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BMW Relents; Makes Apple CarPlay Free Again
This summer, BMW shocked the world when it announced that it would be charging an annual subscription fee of $80 to unlock the use of Apple CarPlay starting with 2019 model year vehicles going forward. The reaction was something of a PR nightmare, and websites in the tech and...
BMW’s New Top-Of-The-Line Customer Race Car Will Be An M4 GT3
BMW has announced that it will produce an M4 GT3 as a successor to its current top-of-the-line customer race car, the M6 GT3. The new car will be based on the next-generation M4. BMW presently produces two race cars based on the current M4, the M4 DTM and the...
BMW Commits To Low-Emissions Shipping Vessels
BMW is one of the most innovative automakers in the industry, and the groundbreaking mentality extends far beyond the conception and production of vehicles. From design to technology with countless other examples in between, BMW has made a name for itself in numerous realms outside of the automotive world....
BMW Electric Tech May Be Democratized To Motorrad
We are entering into a new era of BMW, and we have been for some time now. If you recall, this new electrified era centers around BMW’s iNext program, which will result in the delivery of a full 25 model EV lineup by 2023. Even more recently, we learned...
Increasing Battery Density Means The End Of i3 REx
During the seven model years that the i3 has been available, BMW has not stopped upgrading its batteries. When it arrived in 2013 for the 2014 model year, the i3 was available exclusively with a 60 Ah (22 KWh) battery that yielded in 81 miles worth of all-electric range,...
North American BMW Sales Continue Expansion In November
North American BMW brand sales amounted to 31,213 vehicles in November, a robust increase of 10.2% over the 28,330 delivered during the same month a year ago. Along with strong year-over-year growth, the BMW brand is also up a healthy 4.5% in the U.S. year-to-date, thanks to 289,080 deliveries...
Johan Schwartz Is 2019 BMW Sports Trophy Runner-Up
Rooster Hall Racing, BimmerWorld Racing, and Classic BMW In Top Ten Team Trophy Standings Johan Schwartz, who won the SRO Touring Car championship in a Rooster Hall Racing M240iR, finished second in the 2019 BMW Sports Trophy Driver standings. Rooster Hall Racing was third in Sports Trophy Team points,...
BimmerWorld Will Run Two M4 GT4s In The 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge
James Clay and his BimmerWorld team will return to IMSA for the eleventh consecutive season in 2020, fielding a pair of M4 GT4s in the ten-race Michelin Pilot Challenge series. The season will be Bimmerworld’s third with the M4 GT4. Clay and Devin Jones will be back in the...
The Return Of The Electric Slide
When my garage was built fourteen years ago, it was an exercise in what was possible. The City of Newton had shot down my free-standing-garage proposal because it impinged on the rule of a four-foot setback. The 31′-by-17′ attached garage was the largest structure that I could build and...
Shell Fill-Up Friday Winner: Benjamin Ho!
Congratulations to this week’s Shell Fill-Up Friday winner, Pine Tree Chapter member Benjamin Ho, who won a $50 Shell gift card thanks to this picture of his E92 M3 filling up at Shell! “The car has 177,000-plus-miles, some of which were from my drive to Monterey, California, from Maine...
It’s Official: BMW CCA Corral Confirmed For Rolex 24!
After much anticipation, we can confirm that the BMW CCA will host another corral and hospitality area at the Rolex 24 in January. The club package for the Rolex 24 at Daytona has become the hottest ticket of the year, with packages often selling out in under 24 hours....
Spill-Proof Cup-holders? Yeah, That’s A BMW Thing
Remember when BMWs didn’t have cup-holders? My E30 325e has none, and neither did my E28. But this article isn’t about yesteryear, it’s about the future, and when the Vision M Next stole the show back in June, we completely glossed over the fact that the concept—which BMW is...
The U.S. Deserves A 545e
Don’t fret just yet: High-performance hybrids and EVs may be very well in our future. With the highly-anticipated 2021 debut of the iNext lineup less than two year away now, and the full 25-electrified-model range set to debut in 2023, electrified rumors continue to make headlines. The iNext debut...
LA Auto Show Brings M Debuts, Electrified News
It’s that time of the year! As the industry evolves and auto manufacturers rebrand themselves as tech companies and “mobility providers,” the Los Angeles Auto Show, held every November at the Los Angeles Convention Center, is a chance for drivers to check in on product lineups and experience new...
Is The 2 Series The Modern-Day E46 ZHP?
I’m a little biased when it comes to writing about the E46 ZHP—my current BMW is a ZHP, and it is the first of many bimmers that I plan on having in my fleet. The driving experience it delivers never ceases to amaze me, which is why I’m hesitant...
