Archive for November, 2011
6 Series Gran Coupe Confirmed for 2012 – Order Form Revealed
Hot out of the BimmerFile inbox we have the first confirmation that the 6 Series Gran Coupe (the four door 6 Series) is being readied for production. Above you can …
North American BMW Racers End Year in Style in Munich
On Saturday, November 26th, professional and privateer BMW racers attended the annual BMW Motorsport banquet in Munich and North American BMW teams and drivers were well represented to celebrate this …
U.S. Launch of BMW’s CULTURE Book
Last year it launched in Europe. Now it’s available in the US for the first time. CULTURE celebrates The BMW Group’s 40 years of cultural commitment and its ongoing support …
BMW to Start Exporting Chinese Built Cars
China Daily is reporting that BMW plans on exporting some of its Chinese built cars as a trial in the coming year. The plan is to export products (likely complete …
BMW & Toyota Planning on Sharing Engine Tech
Citing newspaper reports in Japan, analysts believe that BMW and Toyota are planning on sharing fuel saving engine technology in future products. A report by J.P. Morgan’s Tokyo office is …
BMW Commits to ALMS 2012 & Prepares for DTM
BMW Motorsport used the 50th BMW Sports Trophy Award Ceremony to announce further details of next year’s programme. The focus is firmly on the return to the DTM after an …
BMW Museum: The Night of the White Gloves
If you’re in Munich this Friday, you’ll want to head over to the BMW Museum for the fourth annual “Night of the White Gloves”. From 19.00 hrs on 25 November, …
BMW NA Officially Prices the 2012 F30 3 Series (Updated w/Option & Package Pricing)
Today BMW of North America is officially pricing the new 3 Series. While we gave you a sneak peak at the pricing on BF earlier this week, today BMW NA …
BMW NA Announced Price Adjustments for 2012
As has become customary over the past few years, BMW of North America has announced a inflationary price increase effective January 1, 2012. The Destination and Handling fee for all …
The Mighty Prince Engine: It’s Future on the Road & in Motorsport
The current 1.6L MINI engine wasn’t quite born out of the strange bed-fellow partnership that the previous power plant was. The Tritec came to MINI from of Chrysler (where it …
Rumor: M Developing //M550D & //M135i Models
Last August Autoblog went public with a story about a diesel version of the M5. The problem was that the story was more about reading between the lines than directly …
Ask BF: How Will ECO Pro Mode Affect the EPA Mileage Estimates in the US?
The new F30 3 Series has elicited quite a few question from BF readers since it was introduced about a month ago. And more than a few have been questioning …
Clarkson Names 1M the Most Fun Car of 2011
We know Clarkson loved the 1M from Top Gear. However in his recent DVD, “Powered Up”, he takes things a big further calling it the most fun new car released …
