BMW Confirms Combustion Isn’t Going Away as It Consolidates Platforms
“ICE and combustion will never disappear. Never,” said Jochen Goller, member of the board of management of BMW AG for customer, brands and sales....
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The BMW iX3 Debuts: The Neue Klasse Arrives, and the Stakes Have Never Been Higher
BMW has been talking about the Neue Klasse for years. We’ve written here on BimmerFile about its role as both a callback to BMW’s...
BMW’s EV Journey: From the 1972 Elektro 1602 to Neue Klasse
No car company wants regulation. But every so often, rules and deadlines force the industry to move in ways it might not otherwise. For...
Expanded Tariffs Hit BMW’s Spartanburg: What It Means for the German Automaker in South Carolina
On August 19, 2025, the U.S. Commerce Department extended steel and aluminum tariffs by 50 % to 407 new product categories. Among these newly added...
Mercedes Rumored To Use BMW’s B48 Engine in Future Products
Mercedes-Benz is reportedly in advanced discussions to source BMW’s four-cylinder petrol engines for a wide range of its future models. The move, first reported...
As Mercedes Wavers on EU ICE Ban, BMW’s EV Strategy Hits Its Stride
BMW’s electric transition is quietly making its rivals sweat. While Mercedes-Benz is backpedaling on its EV strategy and calling for a rethink of Europe’s...
Automotive Divergence: How Cars Are Splitting Into Two Worlds and What it Means for BMW
The automotive world is at a crossroads—not just because of electrification or autonomy, but because of a deeper shift in how we think about...
2025 BMW X3 M50i Review: BMW’s Best All-Rounder… with a Catch
Cruising on I94 heading south back into Chicago is when I realized how much I’ve taken BMW’s like the X3 for granted. They are,...
BMW’s IMSA Future Takes a New Turn as We Head to Road America
As we head north to Elkhart Lake and the storied tarmac of Road America, BMW’s racing story is poised to take a sharp turn....
The Greatest BMW Engine Ever – A Inside Look at the Legendary McLaren F1 V12
For all the engines Munich has produced—from the screaming S14 of the E30 M3 to the torquey brute force of the S85 V10—none match...
How the E39 M5 Conquered America (Without Really Trying)
In the land where the V8 engine was practically born and definitely raised, no foreign carmaker dared enter the ring without bringing eight cylinders...
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Fifty Years of 3 Series Magic: How BMW’s Middle Child Became the Gold Standard
For half a century the 3 Series has been BMW’s heartbeat—the car that pays the rent in Munich and sets the brand’s dynamic agenda....
The BMW M2 CS sets a new record of 7:25.5 minutes on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.
BMW’s smallest M car just punched way above its weight. On 11 April 2025, BMW M development driver Jörg Weidinger hustled the new BMW M2 CS around the 20.823-kilometre Nordschleife...
BMW NA 2025 Sales — What’s Hot, What’s Not
Forget the old trope that the market only wants crossovers. In the second quarter BMW’s low-slung offerings—everything ending in “Series” (plus the sleek i4...
BMW is Replacing Carbon Fiber With Lighter, Stronger & More Sustainable
After proving their worth on the track, natural fiber composites are finally making their way into BMW Group’s production cars. Years of R&D and...
BMW Wins the 2025 Nurburgring 24 Hours!
BMW M Motorsport and ROWE Racing pulled off an epic win at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, notching BMW’s 21st overall victory at this...
G87 M2 vs. F87 M2: What BMW Got Right—and What They Got Wrong
Since its debut in the middle of the last decade, the BMW M2 has carried the weight of expectation—perhaps unfairly—as the last true “Ultimate Driving Machine.” While its...
Debut: the 2026 BMW iX – The Best BMW EV Just Got Better
The BMW iX was heralded as an all new kind of BMW. A reinvention of the ultimate driving machine, it was intended to be...
Video Hands-on With The BMW iDrive X & its Panoramic Vision
Today BMW is taking the wraps off our first glimpse of its in-car future – and it’s panoramic. The reveal of iDrive X and it’s...
