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BMW Blog: 50 Years of the 3 Series at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
2025 is right around the corner, so BMW is getting ready to celebrate half a century of the 3 Series. Replacing the 02 Series, the E21, designed by Paul Bracq, came out in 1975. The long-lasting luxury sedan will live to see an eighth generation. The G50 is expected...
First-ever BMW Panoramic iDrive to Debut in Neue Klasse at CES 2025
Visitors to the next Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas will be in for a surprise when they visit the BMW Pavilion in the Silver Lot to experience the first-ever BMW Panoramic iDrive display and operating concept of the Neue Klasse in a “magical” way. With this presentation,...
Evolution of the BMW iDrive
BMW iDrive is the intuitive display and operating concept in every BMW. It’s the driver-vehicle interface and works through innovative collaboration between hardware and software. From finding a destination or adjusting the air-con to choosing your favorite music, BMW iDrive does it all – responding to speech, touch, or...
CarEdge: The Fastest and Slowest Selling Cars in 2024
Navigating the current car market can be a daunting task, with its varying inventory levels and volatile prices. In this context, knowledge truly is power. A critical piece of this knowledge is understanding the Market Day Supply (MDS). MDS is a measure of the number of days it would...
The Key to Happiness
I’ve owned my daily-driver 2003 E39 530i for eight years now. It only had one key when I bought it, and I never could get the remote in the key fob to work, even after replacing the battery and going through the programming procedure. Neither of those things really...
BMW Wins Global SRO GT4 Championship
The SRO (Stéphane Ratel Organization) sanctions racing series around the world, including the SRO GT World Challenge, GT4 America and TC America series here in the US, along with other regional series in Europe, Asia and Australia. In 2024, the SRO tallied the points scored in the various classes...
Auto Technic Racing Announces Michelin Pilot Challenge Program for 2025
Auto Technic Racing has a very successful history of racing in the SRO GT4 America series with BMW and will expand their racing program into the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series for 2025. The New Milford, Connecticut based team has purchased a new M4 GT4 EVO that will be...
Kelvin van der Linde Joins BMW M Motorsport
The BMW M Motorsport driver lineup for 2025 is closer to being finalized with the announcement of Kelvin van der Linde as a new signing. Kelvin is the older brother of BMW works driver Sheldon (shown above – Kelvin on the left, Sheldon on the right) and is coming...
ST Racing To VP Racing SportsCar Challenge In 2025
After spending the 2024 season competing in the SRO GT World Challenge championship, ST Racing has announced that the team will expand into the IMSA-sanctioned VP Racing SportsCar Challenge series in 2025, with Samantha Tan driving an M4 GT3 in the new GTDX class. The GTDX class is new...
BMW 3 Series Anniversary Celebration at The Amelia
BMW CCA celebrates the 50th anniversary of the legendary BMW 3 Series at Amelia Island! Come join BMW CCA and BMW NA as we celebrate the car that started it all, the iconic BMW 3 Series. 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the BMW 3 Series and BMW of...
BMW 3 Series Anniversary Celebration at The Amelia
BMW CCA celebrates the 50th anniversary of the legendary BMW 3 Series at Amelia Island! Come join BMW CCA and BMW NA as we celebrate the car that started it all, the iconic BMW 3 Series. 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the BMW 3 Series and BMW of...
MINIs to the MAX Exhibit – 65 Years of Spirited Adventures
Join The Ultimate Driving Museum for the last chance to see the MINIS TO THE MAX exhibit! The closing ceremony will be held on Saturday January 18, 2024. Guest speakers, Phill Wicks and Brad Davis, will be sharing a lively presentation of all things MINI! Phil Wicks, is renowned...
2024 BMW Championship Raises Record $10.2 Million for Evans Scholars Foundation
The Western Golf Association announced on December 17, 2024, that the 2024 BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colorado, raised $10.2 million for caddie scholarships. The record-setting contribution to the Evans Scholars Foundation is the largest ever for the BMW Championship, reinforcing the tournament’s commitment...
The Bowden Cable That Isn’t
If you’ve ever had to remove the heater box in a 2002 to replace the blower fan, leaky heater core, or—heaven forbid—de-mouse it, you’ve had to deal with the Bowden cables. They’re the stiff cables that connect the dashboard sliders to the heater valve and the flaps in the...
A Diesel F31 M Sport Wagon for the Single-Car Solution
Ever since I sold the M Coupe, I’ve been thinking about getting a slightly nicer daily driver to have as a single-car solution—that is, one car that’s interesting enough to satisfy the enthusiast in me while having enough utility to serve my daily driving, dog-hauling needs. My current daily...
You Nearly Left Me Again, Loose Wheel
I drove the winter beater 1600 home from work 40 years ago this winter after swapping the winter wheels and snow tires earlier that morning. I heard and felt a vibration in one of the wheels. As my brain began to wonder if maybe I hadn’t snugged down the...
