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BMW M Motorsport Introduces M4 GT4 EVO
The G82 generation of the M4 GT4 has been an unabashed success since it was introduced for the 2023 racing season. Here in the U.S., the car took racing teams to multiple championships and wins in the SRO GT4 America championship, as well as the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge...
Trimming the Fleet. A Little. Maybe.
As I wrote about back in April, when I went out to the warehouse in Monson MA where I store five cars, all five of them had issues that prevented starting, driving, inspection, or all three. The Bavaria was the most trivial, with a battery that was not only...
Playing Hooky: Autocrossing The New 5 Series At BMW’s Ultimate Driving Event
Community, Events, Featured, Lifestyle
Playing hooky on a Friday to autocross BMW’s brand-new 5 series for free—sounds pretty great, right? Thanks to BMW NA’s Ultimate Driving Experience (UDE), the yearly coast-to-coast tour that showcases the marque’s latest models, that’s exactly what my daughter Avery and I did on June 28th at Bowie Baysox...
BMW North America Sales Increase, With Electric Growing Fastest
It appears that more and more drivers in North America are becoming BMW enthusiasts, particularly if they’re looking for a well-made electric vehicle. BMW North America reported year-over-year increases in sales, with a dramatic increase in electric sales as they’ve rolled out more all-electric options for buyers. Read the...
Electric MINI John Cooper Works to Debut at Goodwood
All-electric MINIs aren’t exactly new, as we’ve published dozens of articles about the efficient, fun cars. But one type of MINI had held off on going full-electric until it could successfully carry the performance torch of its gas-powered predecessors: the John Cooper Works models. It seems time and technology...
Rast Wins In DTM At Norisring
The DTM championship held their seventh and eighth rounds of the season at the Norisring in Germany this past weekend of July 7, 2024. The Norisring is the only street circuit in Germany, and the DTM was also celebrating their 40th birthday there, holding two races with vintage cars...
BMW CCA Members: 2024 Dream Car Raffle First Special Drawing Period Closes Soon
**UPDATE: The first Special Drawing Prize Period Ends July 12, 2024! Buy tickets now for a chance at the $1000 Amex Gift Card!** Get ready for the chance to win a fantastic BMW dream car, but only if you’re a member of the BMW Car Club of America. The...
Join BMW CCA For The Michelin GT Challenge At VIR
Don’t miss out! Registration is now open for our BMW CCA Car Corral for the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR! This is a fun-filled and action-packed weekend featuring the following activities for BMW fans: BMW race team paddock meetings Reserved infield parking Trackside spectating Catered lunch and refreshments Closed-circuit...
BMW M Team WRT On Podium In Spa 24 Hour
The biggest GT3 sportscar race in the world took place this past weekend in Belgium, with the Spa 24 Hour at the famed circuit that’s widely considered to be one of the most challenging in all of Europe. The Spa 24 Hour is unique in that the entry is...
2025 M5 Starts Production
The recently announced 2025 BMW M5 started rolling off the assembly line at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing. The M Hybrid luxury sports car combines the quick power of an EV with the steady V8 engine gives the new sedan increases in horsepower and sprint-speed over prior models. It does,...
Join BMW CCA For The Michelin GT Challenge At VIR
Don’t miss out! Registration is now open for our BMW CCA Car Corral for the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR! This is a fun-filled and action-packed weekend featuring the following activities for BMW fans: BMW race team paddock meetings Reserved infield parking Trackside spectating Catered lunch and refreshments Closed-circuit...
2025 M5 Starts Production
The recently announced 2025 BMW M5 started rolling off the assembly line at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing. The M Hybrid luxury sports car combines the quick power of an EV with the steady V8 engine gives the new sedan increases in horsepower and sprint-speed over prior models. It does,...
2002tii Starting Troubles
Having convinced myself that I’d solved the mysterious brake fluid loss problem in Louie the ’72 2002tii, I began using the car as I believe one should. That is, things like road trips to show a car at a concours or going to cars and coffee gatherings are all...
The Eye of HFMSTRS: Jasper Schwering
Community, Events, Featured, Lifestyle
We’re truly spoiled by the ability to so easily reach out and instantaneously connect with members of our automotive community, whether it be chatting with someone on the other side of the world about your project, or in this case, meeting up with famed professional photographer and co-founder of...
BMW Launches All-New M5 for 2025
BMW News, Community, Featured, Motorsport
It’s been quite an M5 announcement kind of year, which is appropriate for such an iconic vehicle reaching its 40th anniversary. From the welcome news that BMW is bringing the M5 Touring to the states, to BMW bringing every generation of M5 to BMW CCA’s BimmerLife MiX event in...
The E9 Gets a Mini Vacation
Community, Lifestyle, Resto & Mod
I have a cousin who lives in Nahant, Massachusetts, an island just north of Boston connected by a causeway to the town of Lynn. The relationship between Nahant and Lynn is well-described in the song I’m From Lynn What Can I Say? by my singer-songwriter friend Don White: “I’m...
