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BMW M Roadster Hit By Hurricane Cleaned Before Being Scrapped For Parts

BMW M Roadster Hit By Hurricane Cleaned Before Being Scrapped For Parts

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December 5, 2022
What is the point of spending hours cleaning a flooded car? While this BMW M Roadster will never be back on the road for obvious reasons, it still makes sense to have it pampered by a professional detailer. It was flooded earlier this year when Hurricane Ian hit the southeast United States before being subsequently…
BMW M440d Fights Volkswagen Golf 8 R In Unexpected Drag Race

BMW M440d Fights Volkswagen Golf 8 R In Unexpected Drag Race

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December 5, 2022
The BMW 4 Series and Volkswagen Golf are not direct competitors by any stretch of the imagination. It’s particularly true in the case of these two versions, Bavaria’s M440d coupe versus Wolfsburg’s R hot hatch. Despite being two completely different cars, they were pitted against each other in a series of drag and rolling races…
BMW M CEO says there is room for a BMW M4 CS in the lineup

BMW M CEO says there is room for a BMW M4 CS in the lineup

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December 5, 2022
A second generation BMW M4 CS might be on the way. During an interview with BMW M CEO Frank Van Meel, we learned that the performance division might be considering a second generation of the M4 CS based on the new G82 platform. “We had an M3 CS and M4 CS in the past, and…
BMW M4 CSL Proudly Wears The M Colors At 2022 Essen Motor Show

BMW M4 CSL Proudly Wears The M Colors At 2022 Essen Motor Show

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December 4, 2022
BMW will only make 1,000 M4 CSLs for the whole world and one of them is currently on display at the 2022 Essen Motor Show. The Competition Sport Lightweight is finished in Alpine White, one of the just three colors available for the model, but it’s been further customized. Owned by JP Performance, the high-performance…
VIDEO: What's an 800 HP BMW M8 Convertible Like on the Autobahn?

VIDEO: What's an 800 HP BMW M8 Convertible Like on the Autobahn?

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December 4, 2022
Convertibles have a tendency to overwhelm the car’s experience with wind and exhaust noise. The more powerful the engine and the louder the exhaust, the more extreme the experience feels because none of the sensory inputs are hidden behind a roof. So what must an 800 horsepower BMW M8 Convertible feel like at speed on…
An In-Depth Look at BMW Gen6 Battery Tech

An In-Depth Look at BMW Gen6 Battery Tech

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December 4, 2022
Looking forward, BMW will begin to roll out its all-solid-state battery in 2030. The company says this move will increase the energy density by another 20 per cent. The plan is to have a demonstration vehicle using the all-solid-state technology out before 2025.BMW recently announced many innovations surrounding its sixth-generation battery technology. Gen6 offers a…
2022 Audi R8 V10 Performance RWD

2022 Audi R8 V10 Performance RWD

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December 4, 2022
The 602-hp GT is the final sendoff to the mid-engine Audi R8 and I wanted to test it before it bows out. The R8 might not have a BMW counterpart, but it will certainly go down in history as one of the most iconic cars in the world. The V10-powered R8 has been on sale…
2008 BMW M1 Hommage Concept Stars In BMW Group Classic Christmas Video

2008 BMW M1 Hommage Concept Stars In BMW Group Classic Christmas Video

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December 3, 2022
Nearly 15 years have passed since BMW unveiled the M1 Hommage, a tribute to the company’s very first concept car – the 1972 Turbo. While the latter went on to inspire the mid-engined M1 supercar, the Hommage never saw the light of production day. Some design cues did rub off onto the i8, but the…
Does it Make Sense to Buy a Cheap E53 BMW X5 V8?

Does it Make Sense to Buy a Cheap E53 BMW X5 V8?

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December 3, 2022
Buying an E53 BMW X5 is always a bit of a gamble. While great looking and lovely to drive, the E53 X5 was always a bit of a reliability nightmare, especially if you bought the V8. So that’s exactly what Carwow’s Mat Watson did. He drive an E53 X5 with the 4.4-liter V8 engine for…
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