BMW Team RLL Returns to 2013 ALMS with New BMW Z4 GTE
BMW and RLR is announcing what we all expected today – the continuation of BMW ‘s participation in AMLS. HOWEVER FOR 2013 it ‘ll...
Dakar: Barreda Wins Second Half of Marathon Stage
Joan Barreda landed a victory in the second leg of the Marathon stage, which ran from Cachi to San Miguel de Tucuman. A heavy rainfall in the night forced the organizers to reprogram a shorter than planned stage, and cancel the first part of the special test, leaving only the final 183 km (114 miles).
Dakar: Botturi in Tenth Place After Seventh Stage
Tonight the riders will camp out in Cachi, without the mechanics, and will thus have to do any work on their TE449RRs themselves. They set off again tomorrow at 05.50 for another long stage, which is expected to be a complicated one.
BMW Breaks Worldwide Sales Records in 2012
The BMW Group achieved its highest ever sales result in 2012, with a total of 1,845,186 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles delivered worldwide. This was an increase of 10.6% over the previous record year in 2011 (1,668,982).
BimmerFile (& You) at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show
Next Monday marks the beginning of the 2013 auto show season with the famed North American International Auto Show. It\'s not only the most important show in the US but easily one of the biggest in the world. As always BimmerFile will be on hand to cover the show and this year, the following debuts...
Joan Barreda Dominates the Fourth Stage of the Dakar
Joan Barreda commanded a particularly hazardous fourth stage of the Dakar, Nazca – Arequipa with 289 km of special test, which covered all types of terrain, and was made difficult by the “fesh-fesh” dust. The Spaniard on the Husqvarna TE449RR by Speedbrain battled his way to an eight minute lead over his nearest rival, and managed to come from behind in the process.
Worldwide BMW Motorrad Sales up 43.4% in December
BMW Motorrad achieves new sales record in 2012. Double-digit growth in December. Husqvarna Motorcycles 15.7 % above previous year.
Counter Steer: Comparing Apples to Oranges
There was a time when BMW was the standard for driving sedans in any variety offered, from base model on up to top of the line ///M versions. For better or worse that time has passed. A side effect of that makes comparing today\'s models to those of yesteryear a bit unfair, the market has changed and the cars have changed along with the wants of the buying public. However there is a way to make the tendency to compare present to past more reasonable.
Joan Barreda wins the second stage of the Dakar
The Dakar got well and truly underway today with Team Husqvarna by Speedbrain in the thick of the action. Joan Barreda, the Spanish rider won the Pisco – Pisco second stage, commanding the 242 km (151 miles) of special test. The stage proved to be really tough, with plenty of opportunities for errors and loss of time. Barreda on his Husqvarna TE449RR set an imposing pace from the start of the special test, coming in more than three minutes ahead of the nearest rival.
Husqvarna Dakar Team Podiums in Stage Three
Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain notched up another noteworthy performance. Nazca, one of Peru’s most famous archaeological cities played host to today’s stage, where it was the turn of Paulo Goncalves to take the podium in second place just seconds behind winner Lopez.
Sprint Start: All or Nothing?
BMW ‘s MINI brand has returned to motorsport ‘s most grueling competition, the Dakar Rally.The X-raid team has returned to defend its championship with...
BimmerFile Review: 2013 BMW 740iL
In thinking about what BMW would be perfect for a week-long holiday adventure in the upper Midwest of the US, there are a few that immediately come to mind. My own E61 5 Series wagon certainly fits the bill. But of course we needed to test something new and the wonderful F11 5 Series wagon isn\'t coming stateside. There\'s the line of SAVs - specifically the X3 and X5 to consider. However the X3 was quickly deemed too small. The X5 would work but there\'s something a little expected about it. Then it hit me. Why not the biggest of them all; The 7 Series?
BMWNA Sales up 14% for 2012 – Beats Mercedes in the US
Pop the corks. BMW has beaten Mercedes (and Lexus) to hold onto the luxury sales crown in the US besting Mercedes Benz in a head-to-head for back to back titles as king of the luxury market in the US.
Car and Driver Pits the BMW M5 vs the M6
Jethro Bovingdon, one of our favorite EVO writers is also moonlighting working on a video series for Car and Driver called “Abroad “. As...