BMW

You sooooo want to hate these guys – they brag about the Ultimate Driving Machine and dammit they deliver exactly what they promise. In every sector expect definitive build quality and peerless engineering. The only Achilles heels are an addiction to run-flat tyres and a tendency to attract tossers.

Line-up

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News

The new BMW X5 evolves dramatically but doesn’t abandon its roots

With five powertrain options, BMW clearly understands the market dynamics, and that’s the right move. 

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Electric

BMW’s electric M3 is carrying the weight of expectations

BMW has revealed its electric M3 concept. It looks the part, but can it still deliver the emotion that made the badge famous?

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News

BMW tames its tail-happy M2 with xDrive

For a coupe that has always been celebrated for its RWD antics, the xDrive widens its appeal.

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Retro

The Tragic Hero Arriving Too Late

The M1 tore up the script with an Italian-German idea that was part poster car, part lunatic racing project, and is now a hero in South Africa.

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Review

Review: BMW 218 Gran Coupe M Sport

The BMW 218 Gran Coupé isn’t a car that hits you with drama or thrills, and that’s exactly why I like it.

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News

New 7 Series wants to one-up the S-Class

The 7 Series is back, electrified, plugged in and more menacing than ever.

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News

The BMW M2 and the RR superbike now share a badge

For the first time, BMW M and BMW Motorrad are speaking the same language, and the result exists nowhere else on earth.

Topgear Garage

BMW iX M60 Long-Term review: Munich’s flagship EV SUV is a revelation

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News

BMW 3 Series Touring teased. And it matters

For station wagon enthusiasts, this has to be the most exciting thing to come from Munich in a while.

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