BMW Cars
BMW 1 Series Motor Sport joins Z4 M Coupé racing car on the starting grid
Eight years after BMW became the first manufacturer to win an international race with a diesel powered sports car, gentlemen racers can now purchase two specially prepared vehicles by BMW Motorsport – a 120d and a Z4 M Coupé.
The new BMW Z4 Coupé
BMW UK has announced final specification and pricing of the forthcoming BMW Z4 3.0si Coupé and the new BMW Z4 M Coupé. The new Z4 Coupé is due to start production at BMW’s manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA in April 2006 with customer deliveries starting in August 2006.
BMW 3 Series named What Car? ‘Car of the Year 2006’
The new BMW 320d ES Saloon was last night named ‘Car of the Year 2006’ at the prestigious What Car? Car of the Year 2006 awards ceremony in London.
BMW and MINI navigate a path to Garmin
BMW and MINI in the UK have launched a new range of portable navigation devices in co-operation with Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Available through the BMW and MINI dealer network, the Garmin StreetPilot c310, c320, c330 and nüvi 350 models are now offered from as little as £299.
BMW and MINI sales in 2005
BMW Group has achieved record UK sales in 2005 with over 156,000 BMW and MINI vehicle registrations, an increase of nine per cent compared to 2004 and in a market down by five per cent.
BMW and the 2006 Dakar Rally
BMW X3, X5 and F650 GS Dakar motorbikes are set to play a starring role in the 2006 Dakar Rally when 750 participants set off on 31 December, 2005, from Lisbon, Portugal, to race to Senegal.
The new BMW 320si Saloon
Hot on the heels of Team BMW UK’s Andy Priaulx claiming the FIA World Touring Car Championship, BMW has announced details of a limited-edition version of BMW’s 2006 World Touring Car – the new BMW 320si Saloon.
New BMW M6 sells out
With 2005 likely to be their fifth record year in succession for passenger car sales in the UK and with your two most desirable models, the M5 Saloon and new M6 Coupe, already sold out for 2006, BMW (UK) Ltd should feel pleased with their performance, especially as overall the UK new car market is shrinking.
The new BMW Z4 M Roadster
BMW announce details of the latest M car – the new BMW Z4 M Roadster. Three-years after the Z4’s launch as the most performance-focused roadster on the market, BMW M has turned their attentions to the Z4, creating BMW’s fastest accelerating open-top. With 343hp equating to 106hp per litre, zero to 62mph acceleration of 5.0 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 155mph, the new M Roadster is set to re-write the rulebook for performance, agility and dynamism.
Top Scots accolade for Bmw’s 3 Series
Members of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) have voted BMW’s all-new 3 Series as their ultimate driving machine.
"We fear no competitors," says BMW’s UK Marketing Director
At the end of September official SMMT show that for the first nine months of this year new UK car sales were down by 5.2 per cent overall but BMW’s sales have increased by 10 per cent.
BMW announces End of Life Vehicle take back scheme
From 1 January 2006 all owners of BMW, Rolls-Royce and MINI vehicles will be entitled to free take back of their car once it has reached the end of its serviceable life. This means that owners of BMW Group vehicles, regardless of where they were bought, the age of the vehicle or whether they have been serviced outside of the BMW and MINI dealer networks, will benefit from the peace of mind that their vehicle will be subject to an environmentally sound disposal process. The process ensures that 85 per cent of the vehicle by weight will be recovered and recycled.
Two visions of the future from BMW
BMW has unveiled two concept models – the BMW Concept Z4 Coupé and the BMW Concept X3 EfficientDynamics hybrid – at the IAA in Frankfurt, giving an insight into two distinctly different styles of future motoring.