MINI owners love an excuse to get together, and a recent gathering in the Czech Republic delivered plenty of reasons to celebrate. The 10 th annual MINI meeting, organized by local BMW dealer Renocar, drew a record 140 cars and more than 300 visitors, turning the historic Valtice Castle into a colorful showcase of the British brand’s past and present. Held over the weekend, the anniversary event b

BMW is giving us another chance to hear the next-generation M3 with a combustion engine, as a new spy video captures the G84 firing up at close range. The prototype sounds suitably aggressive, and while the camouflage hides most of the car’s design, the footage offers a tantalizing preview of the inline-six’s soundtrack. Even under the heavy camouflage, it’s easy to tell this is the full-fat M3 ra

BMW ALPINA is offering another hint about its future plans, with the V8 engine set to play a central role in the brand’s revival. In a social media post, the newly established luxury marque highlights the eight-cylinder powertrain as a key ingredient in its recipe for combining performance with comfort. “Refined by BMW ALPINA engineers, the V8 lays the foundation for the unmistakable BMW ALPINA dr

Once again, BMW is taking its flagship sedan into bulletproof territory with the new Concept 7 Protection. Based on the recently facelifted 7 Series in M Performance guise, this armored luxury car is designed for customers who want extra security without stepping up to a full-blown high-security vehicle. Think discreet protection against everyday threats, not a presidential limousine built to with

Half of all G87 BMW M2s sold in the US still have a six-speed manual, but van Meel told BMWBLOG during the M Festival in Shanghai that 48-volt electrics, stronger engines, and a shrinking supplier base all work against the clutch pedal. BMW M hasn’t given up on the manual gearbox , but its boss won’t promise one either. “It’s going to be really difficult,” BMW M CEO Frank van Meel told us. Asked w

BMW is slowly pulling the wraps off its first fully electric M3, and the latest factory teasers give us a much better idea of what to expect when the high-performance sedan debuts in 2027. With the automaker confirming the M3 name and revealing more production-spec design details, we believe our updated rendering is closer to the real thing than ever. The prototype recently emerged wearing colorfu

BMW’s reputation for German engineering precision took an awkward hit this week after an IT problem disrupted its voluntary severance program on launch day. Tens of thousands of employees tried to access their individual offers simultaneously, temporarily bringing the company’s internal HR portal to a standstill. The automaker confirmed the incident after Handelsblatt first reported it, and Automo

A BMW dealership in Ontario has covered 1,011 km (628 miles) on a single charge in a 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive . Geoff Hills of Performance BMW in St. Catharines drove every one of those kilometers himself, from Niagara Falls to a little past Québec City, in just under 15 hours. The car was the dealership’s launch unit of the NA5 iX3. Hills says the team watched BMW’s own 1,000 km drive and decided t

BMW is giving customers more ways to configure its latest X5, with three electrified versions of the luxury SUV now available to build online. The German automaker has opened the configurators for the X5 50e xDrive, X5 M60e xDrive, and fully electric iX5 60 xDrive, expanding a lineup that already includes gasoline and diesel powertrains. Although we’re using German pricing for this article, you ca

The 2027 BMW iX4 M60 xDrive made its show debut at AUTO ATHINA 2026 this week. The Bavarians pulled the covers off the 603-hp (450 kW) coupe-SUV on its stand in matte BMW Individual Frozen Pure Red, making Athens the first place the public has seen it in the metal. For now, the M60 tops the iX4 range. Its two motors make 875 Nm (645 lb-ft) and get it from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 3.9 seconds, a fu

Two measly horsepower. That’s all that separates the U.S.-spec E46 M3 from the F22 BMW M240i. One is among the most celebrated cars BMW M ever built; the other sits a rung below the full-fledged M cars. Both put an inline-six up front, send power to the rear wheels, and give the driver three pedals. Does the newer M240i make the M3’s reputation look a little overblown? Or does the E46 offer someth

On the first stretch of MINI’s off-road course at Twin Peaks, a loose dirt climb above Lake Tahoe, I was already picturing the social media captions: “Even my VW Golf can do that.” Then the trail turned steep, the rocks got big and the holes got bigger, and more than once I was sure the 2027 MINI Countryman Untamed was about to break something underneath. It never did. The US unveil came right aft

Against all odds, Porsche is moving ahead with its electric sports car plans, even as the German automaker reassesses its broader electrification strategy. The 718 EV is scheduled to enter production in 2027, and Zuffenhausen is confident the two-door models can deliver the driving experience the brand is known for. BMW, meanwhile, has not yet announced a direct rival. Although rumors have circula

BMW has a new walkaround video, and the star of the show is the iX4. The electric SUV with a sloping roofline recently broke cover, but there’s always room to take another look at a new model, especially one that modernizes the coupe-SUV formula in a Neue Klasse package. The video also features the iX3 M60, giving us the first chance to see the two Debrecen-built EVs together. As expected, the iX4

Americans want electric cars that can travel hundreds of miles on a charge, even though most don’t really need nearly that much range for their daily commute. That’s one of the key findings from a new BMW survey, which suggests range anxiety remains a major concern for potential EV buyers despite advances in battery technology. The automaker asked Big Village to conduct an online survey of 1,005 U