Review: 2025 BMW M5 Touring Is The Ultimate M Utility Vehicle
Some dreams take decades to come true. For fans of BMW’s M division, the arrival of the 2025 M5 Touring in the U.S. is...
Love It or Hate It: 2026 BMW XM Label Brings Updates to BMW Boldest SUV
The BMW XM may be one of the most controversial M cars of the modern era, but that isn’t stopping BMW from applying the...
M2 CS Returns: Sharper, Lighter, Faster… and Automatic-Only
BMW’s turned the wick all the way up with the new 2026 M2 CS—and then trimmed the fat. Output climbs to a searing 523...
First Look: 2026 BMW M2 CS Unveiled Confirming Our Earlier Renderings
BMW M has officially unveiled the design of the 2026 BMW M2 CS at the 2025 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, giving enthusiasts their first sanctioned look...
BMWs Are Now Driving Autonomously During Production
The process of producing a BMW just got a lot more futuristic. Starting this week, new BMW X1 and X2 models will drive fully...
Massive BMW Recall Forces BMW to Downgrades Profit Forecast
BMW & MINI are bracing for a significant financial hit as it works to address a widespread braking system fault that is creating a...
World Debut: The 312 HP BMW X1 M35i
Today BMW is taking the wraps off of the 2024 BMW X1 M35i xDrive with the highest output four cylinder ever offered from BMW....
BMW M2 Prices Might Increase by 25% May 1st Due to Tariffs
In response to the new 25% tariff on vehicles imported from Mexico, BMW North America has told dealers that price protection is in place...
Review: 2025 BMW M235i Gran Coupe a Lot of Style, A Bit Substance & Plenty of Value
The 2025 BMW M235i xDrive Gran Coupe is what happens when BMW tries to sprinkle its Motorsport magic onto a front-wheel-drive-based platform—and the result...
Premier: The New 2 Series Gran Coupe Gets Refined & Goes Upmarket
BMW is introducing the 2nd-generation 2 Series Gran Coupe with higher levels of refinement and more standard equipment. Prices remain relatively stable for the...
World Premier: The BMW 2 Series Gets Tech and Design Updates
The 2025 BMW 2 Series Coupe is here with key changes to technology, design and options. For 2025 the 2 Series will offer new...
BMW Will Return to its Design Roots With the Neue Klasse iX3 and i3
After years of increasingly polarizing design choices, BMW appears to be hitting the reset button with a design (and philosophical) shift that could reconnect...
BMW iX3 Confirmed for September Introduction as First Neue Klasse Vehicle
The dawn of BMW’s Neue Klasse era is upon us, with the all-electric iX3 set to make its grand entrance at the IAA Mobility...
The Birth Of an Icon: The First 3 Series Arrives in the US
By the time BMW of North America officially took the reins from Max Hoffman on March 15, 1975, the 2002 had already spent more...
Premier: The New BMW X3 – Redesigned, Reengineered and Larger than Ever.
BMW Unveils Fourth-Generation X3 with Enhanced Performance and New BMW Design Language BMW has unveiled the all-new 2025 X3, marking the fourth generation of...
Hands-On First Impressions Of the BMW Vision Neue Klasse X
Let’s get this out of the way. The Vision Neue Klasse X is the next generation electric BMW X3. Likely called the iX3 it...
Premier: The BMW 4 Series and i4 Gran Coupe Updated with More Power and Crisp Styling
BMW’s 4 series Gran Coupe has been a massive success for the brand combining 3 series versatility with coupe like styling. Today the BMW...
World Premier: The 2025 BMW 4 Series Refresh – A Subtle but Refreshing LCI
Encompassing a revitalized design ethos both internally and externally, the BMW 4 Series Coupe and Convertible for 2025 have undergone numerous enhancements for their...
BMW i4 M50i Review – Is This The Tesla Killer We’ve Been Waiting For?
The BMW i4 is a stop-gap. But if this is a stop gap then we have a lot to be excited about from the...
BMW Conservative EV Strategy Is Starting to Look like The Smart Choice
Five years ago, BMW placed a bet on an electrification strategy summed up in four words: “the power of choice.” The concept was simple—give...
