BMW, the official automotive partner for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has revealed its full London 2012 fleet. The brand will have around 4,000 vehicles at the games assisting with any daily tasks. “Whether it be pulling boats out of the water at Weymouth, providing a mobile camera platform for the marathon, towing [...]
BMW was very catering to the Switzerland crowd today at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show with a 2013 BMW X6 M with a white exterior and a red interior – a very nice combo actually. Check out our original post on the BMW X6 M. The 2013 BMW X6 M is powered by a 4.4-liter, [...]
The BMW X5 M is very powerful SUV with a 4.4 liter turbocharged V8 engine making 555-hp allowing it to go from 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds with a top speed of 155 mph. The BMW M3 Coupe of course gets a less powerful 414-hp 4.0 liter V8, but the car is much [...]
BMW has announced pricing details on the new 2013 BMW X6 M, which will hit dealerships in spring 2012. The updated 2013 BMW X6 M will get minor styling changes and a price jump of $1,600 – bringing the total price tag to $91,900. Options: Active Ventilated Seat Package (ZAV) - Active Ventilated Seat package no [...]
There’s a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stating that there are six specific examples of the 2012 BMW X5 being recalled for a supposed faulty parking gear. As a result, these six X5s could roll away if the parking brake is not applied. BMW recognized this fault and is working with [...]
Joining the BMW M550d xDrive sedan and touring are the new 2013 BMW X6 M50d and X5 M50d crossovers. The two models are also powered by the new 3.0 liter 6-clyinder in-line diesel engine with M Performance TwinPower Turbo technology with three turbochargers. The engine makes 381-hp at 4,000 rpm and a maximum torque of 546 [...]
BMW has announced that it will be investing nearly $900 million USD and adding 300 new jobs at its plant in South Carolina to support production of the upcoming BMW X4 at the Spartanburg facility. The announcement came during a ceremony to celebrate a major production milestone – 2,000,000 vehicles that have rolled off the assembly [...]
BMW of North America has announced that it is ‘modestly’ increasing prices on its vehicles starting Jan. 1, 2012. All BMW vehicles (except the 7-Series) now see a less than one percent increase. The reason? BMW says that”tough economic times a careful balance was attained between the competitive situation, inflationary conditions, and market realities.” The destination and [...]
It has just been announced by BMW that two new BMW M models will be joining the line up in Asia, the BMW Individual X5 M and BMW Individual X6 M. The new M models will have options for BMW Individual Paint, piano black, eucalyptus, or walnut trim and Merino leather, soft close functions, both [...]
BMW has announced that it is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 5-Series, 5-Series Gran Turismo, 7-Series, X5, X6 vehicles with a V8 or 12-cylinder turbocharged engine. Apparently there could be an issue with the circuit board for the electric auxiliary water pump that can overheat. “This could lead to a smoldering of the pump or [...]
