of the BMW M5, a select

Article Summary MINI’s recent product blitz covers the bases, but the brand needs a conquest vehicle to attract younger buyers beyond its existing fanbase. A rugged compact crossover — positioned against the Rivian R3 and Ioniq 5 XRT — would revive the spirit of the Beachcomber Concept and the Paceman Pre-Runner in a segment that

Article Summary The i7 facelift will debut at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show with a brand-new Rimac-developed Gen6 cylindrical cell battery pack, offering 20% higher energy density and significantly faster charging than the outgoing model. The 2027 BMW i5 LCI cannot adopt the same cylindrical cell architecture due to its existing G60 platform, but the

Article Summary The 2027 BMW 7 Series and i7 will premiere at the Beijing Auto Show on April 22. The fully electric 7 Series will switch from prismatic to cylindrical cells, boosting energy density by 20%. Rimac will build the battery pack in Zagreb and ship it to Dingolfing where the 7 Series is assembled.

Another year, another invasion. The 2026 edition of BimmerInvasion descended on the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach on April 4th, and the BMW community showed up in full force. Our team made the trip down and spent the day soaking in everything the event had to offer — and as always, it did

Article Summary The F06/F12/F13 design traces directly back to the 2007 BMW CS Concept — a show car killed by the financial crisis that was simply too good to waste. Designer Karim Habib is the largely uncredited mind behind both the CS Concept and the 6 Series that followed it. With values now well off

Article Summary The rebirth of Neue Klasse started with BMW and will continue with MINI and Rolls-Royce. Neue Klasse will spread across both ICE and EV portfolios. BMW aims to adapt the tech to better fit the other Group brands. With iX3 deliveries underway in Europe, Neue Klasse is officially back. The i3 arrives later