The new BMW 3 Series is already doing wonders for the German automaker. Sales of the model have helped BMW brand (not BMW Group) outpace Mercedes-Benz and Lexus sales in the United States luxury market last month. Click here for more news on the BMW 3-Series. Sales of the BMW brand jumped 29 percent to 21,204 [...]
BMW of UK will be offering its high-performance fans an exclusive Limited Edition M3 Coupe and Convertible later this month. Known as the BMW M3 Limited Edition 500, the special-edition M3s will be “strictly limited, and suitably patriotic, color palette of Imola Red, Mineral White or Santorini Blue.” Limited Edition 500… does that mean power [...]
After a short teaser yesterday, BMW has finally giving us our first complete look at the new BMW M Performance Parts lineup, which will debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. “BMW M Performance Parts are designed in close collaboration with BMW M GmbH and include powertrain, suspension, aerodynamics and cockpit components that provide a [...]
BMW’s head of engine development, Peter Nefischer has announced that the next 3- Series models may be powered by three-cylinder engines. He says that they would be featured across the range in the ‘next couple of years’. The automaker feels that it has squeezed all the power it can out of the standard internal combustion [...]
While BMW had a very strong 2011, the Munich automaker failed to keep its lead over Mercedes-Benz in January U.S. sales. BMW sales rose 3.1 percent in January 2012 with a total of 16,405 units delivered in the United States. Mercedes-Benz was up a total of 24 percent with a total of 20,306. Lexus sales [...]
BMW of North America today unveiled six digital shorts, which are a part of a new national advertising campaign to support the launch of the new 2012 BMW 3-Series, which will go on sale Feb. 11. Two of the shorts will air in ads during Super Bowl XLVI in regions across the U.S.: the first [...]
The EPA has released the fuel-economy ratings for the new 2012 BMW 3 Series Sedan and the numbers seem to be quite impressive. The 2012 BMW 328i gets an estimated EPA fuel-economy rating of 24/36 mpg (city/highway) when mated to the 8-speed automatic transmission, while the BMW 335i gets a rating of 23/33 mpg. Click [...]
BMW has finally released the U.S. configurator for the new 2012 BMW 3 Series Sedan, which will be arriving into dealerships next month. We’re not going to take anymore of your time so head over to the configurator here. Click here for more news on the BMW 3-Series. Refresher: The 2012 BMW 3 Series three trim levels [...]
Dubbed the F31, the upcoming BMW 3-Series wagon will be hitting U.S. soil despite previous rumors and BMW’s decision to hold the current E91 from the American market. The variant’s addition was announced by Paul Ferraiolo at this year’s Detroit Auto Show, but no release date or model year was given. No matter BMW’s decision, [...]
Key Competitors: Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A4, Infiniti G37, Cadillac ATS Power: Turbocharged 3.0L TwinPower Turbo inline-6 300 hp mated to an electric motor for an additional 55 hp for a total of 335hp. Transmission: 8-speed automatic Fuel-economy: 36 mpg. Pricing: TBA. Availability: TBA. BMW added another addition to its alternative powertrain options and has fully [...]
