German tuner, PP-Performance, has introduced their tuning package for the BMW M6 Gran Coupé. Dubbed the BMW M6 RS800 Gran Coupé, with the 800 denoting the maximum engine power in horsepower, the car is claimed to be the fastest 6 Series in the world. Churning out an impressive 588kW power …
Read More »Vorsteiner widebody BMW M4 headed for SEMA
Vorsteiner is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with special limited edition model, code named GTRS4, debuting at the upcoming 2014 SEMA Show. The GTRS4 is a full lightweight carbon composite wide body conversion for the 2014 BMW M4 coupe. The idea was first conceived on a blank sheet of paper …
Read More »2015 BMW X5 M & X6 M: More power & lower consumption
BMW has introduced the second generation of the X5 M and X6 M duo ahead of their world debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show. The headline news is over 20 percent improvement in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions over the previous generation, while power and torque from the tweaked …
Read More »BMW M2 to feature 3.0 inline six turbo with 298kW
Departing M Boss, Friedrich Nitschke has revealed a few preliminary specifications on the upcoming BMW M2 Coupé. According to the outgoing Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW M GmbH, who will be retiring next year, the M2 will be propelled by a 3.0-litre turbocharged in-line six-cylinder petrol engine. …
Read More »BMW celebrates DTM success with M4 DTM Champion Edition
In a tribute to 2014 DTM champion Marco Wittmann, BMW has unveiled a limited edition M4. Called the DTM Champion Edition, the exclusive M4 will have a limited production run of only 23 units, a reference to the #23 number on the winning DTM racer. The BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition …
Read More »BMW i8 arrives in Australia, priced from $299,000
The innovative BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car has arrived in Australia, priced from $299,000 plus on-road costs. The first batch of cars are however, are predominantly press cars as well as demonstrators used for customer test drives through six specialist BMW i network dealerships across the country. First customer …
Read More »BMW 1 Series Sedan scooped – arrives 2015
With the Audi A3 Sedan and Mercedes CLA Class shaking up the entry-level premium segment, it’s only natural for BMW to rush the upcoming 1 Series sedan to the nearest motorshow premiere. So, for the second time in two months the 1 Series sedan hits the street for road test. …
Read More »Truck load of BMW M3 Sedans wrecked in Mission Impossible 5
What looks spectacular in a film, is initially a lot of hard work. The filming of car chase scenes in Mission Impossible 5 apparently involved wrecking a truck load of brand new BMW M3 sedans. The upcoming installment of Mission Impossible, starring Hollywood star Tom Cruise, will treat viewers to …
Read More »KW Suspension tightens handling for BMW M4 and M3
KW Suspension has rolled out a new set of performance gear for the BMW M4 Coupe and M3 Sedan. The KW Clubsport coilovers are designed to extract the maximum for the new M4 and M3 on racetracks and on the street. Developed at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit, the new coilovers allow separate …
Read More »BMW M4 Convertible arrives just in time for summer
The BMW M4’s sexier sibling, the M4 Convertible, has arrived in Australia just in time for summer, priced from $178,430 excluding on-road costs. Sharing its elegant lines and its three-piece hardtop with the 4 Series Convertible siblings, and beefed up by BMW M GmbH with a distinctive body kit, the …
Read More »Lightweight boosts BMW M4 to 382kW and 650Nm
Three months into its launch and now finally, a proper performance upgrade kit for the BMW M4. The latest project from German tuner Lightweight sees the M4 getting a power boost from the standard 317kW and 550Nm to a substantial 382kW and 650Nm. The increase in output comes from a …
Read More »BMW M2 spied pounding the Nurburgring [video]
The highly anticipated BMW M2 hits the Nurburgring once again for some heavy track action, after its stints at the notorious circuit earlier in May this year. This time, the action was captured on film by spy videographers. The M2 will serve as the successor to the 1 Series M …
Read More »BMW M4 CSL realistically envisioned
While BMW has confirmed that the company has no plans to create a CSL version of the latest BMW M4, it doesn’t stop Photoshop ace r82 workchop from whipping up an impressive rendering of the car. In creating the “M4 CSL”, the independent designer has drawn inspiration from BMW’s electric …
Read More »2014 BMW 4 Series Review – 420d Convertible
After what seems like an excruciatingly long and wet winter, the sun’s ray has finally made a triumphant return to chase away the cold mornings and the dark nights. With it, the milder temperature brings an outburst of colour and the welcoming scent of blooms in the garden. Like ladybirds …
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