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Two M Models to be Revealed at M Festival in June – Production F10 M5 Debut?

We've reported before about the M Festival taking place at the Nürburgring from June 23rd through June 26th 2011. It's a four day event comprising of many highlights like the M Night on Thursday evening, an M parade on the Ring on Friday and of course the Nürburgring 24h race ... CONTINUED

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Rumors: BMW Z2 Coming as RWD or AWD, i8 V8 Model Axed

All auto manufacturer tries to keep new models they're working on a secret. Yet, there are cars virtually everyone knows about based on speculation or inside information. One of these cars is the BMW Z2 roadster. The Z4 has long abandoned the niche the BMW Z3 was once designed for. ... CONTINUED

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BMW F30 3-series Debut and Sales Timeline. 3-series GT Info

Here is an updated F30 3-series generation debut and sales timeline, as speculated by SCOTT26. The F30 3-series sedan will be announced in November of this year, coinciding with the Olympics. It will then make its public debut at the 2012 Geneva autoshow in March of 2012 and ... CONTINUED

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Rumor: F80 M3 / F30/F32 M3 to Get Tri-Turbo V6 Engine?

Here is a new rumor regarding the next generation F30/F32 M3's powerplant - that a 3.3L V6 tri-turbo motor is a possibility! One turbo would power the motor generally, and the other two turbos would each be dedicated to 3-cylinders each.

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Rolls Royce designed MINI Goodwood to cost 50,000 Euro

The recently annouced MINI Goodwood, a MINI created by the craftsmen at Rolls-Royce is now being reported to arrive with a pricetag fitting of its pedigree, 50,000Euro or $72,000. Whats more, even if you can afford the pricetag, there will only be 1000 copies produced. The MINI Goodwood will certainly become MINIs ... CONTINUED

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AMS: Lightweight E90 M3 Sedan to Also Wear “GTS” Badge – with 440HP

If Auto Motor Und Sport is to believed, the lightweight E90 M3 will also receive the "GTS" moniker, like the E92 M3 GTS coupe. AMS claims the power output will be 440hp, 10 less than the 450hp GTS coupe. This would be consistent with BMW's acknowledgement that the GTS ... CONTINUED

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AWD F10 M5 xDrive Model Possible. AWD M Variants Certain for Future

Many speculated that a AWD F10 M5 was possible in the works when BMW released the promo videos of the new M5 undergoing serious snow testing. It appears there may indeed possibly be an F10 M5 xDrive version sometime in the future. In an interview with Autocar, BMW M's ... CONTINUED

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E90 M3 Lightweight to Feature CFRP Bonnet and Seats?

Once a year BMW holds a "Technology Day", a showcase of new technology and developments BMW has recently introduced, is about to introduce, or is looking into to make cars better. This year's press release on the matter has quite some interesting bits about BMW's technology, and one of the ... CONTINUED

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BMW X4 SAV Likely the “0 Prototype” from BMW Plant 0 Video

The "0 Prototype" featured and teased prominently in the recent Plan 0 video (a look into BMW's secret prototyping process) is likely to be the future BMW X4 SAV, which will take on the coupe SAV look of a baby X6, albeit in smaller form. Evidence comes via Scott26's words, ... CONTINUED

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Report: F10 M5 Manual Transmission Option for US. 190mph Increased Top Speed Option

Speculation around possible transmission options for the upcoming F10 M5 continues. Last week relieving news trickled in as EVO's Chris Harris and other outlets confirmed that BMW will not resort to their widely used 8-speed ZF automatic transmission but instead use a beefed up 7-speed M-DCT for the M5. This ... CONTINUED

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First Look! F34 3-series GT Spied In Testing

We're excited to bring you the first spy photos of the 3-series Gran Turismo (GT) which will be released with the next generation of 3-series vehicles. With a sleek trunkline and frameless windows, the 3-series GT looks to be much lower and sleeker in shape than the 5-series GT and ... CONTINUED

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BMW’s “Plant 0” – Never Before Look Into BMW Secret Prototyping Process

Here is an fascinating look into BMW's Research and Innovation Center and the prototyping/design process of the first prototypes of each BMW model, each built by hand. Especially cool is the look into a "0 Vehicle," a prototype milled out of a solid block of aluminum to help ensure the ... CONTINUED

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AMS: BMW Considering 4-series Four-Door Coupe (F36)

While BMW continues development of the new F30 3-series set to debut in Spring 2012, German Auto Motor und Sport now reports about an interesting rumor: BMW is said to expand their lineup with a 4-door coupe based on the F30 platform. Internally called F36, BMW seems to consider 4-series ... CONTINUED

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Lightweight BMW M Engineering Concept Coming to 2011 Tokyo Show

To support its return to the Tokyo Autoshow in December after BMW's hiatus from the show, BMW M will showcase on something that is outgoing but a current M car. But is an Engineering Concept that will show the possibilities of how BMW Mcan progress in relation to ... CONTINUED

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BMW F10 M5 Prototype Reviews Roll In – 560hp – DCT – New LSD

More test drive reviews of F10 M5 prototype are trickling. Following Chris Harris' review last week, two German publications just published their first impressions on the F10 M5. Both Autobild and AMS confirm that a 7-speed DCT will be used, and both hint at an output of 560hp. According ... CONTINUED

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2012 F30 3-series Sedan Imagined by C&D

Car and Driver renders the F30 3-series sedan, one of the better ones that we have seen. We'll know soon enough as official F30 pics and details should be released by late this year, and its its world public debut just a few months later at the 2012 Geneva autoshow ... CONTINUED

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Vision ConnectedDrive Based ///M Sports Car Under Consideration

Here's some great news for M brand fans - BMW is currently evaluating the production of a future M sports car based on the upcoming Vision ConnectedDrive concept car (which debuts in Geneva next week). It would be in sports coupe form, lightweight, and powered by a specially massaged ... CONTINUED

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Hyundai Considers Genesis RK Sports Sedan to Take on F30 3-series

On the heels of Jaguar revealing its aspirations for a potential F30 3-series fighter, Hyundai's CEO is now also dropping hints about a potential F30 competitor. John Krafcik recently said to Automotive News that "The Genesis Coupe is in the same segment, really, as the 3-series coupe" and "One of ... CONTINUED

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