BMW News

The European car market continues to fragment – BMW alone launched two new market niches at the show. The X6 is an SUV-coupe crossover based on the X5 platform, while the 1-series coupe sees the return of a long-lost segment – the two-door saloon.

M3. Just a single letter and number. But it elicits a hugely emotional resonance with UK car enthusiasts. When the first BMW M3 was shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1985 it spawned an entirely new segment of the market.

The BMW Group remained on course in the second quarter despite the adverse impact of on-going currency effects on the one hand and market launch and production start-up costs for new models on the other.

The name says it all: Mobile Tradition. More than 200,000 enthusiasts the world over have joined forces within approximately 600 brand clubs ensuring that the history of BMW lives on - a world record.

30 years ago, BMW's "large class" spawned a successor that was to become a byword for luxury, elegance and innovation: the BMW 7 Series. Drawing on technology based on the large 6 Series Coupé launched in 1976 and styling that bore the signature of BMW's chief designer Paul Bracq, BMW succeeded in creating a car that was larger than its predecessor yet managed to retain the hallmark dynamics associated with the brand.

Three-times British Grand Prix winner, Nigel Mansell rolled back the years on Friday at Silverstone Circuit when he put on a dramatic display within the BMW Sauber F1 Team Pit Lane Park in the BMW Sauber F1 Team car.

BMW is extending the 1 Series line-up in the UK with a new model consisting of a brace of high performance twin-turbocharged engines and a diesel capable of a frugal 58.9mpg.

Three-times British Grand Prix winner, Nigel Mansell, is planning to climb behind the wheel of a modern Formula One car for the first time at Silverstone Circuit next Friday (July 6), when he pilots the 700bhp BMW Sauber F1 Team car within the state-of-the-art surrounds of the BMW Sauber F1 Team Pit Lane Park.

BMW has announced the launch of a new engine to the BMW 6 Series range at the same time as the model line-up has been revised. The BMW 635d opens up a new sector of the market for BMW by mating the acclaimed twin-turbocharged diesel to the marque’s flagship Grand Tourer.

BMW’s best selling 5 Series gets a new engine in September that showcases increased power output while economy and emissions figures both improve at the same time. The new four-cylinder single-turbocharged powerplant has an output of 177hp, up from 163hp compared to the previous 520d.