2025 BMW X3 Photo Gallery
After the recent announcement of the fourth-generation, all-new 2025 BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle and plans to assemble it at BMW Plant Spartanburg, BMW held the North American debut of the new model at a recent press event celebrating the opening of BMW’s first North American press shop. The...
BMW Adds First Press Shop in North America
BMW ceremoniously opened its first press shop in North America during a press event on Friday, June 21, 2024, at BMW Plant Spartanburg in Greer, South Carolina. Several hundred attendees and special guests, including President and CEO of BMW Manufacturing Dr. Robert Englehorn, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, and...
BMW Reveals X5 Silver Anniversary Edition
BMW debuted the limited-edition BMW X5 Silver Anniversary Edition during a recent press event commemorating the official opening of the company’s first North American press shop at BMW Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina. The limited edition model was on display during the event, remaining available after the presentations and...
All-New 2025 BMW X3 Announced, To Be Assembled In U.S.
BMW News, Community, Lifestyle
BMW just announced the redesigned 2025 BMW X3 and X3 M50, bringing the latest design language, technology, and features to the popular SAV model. The new model will be assembled at BMW Plant Spartanburg in Greer, SC, just down the road from BMW Car Club of America headquarters. Here’s...
Selling The Outlier
Community, Lifestyle, Resto & Mod
Up until yesterday, I owned 13 vehicles. I count them as the nine cars on my Hagerty policy (the three 2002s, the E9, the Bavaria, the ’79 Euro 635CSi, the Lotus Europa, and the ’99 Z3 2.3 and the ’99 M Coupe), the two daily drivers (my 2003 E39...
An Excellent Two-Car Solution
Community, Featured, Lifestyle
As time marches on, the perspective of the present allows us to truly appreciate the greatness of the past. One of BMW’s greatest eras was the early 2000s. This was a time before the domination of the crossover, a time when the sedan reigned supreme, and when the E46...
Details of 2025 BMW M2 Revealed
BMW News, Community, Motorsport
The 2025 BMW M2 series will hit the market in August 2024. The popular, compact sports car has proven popular with BMW enthusiasts, and the 2025 refresh will continue to offer a 6-speed manual gear box option. Here’s the full press release from BMW regarding this engine-revving compact luxury...
New BMW 2 Series Coupe Revealed
BMW News, Community, Lifestyle
BMW released details on the 2025 edition of the BMW 2 Series Coupe. The popular compact model will hit dealerships in August, with a starting price of $39,200. New trim choices, paint colors, and the always-available M Sport Package, should keep the new 2 Series popular with BMW enthusiasts....
BMW XM Gets Reviews And Discounts
Media reviews of BMWs flagship 2024 XM Label are hitting new websites just in time for interested buyers to take advantage of some significant discounts for the powerful SAV. Being only the second vehicle that BMW’s M Performance arm has developed (with the M1 supercar being the first), the...
Trimming the Fleet. A Little. Maybe.
As I wrote about back in April, when I went out to the warehouse in Monson MA where I store five cars, all five of them had issues that prevented starting, driving, inspection, or all three. The Bavaria was the most trivial, with a battery that was not only...
2002tii Starting Troubles
Having convinced myself that I’d solved the mysterious brake fluid loss problem in Louie the ’72 2002tii, I began using the car as I believe one should. That is, things like road trips to show a car at a concours or going to cars and coffee gatherings are all...
The E9 Gets a Mini Vacation
Community, Lifestyle, Resto & Mod
I have a cousin who lives in Nahant, Massachusetts, an island just north of Boston connected by a causeway to the town of Lynn. The relationship between Nahant and Lynn is well-described in the song I’m From Lynn What Can I Say? by my singer-songwriter friend Don White: “I’m...
Selling The Outlier
Community, Lifestyle, Resto & Mod
Up until yesterday, I owned 13 vehicles. I count them as the nine cars on my Hagerty policy (the three 2002s, the E9, the Bavaria, the ’79 Euro 635CSi, the Lotus Europa, and the ’99 Z3 2.3 and the ’99 M Coupe), the two daily drivers (my 2003 E39...
The 2002tii’s Mysterious Vanishing Brake Fluid
Community, Lifestyle, Resto & Mod
As I wrote about back in April, when I went out to my rented warehouse space in Monson for my long-delayed post-winter visit, I found that all my cars needed something. The most trivial was the Bavaria’s dead battery, discharged to nine volts even having been left disconnected. The...
E39 Vacuum Control Valve Replacement
After the trip to and from The Vintage and its multiple rest-stop repairs helping my new friend Mike keep his ’73 2002 Automatic running, any at-home automotive work seemed mundane, but I had a backlog of work on multiple cars to slog through. High up on the list was...