BMW Group Partners with AirConsole to Introduce In-Car Gaming Experience in the New BMW 5 Series
In a groundbreaking collaboration, BMW Group has joined forces with the popular gaming platform AirConsole to revolutionize the in-car entertainment landscape. For the first...
World Premier: The All New 2024 BMW 5 Series & Electric BMW i5
The all-new 2024 BMW 5 Series G60 is here. A 5 Series that BMW claims is both more dynamic and more technologically advanced than anything the...
The Electric BMW i5 In Final Testing Ahead of Reveal
BMW is almost ready to launch the first-ever BMW i5 with final testing happening as we speak. Over the past year, the BMW i5...
Premier: The BMW X5 Silver Anniversary Edition – the Most Off-Road Capability Ever From a BMW
BMW is celebrating 25 years of the X5 with the 2025 BMW X5 Silver Edition – the most capable off-road BMW ever. On September...
BMW is Bringing Back Hydrogen int he Form of the BMW iX5
Many of you will remember BMW’s first foray into Hydrogen in the early 2000s. That 7 Series used liquid hydrogen and came with enormous...
World Premier: 2024 BMW X5 M Competition and X6 M Competition
The revised BMW X5 M Competition and X6 M Competition are here and they round out the recently updates range. While this is an...
World Premier: The 2024 BMW X5 And BMW X6
The 2024 BMW X5 and BMW X6 are receiving a LCI. That in itself is news given the last generation never did. But is...
2026 BMW iX LCI First Drive: More Power, Range & Lots of Design Refinement
The BMW iX made a bold statement about the brand’s electric ambitions when it was released in 2021. Unlike BMW’s other EV offerings, the...
Tesla Fires Entire SuperCharger Team Casting Doubt on BMWs Switch to NCST Charging Standard
Tesla just fired its entire Supercharger division throwing BMW and MINI’s plans to use the network and NACS charging standard in disarray. What will...
The BMW Art Car: 50 Years of Speed, Sculpture, and Subversion
There’s something about a race car that demands to be looked at. Maybe it’s the crouched stance, the exaggerated aerodynamics, or just the knowledge...
BMW M Team RLL Wins at Indy!
BMW M Team RLL has ended its long winning drought with an exceptional week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Just days after the BMW...
BMW Sees Mixed Results at Road America
Mixed results for BMW M Motorsport teams at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Road America, USA. BMW M Team RLL had a...
Multiple BMW Teams Prep for a Massive Weekend at the 24 Hours of Daytona
BMW M Team RLL is bringing the heat with eight BMW M works drivers in two LMDh cars and a host of Customer Race...
The i7 M70 – Most Powerful Electric BMW Yet
BMW is introducing its most powerful electric vehicle yet with the BMW i7 M70. While not a full-fledged M car, this M Performance model...
The BMW X7 to get Highway Assistant in Production Update
Last year we were the first publication to report that the BMW X7 LCI would be getting the coveted Highway Assistant option. However at...
Review: The 2023 Electric BMW i7 & BMW 760i Are the New Kings of Luxury
When we first saw the covers pull back on the BMW i7 and 760i, there were audible gasps from the assembled journalists. It’s a...
BMWNA Launches 2023 7 Series Configurator
When the curtain dropped from the 2023 BMW i7 at the early press preview there were audible gasps in the audience. Like the E65...
Review: We Take the 2024 BMW X7 M60i On The Ultimate Yellowstone Roadtrip
You don’t know a car until you’ve roadtripped it. That’s always been our mantra and one that we practice as much as possible with...
World Premier: 2023 BMW Alpina XB7
The ultimate BMW crossover is back. This is the updated 2023 BMW Alpina XB7 complete with a new look, updated engine and a host...
BMW to Debut Level 2+ Autonomy in the 2023 BMW X7
Along with a host of changes to the refreshed 2023 BMW X7, we’ll also be getting a new and improved automotive features. The system...
2023 BMW X7 Hands-On First Impressions
The first question you might have is simply why? Why has BMW radically rethink its classic quad headlight design – something that has been...
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