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The Manual BMW Z4 M40i Will Likely Be the Last Manual BMW Ever

The Manual BMW Z4 M40i Will Likely Be the Last Manual BMW Ever

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January 14, 2023
Later this year, the BMW Z4 will get a manual transmission, matching its Toyota Supra sibling. It’s being made almost entirely for the U.S. market, due to high demand from U.S. customers (your welcome, world). That’s both fantastic and incredibly sad news. It’s fantastic because the Z4 is going to be awesome with a manual…
Improve Your BMW M3's Sound With Dinan's New Carbon Fiber Air Intake

Improve Your BMW M3's Sound With Dinan's New Carbon Fiber Air Intake

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January 14, 2023
Few names in BMW tuning carry the same weight that Dinan’s. While Steve Dinan no longer owns the company, it’s still one of the premiere tuners in BMW tuning. Its latest product is a carbon fiber air intake system for the S58 engine.If there’s anything to complain about with the S58 engine, it’s the sound.…
The BMW 2002 Turbo Celebrates Its 50th Birthday

The BMW 2002 Turbo Celebrates Its 50th Birthday

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January 14, 2023
BMW was floundering – in danger of being absorbed by one or another of Germany’s larger carmakers in the late 1950s. They had a small car, the 700 and larger cars, the 500 series Baroque Angel, but nothing in the middle. And subsequently the end of BMW was in the offing if it wasn’t for…
BMW's EV Plans Won't Be Guided by Politics, Says CEO

BMW's EV Plans Won't Be Guided by Politics, Says CEO

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January 14, 2023
After President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, there’s been some wonder as to how BMW and other automakers might react. The IRA forces automakers to meet certain requirements for their electric vehicle manufacturing, such as sourcing most of their battery materials from North America, in order to keep the $7,500 tax…
Turner Motorsport to Race Six BMWs at Daytona 2023

Turner Motorsport to Race Six BMWs at Daytona 2023

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January 14, 2023
Turner Motorsport is heading once again to the iconic Daytona Raceway. Only this year, the U.S.-based team will enter no less than six BMW racing cars. This is the largest Turney entry in the history of the team. “I believe there will be a Turner BMW on track in almost every session,” said Turner. “We will…
2023 BMW M3 – Buyer’s Guide

2023 BMW M3 – Buyer’s Guide

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January 14, 2023
2023 BMW M3 OverviewThe sixth-generation M3 debuted as a 2021 model, and it’s a bit of a departure from the previous generations in terms of performance and styling. It marks the first generation of the M3 with available all-wheel drive, the first to receive a true automatic transmission (instead of a dual-clutch unit or sequential…
REPORT: BMW May Join Samsung SDI in Building a Battery Plant in Hungary

REPORT: BMW May Join Samsung SDI in Building a Battery Plant in Hungary

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January 14, 2023
BMW may be increasing its investment into battery production. The Bavarians already announced their intent to build cylindrical battery cells, similar to Tesla’s, rather than outsource battery production. Now, there’s a report claiming that BMW might be joining Samsung SDI (the battery manufacturing arm of Samsung) in developing a new battery production facility in Hungary.This…
BMW M To Intensify Quad-Motor Performance EV Tests In 2023

BMW M To Intensify Quad-Motor Performance EV Tests In 2023

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January 14, 2023
It’s the dawn of the electric era for BMW M as the “world’s most powerful letter” will add new performance hybrids and EVs this year. Joining the already available i4 M50 and iX M60 are going to be the i7 M70 and the XM, together with its 750-horsepower Label Red derivative. We might also see…
The i4 M50 Was The Best-Selling Car From BMW M In 2022

The i4 M50 Was The Best-Selling Car From BMW M In 2022

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January 13, 2023
BMW M celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022 with record sales as deliveries to customers rose by 8.4% to 177,257 units. For the sake of clarity, this number includes both M Performance and M vehicles. Although Bavaria’s performance division doesn’t provide a breakdown of sales for each model, we do know which car was the…
CES Part 2: Honda/Sony Afeela, BMW i Vision Dee and more

CES Part 2: Honda/Sony Afeela, BMW i Vision Dee and more

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January 13, 2023
In this episode of the Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Senior Editor James Riswick and Associate Editor Byron Hurd. This week, they pick up from last week and dig deeper into some of the reveals and news coming from this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) including the Ram 1500 Revolution, the Afeela…
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