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New render of the upcoming BMW 4 Series Coupe (F32), which is said to be highly reflective (percentage) wise of the actual appearance of the final F32 coupe design.

The F32 is due to be revealed in the first half of 2013 and should come as a 2014 model year.

One of the more exciting items from the full BMW M Performance Parts catalog for the F30 3 series are the M Performance Brakes. These are Brembo 4-piston aluminum fixed calipers on the front axle and 2-piston aluminum fixed calipers on the rear axle. They come in red, yellow, or orange and feature the M logo on the calipers.

The internally-vented lightweight sports rotors measure 370 x 30 mm (diameter x thickness) on the front axle and 345 x 24 mm on the rear axle. Unlike the M Sport brake discs, the M Performance brake discs are cross drilled for better grip and grooved to reduce water film build up. The BMW M Performance sports brake system … CONTINUED

“A company is like a human being. As long as it goes in for sports, it is fit, well-trained, full of enthusiasm and performance.” These were the words of Robert A. Lutz, BMW AG Board Member Sales, back in 1972. They were the words christening the youngest subsidiary of BMW AG at the time, BMW Motorsport GmbH. Today the company is called BMW M GmbH. But it is just as fit, well-trained, full of enthusiasm and performance as it was 40 years ago.

The early 1970s were the dawn of a new age for BMW: A new, young Board of Management under Eberhard von Kuenheim had set out to strategically power and pursue the ongoing success of … CONTINUED

The all new 2013 M6 coupe (F13) will take on safety car duties for MotoGP this season, becoming the latest BMW M model to do so after the M5 and 1M Safety Cars.

The MotoGP M6 safety car will debut at the 24 Hour Nurburgring race this weekend and will lead the M Festival M Corso parade event.

The first half of the MotoGP race season will continue seeing the use of the F10 M5 and 1M safety cars, but the F13 M6 coupe safety car will replace the 1M halfway through the race season. Expect the M6 safety car to receive similar modifications as the M5 and 1M - siren, Akrapovic exhaust system (whose name is … CONTINUED

The X1 finally comes to the US market this summer (as a 2013 model year) and we bring you the full pricing and ordering info for the xDrive28i and xDrive35i models.

The sDrive28i RWD model starts at $30,650, the xDrive28i at $32,350 and the xDrive35i at $38,450 (before including the $895 destination and handling).

Production of the 2013 X1 will begin in July.

For more information on the 2013 X1, please see 2013 BMW X1 LCI and U.S. Models Information, Photos, Pricing

Here are the official ordering and pricing guides for the 2013 1 Series Coupe (E82) and Convertible (E88) [download PDFs below]. The pricing listed in the guide is effective July 2, 2012.

The 2013 128i and 135i models seen no change in price from the 2012 models (as of January).

The just announced 135is model starts at $43,250.

Production of the 2013 1 Series will begin in July.

For a list of the July production changes for the F30, see the following info: 2013 BMW 1 Series (E82/E88) July Production Changes (All)