The Z2 has been rumored to be on the table for quite some time now. So much so, that its basicly a real car, even though a single spy photo has yet to surface. If a car like this does come out, what we know for sure is what the name tells us, this is a Roadster (Z) and it will be small (2). Beyond that, the speculation has suggested the car would be ultra-light, possibly FWD, possibly RWD, 3-cylinder or 4-cylinder engines, basicly the entire gambit.
However, now CAR Magazine boldly claims to have scooped a few more details about the car. The Z2s underlying vision is a small lightweight Z3-ish roadster with a retractable canvas top. The big question is now what type of drive … CONTINUED
The BMW 335is has been available for a while now, but it’s never too late (and always fun) to see another review. Motorweek reviews the 335is. Video inside.
Beautiful set of photos by member TOMiRRi or a black BMW 1M coupe and matte frozen silver E92 M3 coupe.
The first pricing for the F10 M5 is in - for the UK. The 2012 M5 will be priced at £73,040 for UK buyers. At current conversion rates, this is approximately $118,306 US Dollars. Keep in mind however that the new M5 will be priced lower in the US. To give you a basis of comparison - the 2008 E60 M5 cost £65,890 in the UK, while costing $82,900 for the US.
Of course currency rates were different in 2008 than now, but using the same UK-US price ratio difference (~25%) from the 2008 model, the 2012 M5 would cost $91,895 in the US.
The online visualizer for the F10 M5 has been online since Thursday, and the German F10 M5 Catalog is now available for download. Together they reveals the range of exterior and interior color options, as well as visual previews of the colors. We list them (and provide some examples) inside.
The exterior colors are as follows:
Alpine White
Monte Carlo Blue
Black Sapphire Metallic
Singapore Gray
Havana
Silverstone
Space Gray
Imperial Blue
BMW Individual exterior color options include:
Brilliant White Metallic
Frozen Gray Metallic
Frozen Silver Metallic
Citrine Black Metallic
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Wald has released photos of its black “Black Bison” edition. This follows their previous white Black Bison edition model.
Check out one M3POST member’s road trip to Leavenworth, Washington, an American Bavarian themed village. The best part? The village is nestled right in one of the greatest drives of the Pacific Northwest: the Cascades Loop. Photos and videos inside.
German publication AMS decided to pit two popular diesel SUVs against each other — the BMW X3 xDrive 30d against Audi Q5 3.0 TDI Quattro or 258hp/413 lb-ft inline-6 vs 240hp/369lb-ft V6.
The outcome is that both cars are similar in many ways, but the BMW X3 manages to get the edge and wins this comparison. Details inside.
These are the results many have been waiting for. Sportauto has just released their much anticipated Supertest of the 1-series M Coupe. The outcome: An amazing Hockenheim track time, a solid result at the Nürburgring and (mostly) praises from the reviewer, Horst von Saurma.
An earlier Sportauto review already mentioned the 1M’s amazing performance at Hockenheim of 1:14.1, which is not only 7 tenths of a second faster than the Audi TT-RS and 1.3 seconds faster than the RS 3 but also faster than any E9x M3 ever tested by Sportauto.
At the Nürburgring things were a bit different though. The 1M did pretty well and had the lap done in 8 minutes 15 seconds, thus beating the 987.5 Porsche Cayman S by 2 seconds and the Audi … CONTINUED
