With 110,891 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles sold worldwide (+7.4%, prev. yr. 103,242 units), the BMW Group achieved its best-ever August sales result. BMW Group worldwide sales crossed the one million mark in August, with a total of 1,073,363 (prev. yr. 919,256) vehicles delivered to customers since the beginning …
Read More »BMW Patents Turbo V6 Engine for the next M3?
BMW has been rumored to consider using V6 engines in their vehicles; most likely in the upcoming F80 M3 (F82 M4).BMW is still in the process of choosing which engine will be perfect for the the next M3. The turbocharged V8 is said to be out of the options and …
Read More »BMW Group once again world’s most sustainable automotive company
Sector leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for seventh consecutive year Munich. The BMW Group has once again been named the automotive industry’s sector leader in the ranking published today by the SAM Group for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). The BMW Group has therefore been the world’s …
Read More »Brian Watts, Head of M Sales, talks about the new 2012 BMW M5
Brian Watts, head of BMW M Sales, gives us interesting information about the F10 M5 and the technology behind it at Laguna Seca. The 2012 BMW M5’s 4.4-liter twin scroll / twin turbo V8 produces 560 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque between 1,500 and 5,750 rpms. This low-end power …
Read More »Video – 2012 BMW M5 Nurburgring Taxi Lap
At the BMW M5 Green Hell Fly & Drive Event 2011 the participants enjoyed an epic and exciting BMW M5 taxi lap with race driver Claudia Hürtgen. The final seconds of the video tells us all about the new M5. One of the passengers asked Claudia if she has driven …
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