Tom Coronel was honoured as the most successful privateer BMW driver of the 2013 season at BMW Motorsport’s traditional season review. Two wins and a total of four podium finishes at the wheel of the BMW 320 TC in the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) earned “Major Tom” victory …
Read More »Video – Paul Walker’s Collection of BMWs and More
Though The Smoking Tire originally respected their privacy when they asked not to say who owned the cars when this video was filmed over a year ago, it makes no sense now not to say the cars all belonged to Paul Walker and Roger Rodas, two good friends of The …
Read More »Photo – BMW 2 Series Active Tourer Unveiled!
Spotted without any camouflage is the upcoming BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. The photo was taken in an official video shoot. The BMW Active Tourer uses BMW’s new front-wheel drive platform architecture and will be powered by three and four-cylinder turbo engines. The BMW Active Tourer will debut at the 2014 …
Read More »Photos – BMW M6 Gran Coupe by AC Schnitzer attains 329 km/h
From BimmerToday.de – To find out more interesting BMW news and stories, visit their site here. AC Schnitzer’s tuning program for the BMW M6 Gran Coupe is given a power upgrade og 665 horsepower — a significant upgrade from its standard 412 kW/560 hp. In standard form, the M6 Gran Coupe …
Read More »Groundbreaking ceremony for new BMW Group plant in Brazil
Araquari/Munich. Today, the BMW Group has hosted an official function to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new plant in Brazil. The event took place at the new plant grounds in Araquari, Santa Catarina with participation of Michel Temer, the Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Raimundo Colombo, Governor …
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