A First Look At The Euro BMW Z4 M40i With Manual Gearbox
After years of rumors, BMW finally confirmed earlier this week plans to put a manual transmission in the Z4 M40i. The M Performance roadster with a clutch pedal has been primarily engineered for the United...
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BMW EVs With Simulated Manual Gearbox Not A Priority
BMW is playing its part to save the manuals by finally installing a clutch pedal in the Z4 M40i. While rival brands are abandoning do-it-your-self gearboxes, the M division continues to give a shift. You...
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BMW Says It Has Moved On From Facelifts To Work On “Techlifts”
In the BMW marketing jargon, a facelift is called a Life Cycle Impulse. LCIs have mostly been about styling revisions sprinkled with engine tweaks, but that has changed in recent years. As cars transition from...
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See The Uber-Rare BMW 3.0 CSL Take A Stroll Through Tokyo
BMW sparked a lot of controversy when it unveiled the 3.0 CSL last year. The limited-run special edition served as the culmination of the M division’s 50th anniversary in 2022. Enthusiasts didn’t necessarily have a...
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The Only BMW M2 F87 Austin Yellow Has 30 Miles And Is For Sale
BMW built nearly 60,000 M2s during the initial F87 generation but it is believed only one of them came in Austin Yellow. It had an original MSRP of $114,085 and was commissioned by well-known Rolls-Royce...
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The Windows And Doors Of A Submerged 2024 BMW 5 Series Should Still Work For Two Minutes
Shortly after the Euro NCAP gave the new BMW 5 Series a five-star crash test rating, ANCAP released its own results. Naturally, the G60 once again obtained a maximum rating, which is valid for the...
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Get Up Close With The BMW M235i Gran Coupe Edition ColorVision
I’ll be the first to admit I had completely forgotten about the Edition ColorVision. After all, it’s a big world out there and BMW is eager to launch special-edition cars in many of the markets...
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BMW M3 CS Touring Rendered In Mexico Blue Ahead Of 2025 Launch
At the beginning of the 2000s, BMW built an M3 Touring (E46) but kept it all to itself. It wasn’t until last year when the M3 with a long roof was finally rolled into dealerships....
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This Lavishly Equipped Rolls-Royce Ghost Costs Over $400,000
The Ghost will forever remain in the shadow of the more symptoms Phantom, but the “lesser” of the two Rolls-Royce sedans is a dream car for many people. It significantly undercuts the “best car in...
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BMW Believes Combustion Engines Can Still Evolve
MINI and Rolls-Royce will abandon combustion engines by the end of the decade but BMW is not ready to call it quits. It has not set a cutoff date for the good ol’ ICE because...
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