Gabriel Bridger, Author at BimmerFile

European BMW Group Sales Led by the X1 as Front-Wheel Drive Models Dominate

BMW sales in Europe in 2025 underline a major shift in how the brand generates volume, with the BMW X1 emerging as the company’s...

Inside the Machine: How Software Will Recast the Future of the Car

At CES 2026, the conversation around the future of the car shifted in a meaningful way. It was no longer about horsepower, range, or...

//M Models //M3 NA0

The Electric BMW M3: Quad Motors, Synthetic Shifts & New Definition of M Performance

For decades, the BMW M3 has been a fixed point in the performance landscape. A benchmark not simply for speed, but for what driving...

//M Models 3 Series 5 Series 7 Series BMW Models BMW X5 BMW X7

Inside BMW’s Dual-Platform Strategy: Neue Klasse, CLAR, and the Future of ICE

BMW has spent the better part of the last five years telling the world it is all-in on electrification. Neue Klasse concepts. Dedicated EV...

//M Models //M3 Reviews

BMW E92 M3 Review: How The Last Naturally Aspirated M3 Compares to Today’s Turbo Era

The BMW E92 M3 is a car I know intimately. I have driven it flat-out at Laguna Seca, leaned on it at Road America,...

Alpina

The History of ALPINA and Why Today, It’s Now Part of BMW

In the long and complicated history of BMW performance, Alpina has always occupied a unique space. It was never meant to chase lap times...

//M Models //M3 BMWi i3

The First Electric BMW M3 Is Coming. Here’s What We Know

For decades, the M3 has been defined by its engine as much as its balance. From high-revving fours and sixes to turbocharged torque monsters,...

BMWi

EU Walks Back 2035 ICE Ban – What it Means for BMW’s Future Lineup

The European Union has effectively walked back its planned 2035 ban on new internal combustion engine sales, undoing one of the most rigid assumptions...

G29 Z4

BMW Is Sending The Z4 Out In Style With A 2026 M40i Final Edition

BMW is quietly closing the book on one of its most underappreciated cars. After almost a quarter century of Z4 roadsters, Munich is giving...

3 Series G20 3 Series

2026 BMW M340i xDrive 50 Jahre Edition: A Birthday Tribute to the Sports Sedan Benchmark

BMW is celebrating fifty years of the 3 Series with something more meaningful than a badge package or a new wheel finish. The 2026...

BF Feature

BMW Expands Hands-Off Motorway Assistant Across Europe

BMW has officially become the first automaker in Germany to receive approval under the new UN Regulation No. 171 for Driver Control Assistance Systems...