Not too long ago, I started a little section of egmCarTech called “Randomly Spotted,” where in my travels, if I were to stumble upon a rare and odd automobile, I would bring it to the table for discussion. But in this version of Randomly Spotted, today’s feature may not seem too rare and odd to [...]
BMW M GmbH today introduced a new product range of performance-oriented diesel models that will go on sale in Europe later this year. The BMW M Performance Automobiles will launch with four new models including the BMW M550d xDrive Sedan, BMW M550d xDrive Touring, BMW X5 M50d and BMW X6 M50d. All of the new [...]
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the new RS5 may have come out, but for some, that is a non issue: the lack of a manual in the BMW M5 though may be a bigger one. BMW have confirmed that the 2013 M5 will be offered with a six speed manual as [...]
Later in Spring 2012, BMW will start selling the new 2012 ActiveHybrid 5 in the United States. Here at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, BMW released pricing details on the ActiveHybrid, which will start at $61,845 (including the $895 Destination and Handling charge). Based on the BMW 535i, the ActiveHybrid 5 mates the 3.0 liter TwinPower [...]
Re-Style is a tuning company from Russia making a bold statement with its latest aesthetic makeover for the F10 550i sedan. When the 5-series rolled into Re-Style’s Saint-Petersburg garage, it came in as an Alpine White 550i with an M Sport package. The tuning company fitted the model with AC Schintzer parts and a Hamann [...]
What do you get when you put artist Gavin Patterson and BMW precision driver Urs Inauen in a 2012 BMW M5? The fastest Christmas card in the world. Click here for more news on the BMW M5. Refresher: The 2012 BMW M5 is powered by a 4.4L V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo (consisting of Twin [...]
The new 2012 BMW M5 is very fast for a sedan. But what happens when you put the new M5 up against the brand’s fastest super bike? Click here for more news on the BMW M5. While the new M5 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 allows it to produce 552-hp, the BMW S1000RR makes a whopping 193-hp [...]
The other car show from the UK has released a video of their take on the new 2012 BMW M5. Check it out after the jump. Click here for more news on the BMW M5. Refresher: The 2012 BMW M5 is powered by a 4.4L V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo (consisting of Twin Scroll Twin [...]
Here is the new 2012 BMW M5 drifting on the beach. Why? BMW explains: “Ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a quiet beach in Wales echoes with the sound of the new BMW M5′s twin turbo engines as precision driver Wolfgang Weber enjoys drifting around Pendine Sands to help us support the [...]
At the 2011 LA Auto Show earlier last month, I had a chance to site down with BMW’s product manager for the M-Division here in North America, Matt Russell. Many topics were tackled, but to kick off a series of posts that will be used to feature our exclusive interview, we start with BMW’s awesome 1-Series [...]
