The BMW 2 Series has been picked as an Automobile Mag All-Star for 2015.

A European Delivery Trip Journal: Winter F80 3000 miles

The trailer film for The Gambler, featuring Mark Wahlberg, previews the first hollywood cameo for the BMW 1M coupe. The Valencia Orange 1M appears in several parts throughout the trailer, so it will hopefully receive plenty of screen time in the full length film.

Amazing display of safety of the F80 M3 and F82 M4. The driver of this rolled and mangled M4 managed to walk away from the wreck!

Can’t get enough of Fire Orange? This M4 owner certainly can’t as he had Tag Motorsports splash some more of the eye catching color onto (and into) this F82.

With this video promo BMW USA is announcing that you can now equip select BMW models in the online builder with some of the M Performance Parts catalog to get a visual preview of the parts installed on the car.

For now, only certain models have this feature available and only some M Performance Parts have been built into the builder currently.

Munich. BMW is expanding its line-up of M Performance Parts from the Original BMW Accessories range in time for the Essen Motor Show 2014 (29.11–07.12. 2014). The new BMW M Performance Parts for the BMW X3 and BMW X4, BMW M3, BMW M4 Coupe and BMW M4 Convertible lend these models an even sharper sporting edge. As well as attractive design upgrades for the interior and exterior, the range also includes functional accessories which boost the performance of classical BMW models, for example, and … CONTINUED

Just like the expected upcoming badge designations to the 328i, 335i, 428i, 435i (to 330i, 340i, 430i and 440i), the 2 Series will also receive new number designations.

The 228i will be renamed the 230i and the M235i will become the M240i.

BMW 2 Series Coupe (228i) vs Mercedes-Benz CLA vs Audi A3 sedan, by Auto Trader

Fun photoshoot featuring most of the current BMW M coupe and sedan lineup.

Road & Track has announced their winner and results from the 2015 Performance Car of the Year.

Winner: Porsche 911 GT3

The new F80 M3 was in the running.

“If, as some pundits charge, the M3′s become a German answer to the Pontiac Trans Am, this is surely Munich’s take on the rip-snorting, 400-cube, screaming-chicken variant used by the Bandit almost 40 years ago. It’s a muscle car par excellence, warping the trees around its head-up display with what feels like an unlimited reserve of force.”

“But is … CONTINUED

Gorgeous Individual Azurite Black F82 M4 Project with M Performance parts, Akrapovic Exhaust and more!

Check out this most impressive 4.6L S65 Stroker Motor Build by Alekshop.

Have a first look at the 2015 X5 M (F85) in Long Beach Blue, previously only seen on the 2015 X6 M (F85) as its launch color.

The F48 X1 will also make a departure from the current X1 by making the switch from RWD to FWD. It’s been built on BMW’s FWD “UKL” platform and should be offered in both FWD and AWD models. The UKL platform will also underpin the next generation 1 Series.

Why the switch to FWD? Typically, FWD allows for better packaging, less costly production and more interior space.

There are rumors that the X1 will be xDrive only in some markets, including for North America. Engines will … CONTINUED

Washington Post quoting BMW head of sales Ian Robertson:

“The sports-car market is roughly half of what it used to be,” Ian Robertson, BMW’s head of sales, said in an interview at the manufacturer’s headquarters in Munich. “Post-2008, it just collapsed. I’m not so sure it’ll ever fully recover.”

In Europe and North America, the car’s role as a status symbol has diminished, with sport-utility vehicles and their smaller crossover cousins becoming more popular. In China and emerging markets, Robertson said, hot weather, pollution and a … CONTINUED

Demand for BMW Group vehicles increased in October with global sales for the month higher than ever before. A total of 184,297 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles were delivered worldwide (prev. yr. 165,854 / +11.1%). In the first ten months of the year, BMW Group sales rose 7.0%, totalling 1,714,197 vehicles (prev. yr. 1,602,020).

Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales and Marketing BMW said, “We are seeing good sales development across the model range and all sales … CONTINUED

Have a listen at the TPG RACE exhaust for the F80 M3 / F82 M4.