BMW CCA Award Season Is Here!
Your BMW CCA Recognition Program Committee (RPC) would like to remind you that it is time to recognize your fellow members and BMW Centers and Independent Businesses, who have gone above and beyond in 2024 for the betterment of the BMW CCA. You may submit your nominations on the...
BMW Car Club Magazine: Roundel Digital Edition of December Issue Now Online!
The December 2024 issue of BMW Car Club Magazine: Roundel is now available for all BMW CCA members to read online. This issue of Roundel is exclusively available in digital formats. In this issue: Discover the Passionate Rivalry that led to the creation of Giovanni Michelotti’s modified BMW 507....
Zelda. Again. Still.
There are only two cars I’ve owned twice—sold and then bought back. The first is Bertha, the 1975 2002 I bought in Austin in 1984 when I knew we were returning to Boston and wanted a big-bumpered 02 to withstand the demolition derby of Boston traffic better. (Yes, I...
BMW M Racing Academy – New Customer Racing Program
Customer racing has been a cornerstone of BMW M Motorsport’s program for decades. In the 2025 season, it gains a new dimension as the BMW M Racing Academy is launching as a development program for GT4-category racers. The “Class of 2025” includes Spain’s Nerea Martí, Turkey’s Berkay Besler, Matthew...
BMW CCA Event to Support Hurricane Relief Needs
Many families affected by Hurricane Helene are still without homes as winter approaches. BMW CCA will host a reception on December 7, 2024 at its headquarters in Greer, SC, as part of the club’s continuing efforts to provide relief to those impacted by the unprecedented hurricane damage. BMW CCA...
Revitalizing a Classic: How BimmerWorld is Transforming the BMW 325is for the 2024 Classic Car Raffle
The BMW CCA Classic Car Raffle is shaping up to be one of the most exciting yet, and for good reason. This year’s featured prize is a meticulously maintained and refreshed 1988 BMW 325is – an icon among BMW enthusiasts. With its timeless design and legendary driving dynamics, the...
The Neglected Vintage BMW Starter Pack in Cambridge
In August, I received an email from a longtime Boston CCA member named Rick, whom I’d met at several chapter meetings. He said a family had asked him to help dispose of their father’s 1973 BMW E9 3.0CS, 1974 E3 3.0SA (automatic 4-speed-converted Bavaria), and 1980 Euro 635CSi. He...
BMW CCA Classic Raffle Offers Chance to Win a 1988 BMW E30 325is
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Harnessing all the nostalgia and memories from the 1980s is what Classic Raffle is all about. Picture This! It’s 1988, the year that brought us “Die Hard”, Rick Rolling, and the OG “Beetlejuice”. It also brought us this year’s BMW CCA Classic Dream Car. The 1988 BMW 3 Series...
BMW CCA National Capital Chapter Supports Relief Efforts for Hurricanes Helene and Milton
In October 2024, Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck the southeastern United States with devastating force, causing widespread destruction across multiple states, from Florida to North Carolina. The damage was particularly severe in the mountainous areas of Western North Carolina, where entire communities were either destroyed or severely impacted by...
The Key to Happiness
I’ve owned my daily-driver 2003 E39 530i for eight years now. It only had one key when I bought it, and I never could get the remote in the key fob to work, even after replacing the battery and going through the programming procedure. Neither of those things really...
The Bowden Cable That Isn’t
If you’ve ever had to remove the heater box in a 2002 to replace the blower fan, leaky heater core, or—heaven forbid—de-mouse it, you’ve had to deal with the Bowden cables. They’re the stiff cables that connect the dashboard sliders to the heater valve and the flaps in the...
You Nearly Left Me Again, Loose Wheel
I drove the winter beater 1600 home from work 40 years ago this winter after swapping the winter wheels and snow tires earlier that morning. I heard and felt a vibration in one of the wheels. As my brain began to wonder if maybe I hadn’t snugged down the...
Zelda. Again. Still.
There are only two cars I’ve owned twice—sold and then bought back. The first is Bertha, the 1975 2002 I bought in Austin in 1984 when I knew we were returning to Boston and wanted a big-bumpered 02 to withstand the demolition derby of Boston traffic better. (Yes, I...
The Neglected Vintage BMW Starter Pack in Cambridge
In August, I received an email from a longtime Boston CCA member named Rick, whom I’d met at several chapter meetings. He said a family had asked him to help dispose of their father’s 1973 BMW E9 3.0CS, 1974 E3 3.0SA (automatic 4-speed-converted Bavaria), and 1980 Euro 635CSi. He...
It’s Brits Versus Germans at the House
Having owned over 70 BMWs and currently possessing nine, I don’t think I need to prove my blue-and-white cred to anyone. I’ve told and retold my origin story of a 2002-owning Hampshire College student who lived with us for a summer in Amherst when I was in junior high...
