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What if BMW’s first SUV hadn’t been the X5 at all, but a Range Rover with a BMW badge in the showroom? In the mid-1990s, that wasn’t just an idea — it was a real possibility being discussed in Munich and New Jersey boardrooms. The company was wrestling with how to respond to the booming […]

BMW M has spent decades blending racetrack engineering with daily drivability. In 2025, the lineup ranges from V8 SUVs to four-door sports sedans — but which M car is the most practical, comfortable, and fun to live with every day? The Motorsport division started in the 1970s as a racetrack-only operation, but it quickly became

The BMW Art Car program is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and its story has been told many times. But when it comes straight from Jochen Neerpasch — the man who founded BMW M, created BMW Motorsport, and greenlit the first BMW Art Car — the tale hits differently. We spoke with Jochen Neerpasch

Two of the most significant BMW Art Cars will appear together for the first time in North America at the 74th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance®. Andy Warhol’s 1979 BMW M1 Group 4 and Julie Mehretu’s 2024 BMW M Hybrid V8 will headline the celebration of 50 years of the BMW Art Car program. “We are

Whether on the track or the street, the M3 GTR is a veritable unicorn. Built in tiny numbers and even scarcer today, it’s the kind of car that makes collectors’ hearts race. Thomas Plucinsky, head of BMW Group Classic USA, says that in 2025, just three of the track-only machines remain. The Strassenversion is just

In 1995, BMW quietly built the rarest E36 M3 ever — the Australian-spec M3-R — a road-legal racing special with just 15 units produced.” BMW made several different versions of the E36 M3 during its roughly seven years of production. The US market exclusively saw the M3 LTW, a pared-down and aero’ed-up version that still

Save for the occasional unique Rolls-Royce, most of us thought coachbuilding was a lost art that died many decades ago. It’s one thing to design a pretty concept for car shows and another to actually build it. BMW has a long history of unveiling beautiful one-offs at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, but none went

Although we’ve been reporting on a second-generation X7 since mid-2023, BMW only confirmed it at the beginning of May. Coincidentally, on the very same day, car-spy photographers sent us the first images of a camouflaged prototype undergoing testing. The “G67” is now back, this time starring in a video shot somewhere in sunny Spain. The

Every year, Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb attracts some of the most dedicated and fearless drivers. A legion of remarkable wheelmen (and, presumably, women) assemble just under 15 miles outside of Colorado Springs to drive arguably the most demanding hill climb in North America. For some drivers, there’s no limit to the lengths they’ll go

Established in 1972, BMW M has arguably become the most popular performance brand among major premium carmakers. Indeed, its recent achievements validate this, with 206,582 sales last year, led by the i4 M50 and the M2 Coupe. Plus, the M2 won MotorTrend’s Performance Vehicle of the Year award, the M3 Touring was crowned WhatCar?’s 2025