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V10-Swapped BMW E46 M3 Sounds Like Nothing Else, Thanks to 10-into-1 Headers
Driftworks Youtube Who doesn’t enjoy a ridiculous engine swap? The Ferrari-swapped Subaru rally car was memorable, as was the unhinged Dodge Demon-swapped side-by-side designed to do burnouts. But...
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iPhone 15 Update Will Fix Your Device If BMW’s Wireless Charger Broke It
BMW Several weeks ago, some BMW owners who recently unboxed their shiny new iPhone 15s were noticing a strange phenomenon. The phones support wireless charging, but using the pad inside their vehicles...
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BMW Has Built Its Last Gas Engine in Germany, and It Was a V8
BMW. On November 10, the final internal combustion engine built in Munich by BMW officially left the assembly line. Can we really call BMW “Bavarian Motor Works” anymore if none of its engines are...
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BMW Now Sells Center-Lock Wheels for M2, M3, and M4
BMW. Do customers need center-lock wheels for road cars? Absolutely not. The center-locking wheel was initially a motorsport technology, designed to make wheel swaps significantly faster, while also...
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BMW’s $13,000 Center-Lock Wheels Don’t Come With Tools, Aren’t Sold in the US
BMW is now among the ranks of Porsche and Ferrari, in offering motorsport-inspired center-locking wheels for some of its M cars. If you’re the proud owner of a BMW M2, M3, or M4, you can order new...
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BMW Trademarks ‘iM3’ Name for Upcoming Electric Sport Sedan
A couple of months ago, BMW filed a few different trademarks with the European trademark office, which indicated a switch to a simpler nomenclature than it currently uses. Rather than the “X3...
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Nerd Out Over This BMW S65 V8 Engine Assembly Walkthrough
M539 Restorations. Who needs therapy when there are engine assembly videos like this one from M539 Restorations? In the hour-plus video—which is part six of a video series featuring this engine—the...
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Father and Son Buy BMW M3s, Discover They Have Back-to-Back VINs
Matthew Moroko It’s often said the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Sometimes we become like our parents by accident, sometimes by choice. Other times, we follow in their footsteps in ways that...
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2024 BMW Z4 M40i Finally Gets a Manual in the US
BMW. Over the past few years, several BMW decisions have left fans scratching their heads over what happened to the “Ultimate Driving Machine.” News about subscription heated seats (which the...
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BMW E46 Owners: Don’t Sleep on Vorsteiner’s Carbon M3 CSL Body Kit
Few cars make BMW fans weak in the knees like the E46 M3 CSL. Unfortunately for us Yanks, BMW never brought what is potentially its greatest driving car to North America. Tuning shops and independent...
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E46 M3-Swapped BMW X3 With a Six-Speed Is the M SUV You Want
If you have around $80,000 to spend, BMW will sell you a new X3 M. The automaker drops the M3 and M4’s 473-hp turbocharged inline-six into its popular crossover, along with a host of suspension and...
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The BMW i8 Should’ve Always Had 16 Cylinders and a 14,800-RPM Redline Like This
HillClimbFans on YouTube The BMW i8 was a brilliant-looking car whose performance never measured up to its supercar looks—or its price, for that matter. But at last, a German race team is bringing out...
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Michael Jordan-Owned BMW 850i With a V12 and 6-Speed Manual Can Now Be Yours
Bring a Trailer. Michael Jordan owned countless cars during his golden years at the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s. He frequently pulled up to the practice facility with a new Porsche, Mercedes, or...
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This Futuristic BMW Prototype Was Shaped in a Wind Tunnel Back in the ’80s
BMW | Instagram. The ’70s and ’80s are commonly seen as BMW’s golden years of design. Those decades brought us sweet-looking cars like the 3.0 CSL, 2002, E28 M5, E24 6 Series, and the E30 M3. But...
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2023’s Best-Selling BMW M Car Was the i4 M50 EV
BMW. Fans of BMW M, shield your eyes, I’m about to say something that’s going to sting—the best-selling M car of 2023, according to BMW, was the electric i4 M50. There are a few reasons why this news...
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BMW’s Eye-Activated Lane Changing Might Finally Put Those Turn Signals to Use
BMW. BMW BMW is adding its updated Level 2 driver assistance system to several of its 2024 models, including the new 5 Series, 7 Series, X5, X6, X7, and iX. The technology already enabled its cars to...
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2025 BMW M4 Levels Up With 523 HP and CSL Styling
BMW BMW has thrown the M4 into the oven to keep it warm while it develops its eventual electric replacement. For 2025, the BMW M4 Coupe and Convertible—including Competition and xDrive models—get...
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2025 BMW Z4 Manual Packs Same 382 HP, Promises Shifter With ‘Classic BMW Feel’
BMW. As avid readers of The Drive might vividly recall, I am not the biggest fan of BMW’s manual transmissions. The shifter is always rubbery, pedal placement is disagreeable, and they’re simply more...
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BMW Was Secretly Working on an M1-Inspired Supercar Until the Pandemic Killed It
BMW In this business, I’m regularly fascinated by the “what ifs”—those moonshot concepts that automakers plan and ultimately scrap, many of which never, ever reach public knowledge. Even as...
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BMW Exec Denies He Said M5 Touring Is Coming to US [Updated]
BMW. Updated: Thursday, February 15, 2024, 12:05 p.m. ET: Shortly before this story’s publication, Carscoops reported that BMW’s Domagoj Dukec told the site he never confirmed the M5 Touring’s U.S....
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