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The Ultimate Gallery: The BMW M6 Gran Coupe at the Circuit of the Americas

With my ears still ringing from the rasp of the twin-turbo V8, we’re now back and the BF HQ preparing various reviews of the new BMW M6 Gran Coupe. But …

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BMW Updates Connected Drive with SIM Card Slots, App Store & Improved Speech Recongnition

BMW is updating it’s ConnectedDrive platform with a number of key updates for 2013. Most production after July of this year should include these enhancements. Here are some highlights: The …

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Video Preview: The BMW M6 Gran Coupe at the Circuit of the Americas

We’re just back from the world’s new F1 track, the Circuit of the America’s, in the world’s new M car, the M6 Gran Coupe. But before we get to our …

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BMW Sales in the US Up 14% for May

Official Release: The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported May sales of 31,174 vehicles, an increase of 10.1 percent from the 28,321 vehicles sold in the …

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First Look: The 2014 X5 M Sport Package

The popular M Sport look tends to make all BMWs a bit more aggressive frankly visually appealing. And with the new X5 it’s no exception. However the rather conservative F15 …

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Video Premier: The 2014 BMW X5

The new X5 is an interesting evolution over the outgoing crossover. On the surface it appears less voluptuous and sporting and much more conservative. Yet once you see the SAV …

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World Premier: BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé

Reductive clarity and precision is what Adrian Van Hooydonk calls the Gran Lusso Coupé. And for our part we have to agree. In Partnering with Pininfarina BMW has produced a …

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The BMW 328 Finishes Mille Miglia 2013 75 Years After its Debut

Official Release: 75 years after its debut in the legendary Mille Miglia endurance road race, the BMW 328 has now completed the latest edition of this tradition-steeped reliability trial in …

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2014 M5 Competition Package Price: $7,400

There aren’t too many surprises with the 2014 BMW M5 in terms of pricing but there is some interesting news with the Competition Package. First off as a refresher in …

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BMW Finishes 2nd at the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring

Arguably the most demanding race in the world got even crazier this year with torrential rain and extreme fog. So bad in fact that the race was red-flagged much of …

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BMW Scores a Podium at Brands Hatch.

Brands Hatch (GB), 19th May 2013. Following the successful season-opener in Hockenheim (DE), the podium at the second DTM race of the year again featured a BMW driver: BMW Team …

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BMWUSA Releases Details on the 2014 5 Series Including a New Diesel

The big news beyond the refresh and what it means (in terms of pricing) for the US market is the official introduction of the new six cylinder diesel 535d. Unlike …

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2014 BMW 5 Series Video Premier

We’ve read the details and seen the photos. Now it’s time to take a closer look via video.

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The Latest on the BMW/Toyota Sport Car Joint Venture

Motor Trend has the latest on the sport car side of the BMW/Toyota joint venture and things are looking promising. And also surprising. According to the article the jointly developed …