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Georg Kacher and Pembroke Tenneson (artist's impression by Christian Schulte),
10 May 2012 09:41
BMW is working on the next 1-series convertible - but it will arrive in 2014 badged as a 2-series. Given the number and variety of separate models coming from BMW, it comes as no surprise that some name-shuffling is necessary. Like Mercedes, Munich is having to rejig its range to accommodate the flurry of new metal, so the next 1-series coupe and convertible ...
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Tim Pollard (artist's impression by Christian Schulte),
16 April 2012 13:09
BMW will launch a range-topping M3 to cap the new F30 3-series family in late 2014. The new May 2012 issue of CAR on sale this week spills the beans on the new 2014 BMW M3. Click here for a digital preview of the magazine. BMW M3 (2014): the lowdown This is the fifth generation of M3 and Munich is ...
We've snapped some spy video footage of the new BMW M135i on test in Germany ahead of its launch in late 2012. It's a good chance to see and hear BMW's newest hot hatch in action, with its turbocharged 3.0-litre straight six deploying some 300bhp. This is the roadgoing iteration of the Concept M135i shown at the 2012 Geneva motor ...
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- 10 April 2012
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Tim Pollard,
27 March 2012 14:20
Remember the BMW Concept M135i at the 2012 Geneva motor show? We said it would portend a road car - the new £30k 1-series hot hatch - and here it is, testing at the Nurburgring. Our spy photographers have caught the 300bhp-plus BMW 1-series as it undergoes durability testing at high speed in Germany. Remind me of the background of the BMW ...
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Georg Kacher,
22 March 2012 12:46
BMW is putting the finishing touches to its i8 supercar. We've already given the lowdown on the first Project i car - the i3 production car - but now we can reveal exactly what will make it to showrooms on the i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. Tipping the scales at 1450 kilos, the i8 will be exclusively available as a plug-in ...
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Georg Kacher, artists's impression by R Varicak/Motor Research,
09 March 2012 09:53
Project i is way past the point of no return. The task force headed by Ulrich Kranz is already knee-deep in prototyping with both i3 and i8 undergoing early on-road trials in Miramas (BMW's own proving ground near Marseilles) and near the Arctic Circle. First spy shots show heavily camouflaged cars, but not even the swirly shower curtain foil can ...
Engineers continue to test the BMW i8 ahead of its launch at a motor show in 2013 - and our friends over at Bimmerpost have snapped this spy video of the i8 on test in the Arctic snows. The mid-engined 2+2 coupe goes on sale in 2014. A low-flung 2+2-seater equipped with pop-up doors and wing-like rear spoilers, the ...
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- 10 February 2012
3.5
Ben Pulman (artist's impressions by Christian Schulte),
25 January 2012 11:00
BMW is expected to show the new 2012 M6 super-coupe at the 2012 Geneva motor show - but our artist's impression reveals the look of the go-faster Six a few weeks early. BMW will unveil the M6 in coupe guise first, but a variety of bodystyles is expected. We know there will definitely be a convertible M6 unveiled in summer ...
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Ben Pulman (artist's impressions by Christian Schulte),
20 January 2012 07:00
BMW will launch the new F31 3-series Touring later in 2012 - but our artist's impressions give a good steer about what you can expect. The new 3-series Touring, dubbed F31 in BMW-speak, is very much what you'd predict of a Three wagon: it's a lifestyle estate in the elegant mould, rather than a boxy Volvo tool. No surprises there ...
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Tim Pollard,
09 December 2011 15:30
Here's the new BMW 4-series Convertible on test in Germany - just a couple of months after we first viewed the 4-series Coupe. These are identifiably the replacements for today's 3-series coupe and convertible twins, and BMW looks set to repeat the formula. It's one which seems quite indulgent, as many manufacturers rely on coupe-convertibles with folding hard-tops to occupy ...