BMW, California Creamery Transforming Cow Manure To Motive Power
The BMW Group has engaged in a partnership with a California dairy and creamery to use methane-gas emissions from cow manure to produce electricity, which will help to bolster power grids and in turn charge EVs. Straus Organic Dairy Farm, located in Marshall, California, a small community in Marin...
Bill Young’s Former 507 Could Push Market Higher
What is it about white and blue? Yes, they work great on the roundel, but the color combination itself is one of the best for almost any BMW model: Chamonix over Navy for a 2002? Sign me up. Alpine White over Pacific Blue on an E30 or E34—does it...
The Other BMW V16 You’ve Never Heard Of
Last week we recalled one of BMW’s most interesting and compelling projects. The E32 750il-based and V16-powered Goldfisch continues to fascinate BMW enthusiasts over 30 years after it was unveiled, but what about when BMW tried it again in 2004 with the Rolls-Royce 100EX concept? Created to celebrate 100...
Picking The Right 2 Series
My E46 is getting up there in terms of mileage, which means that I’ve been spending way too much time on the Internet doing research for my dream car (as one does). In an ideal world, I’d never part with my ZHP; it has the raw driving feel that...
The Evolution Of BMW’s Respected Inline-Four
Although BMW is synonymously associated with the inline six-cylinder engine, the automaker has continuously offered a four-cylinder for over 50 years. It is these engines that have underpinned the lineup in Europe and more recently the U.S., and it would not be a stretch to say that the majority...
BMW’s Pet Project Resurfaces: The 750iL ‘Goldfisch’
I’ve always been skeptical of concept cars. When you think of them, a bold and polarizing visage is what often comes to mind—but how often do those audacious designs become reality? We routinely hear promises of production, but how often do they come to fruition, becoming more than just...
$700 850i 6-Speed Tests Owner’s Patience, Shows Promise
As we wrote about a few weeks ago, a $700 850i with a six-speed would be hard for many of us to turn down, even with the realities of poor condition and neglected repairs in mind. As his new project just begins to fully reveal the extent of needs...
One Day Only: BMW CCA Members Can Save 25% During Brooks Brothers Shopping Event!
Brooks Brothers is excited to announce their upcoming Corporate Shopping Event on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. BMW CCA members are eligible to receive a 25% savings on full-price purchases online, by phone, and in retail stores (not valid in factory stores). You must sign up for a free Corporate...
BimmerLife Magazine To Launch In 2020
BimmerLife Magazine: Celebrating the BMW Enthusiast Lifestyle BMW CCA announced the pending launch of BimmerLife Magazine at the 2019 Chapter Congress in Dallas, Texas at the beginning of this month. Starting in the Spring of 2020, BimmerLife Magazine will arrive twice a year in five regional editions. Designed as a...
Next-Gen 2 Series May Be Built In Mexico
A user in the M2 section of the BimmerPost forum recently did some deep digging and investigation, and unearthed evidence that suggests the next-generation of the 2 Series coupe could be scheduled for production in Mexico. The manufacturing would be taking place at BMW’s new plant in San Luis...
The Return Of The Electric Slide
When my garage was built fourteen years ago, it was an exercise in what was possible. The City of Newton had shot down my free-standing-garage proposal because it impinged on the rule of a four-foot setback. The 31′-by-17′ attached garage was the largest structure that I could build and...
New-To-Him Winter Boots For Bluto
Once Bluto the 2004 X5 and I warmed to each other, I was faced with the age-old winter wheel-and-tire conundrum: Are the all-season tires good enough for winter, or should I pony up for proper snow boots? And if so, should they have their own wheels? There are a...
Inspecting Bluto
There’s a rhythm that occurs when you consider switching up your ride and buying a new used car. You begin thinking about that model. You research it, look online, read FAQs that list common problems, find an example within striking distance that checks off your boxes, and go look...
The Name Of The Beast
Last week I did something quite unexpected: I bought a 2004 X5 equipped with a six-speed manual gearbox, the sport package, and the towing package (the Triple Unicorn). It was in unbelievably nice condition for its 270,000 miles, but had a bad right front lower control arm. The goal...
The Triple Unicorn
If you’re like me (and, if you are, my condolences) you find that there’s something about the impending arrival of winter that makes you want to buy one more car before the nasty stuff starts falling. Part of the impulse is practical—you want to have the right car for...
Decompressing And Shuffling
After the mania of the past month—which included buying Hampton the 48,000-mile ’73 2002 and towing it back from Long Island, preparing Kugel my Chamonix ’72 2002tii for sale, driving Kugel down to Oktoberfest in Greenville, Oktoberfest itself, delivering Kugel to its new owners, getting up to Cincinnati, retrieving...
