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NHTSA Warns of Counterfeit Air Bags. List of BMW Models Possibly Affected.

Car owners whose air bags have been replaced in the past three years may have had dangerous counterfeit bags installed, the Obama administration warned Wednesday. Only 0.1 percent of the U.S. vehicle fleet is believed to be affected, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement. But industry officials ... CONTINUED

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BMW News

Spied: BMW M6 Gran Coupe Bares Nearly All. Shows Sculpted Roof and Ceramic Brakes

The latest outing by the upcoming 2014 M6 Gran Coupe (M6GC) leaves little else to be revealed. Not that there were many surprises to be revealed in the first place, as the M6GC was expected to share bodywork and most everything else with the F13 Coupe and F12 Convertible variants, ... CONTINUED

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BMW News

BMW M4 Coupe (F82) Back on the Track [Video and Pics]

We haven't spotted the F82 M4 Coupe at the Nurburgring since July, when the F82 was spied for the very first time in public testing. Well, it's now back at the Ring during an onslaught of BMW prototype testing in the past week, including the F80 M3, F82 M4, F36 ... CONTINUED

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BMW News

BMW iPhone 5 Adapter in the Works. Expected Next June

Apple recently released its iPhone 5 and with it came a change to its connector from the previous 30-pin to the new 8-pin 'Lightning' connector. This change unfortunately means that the new iPhone will no longer work with BMW's current iPhone snap-in-adapters. So when can we expect the the new adapters ... CONTINUED

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BMW News

BMW F10 M5 vs Tesla Model S Drag to 100MPH

Here's a fun matchup. Watch as the BMW F10 M5 drags against the Tesla Model S to 100MPH. Here are their specs on paper: Tesla Model S - 443 lb-ft torque @ 0-5100rpm, RWD, 0-60mph 4.4s (factory quoted), 4,647 lbsF10 M5 - 502 lb-ft torque @ 1500-6560rpm, RWD, ... CONTINUED

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BMW News

Next Gen 2015 BMW X5 M (F15) Also Begins Testing at the Ring

It's the start of a big testing week for BMW at the Nurburgring, where we've just spied the next generation BMW X5 M (F15) in testing. Check out the photos inside. Expect the X5M as a 2015 model year.

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3-Series

BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe Dons M Performance Brakes For Nurburgring Debut

The 4 Series Gran Coupe (F36) has now taken its development to the Nurburgring for some high speed performance testing. It's the first we've seen of the prototype on the Ring, as well as being fitted with M Sport Brakes. As always, don't worry about the headlights and tail lights of ... CONTINUED

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3-Series

Impressions and Videos of F30 335i BMW M Performance Exhaust System

Check out how the BMW M Performance exhaust for the F30 335i sounds in these videos from startup, idle, and revving at stop.

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1-Series

BMW Group Reports Highest Ever September Sales

The BMW Group experienced growth in many regions around the world in September and achieved another record month in sales. With 177,716 (prev. yr. 159,223) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles delivered worldwide, sales were 11.6% higher than in the same month last year. It was also the best first ... CONTINUED

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BMW Individual

First BMW Individual Frozen Brilliant White M3 Coupe Delivered

Here is the first BMW Individual Frozen Brilliant White M3 delivered to an M3POST member. Lucky owner PrimoM3 recently took delivery of it in Munich (via European Delivery). It's already on its way over the Atlantic towards its final home in California and upon arriving will be treated to some ... CONTINUED

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2-Series

BMW 2 Series Preview Illustration and Discussions

Here is a preview illustration of the upcoming 2 Series Coupe, courtesy of our resident BMW 'insider.' The 2 Series Coupe will replace the current 1 Series Coupe in the BMW lineup as the entry level sports coupe. It's expected to debut in 2013. Per Scott26: With the ... CONTINUED

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BMW News

E64 M6 Owner Compares the F13 M6 Coupe

A BIMMERPOST member gives us a nicely written review of the F13 M6 Coupe against its predecessor - the E64 M6. And he's speaking from experience as he is an owner of the previous M6.

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BMW News

BMW Takes Part In Field Testing of Car-to-X Communication Technology

A year ago, BMW announced its involvement in the development of "Car-to-x" communications technology which will allow future allow drivers to "see" long distances ahead, into areas currently hidden from view, and even around not just one but many corners. Car-to-x communication entails electronic networking of vehicles and roadside infrastructure, with ... CONTINUED

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1M

Real Life Look at What a 1M Convertible Would Have Resembled

A convertible version of the BMW 1M Coupe never made it to market, but here is a real life look at how it may have looked had it been approved. Spotted on the streets was this 1M conversion or replica version. The lack of orange stitching on the ... CONTINUED

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Autoshows

We Attend the Weyermann Malzfabrik Car Show

We recently attended the awsome Weyermann Malzfabrik classic car show in Bamberg, Germany. The show was held on the factory grounds of Weyermann, a beer malt maker. Actually in typical German fashion their full name is: Malzfabrik Mich. Weyermann® GmbH & Co. KG. Weyermann makes the malts that beer breweries used to ... CONTINUED

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BMW News

Watch the BMW N20 Turbo 4 Engine Being Assembled

Have a look at some videos showing the assembly and internals/technology of the N20 engine. The BMW N20 is a turbocharged inline 4 cylinder DOHC engine which replaced the N52 and BMW N53 inline 6 cylinder engines beginning in 2011. The N20 is an inline 4, but is considered a ... CONTINUED

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BMW News

Norwegian Track Begins Work on F10 M5 Racer with Rollcage and Full Recaros

Taking after the Nurburgring M5 Ring Taxi, the Norwegian track Rudskogen has also purchased and prepped a 2013 F10 M5 to serve as its official track car. First modifications have been made to the interior - in the form of a rollcage and Recaro seats all around. Next up will ... CONTINUED

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BMW News

2014 BMW M3 / M4 to Gain About 100lb-ft More Torque While Targeting E46 M3 Weight

We spoke very recently at length to a trusty source within BMW who is familiar with the development of the upcoming F80 M3 sedan / F82 M4 coupe and we were able to learn the following bits of news: HORSEPOWER / TORQUE Regarding power output, the previously estimated 450HP figure is an ... CONTINUED

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