Rumors

With new BMW M4 the company focused more on lightweight

In an interview for Top Gear UK, BMW’s product manager for small and medium cars, Matt Collins, says the Munich-based automaker is focusing more on lightweight reductions for the new BMW M4. What we’d like…

Rumor: BMW 8 Series Coupe in works?

Recent reports bring to front the idea of an upcoming BMW 8 Series Coupe. BMW insiders told Automotive News that the company is weighing a return to the high-end coupe segment, in which Mercedes offers…

BMW Head of R&D says 22 new vehicles by end of 2014

Update: Mercedes AMG chassis guru goes to BMW M

Update: A BMW M spokesperson confirmed that Meyer is in charge of chassis, power train, electrics and electronics development at BMW M, and his role started on January 1, 2013. Well-connected journalist Greg Kable of…

Engine code S55 for next BMW M3 / M4

Engine code S55 for next BMW M3 / M4

Some forums managed to dig out some information we sat on for a while, so we decided to share what we have known since last year. In summer of 2012, BMW built 30 F80 M3…

BMW M550d and Tri-Turbo diesels rumored to get 420 hp

BMW M550d and Tri-Turbo diesels rumored to get 420 hp

At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, BMW introduced their first tri-turbo engine powering four models in the new BMW M Performance Automobiles line: BMW M550d xDrive (sedan and touring), BMW X5 M50d and X6 M50d….

Rumor: BMW M750i and 728i launching March 2013

Rumor: BMW M750i and 728i launching March 2013

The BMW 7 Series just received its mid-cycle facelift which includes visual and power upgrades, but a rumor is pointing to additional engines in early 2013. According to our sister-magazine BimmerToday, the Munich-based automaker plans…