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A Ford Raptor and Hyundai Ute lead to the BMW G60 5 Series
The closing months of last year required me to head back east to Maryland to help transition my mother into assisted living. This happened over multiple trips requiring several rental cars, including a stint in the relatively new G60 BMW 5 Series. First, let’s talk trucks. For the initial...
E30 A/C Rejuvenation – Part II (Trying To Reuse the Compressor)
Last week I took the first steps to resurrect the a/c in the FrankenThirty 1988 325is. Its wing-cell compressor turned freely but had no belt on it, and due to the car’s salvage title history, it makes me wonder whether the a/c was ever even fully reconnected and recharged...
Turner Motorsport To Compete in Three IMSA-Sanctioned Series in 2025
Turner Motorsport is expanding its IMSA racing programs to include entries in the VP Racing Challenge series in 2025 and entries in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) and Michelin Pilot Challenge. Turner will return to the IWSC with the same lineup they had in 2024, with Robby Foley...
BMW Wins Dubai 24 Hour
The Dubai 24 Hour has become an important international endurance race over the years, with the 20th running of the race this year featuring the largest GT3-class field in its history. BMW won the first Dubai 24 Hour race 20 years ago, with BMW legends Hans Stuck and Dieter...
GT Planet: ‘Forza Motorsport’ Is Back With Another Massive Update — a New BMW Tour
BMW News, Lifestyle, Motorsport
Turn 10 is getting 2025 off to a flying start by rolling out Update 16 for all Forza Motorsport players on console and PC. Bavaria is taking over the newest update, as the latest content and events are all tailored around BMW, with modern and classic road and racing...
YouTube: The Invitation – BMW at CES 2025
Welcome to CES 2025. Join our cast of Hollywood stars and tech geniuses as we take over the entertainment capital of the world for our very own party to celebrate our new innovative in-vehicle experience. Be sure to follow BMW on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@BMW
Bring A Trailer: Collection of BMW and Alpina 2002/1600 Parts
This collection of BMW and Alpina parts was assembled by the selling dealer and comprises hundreds of pieces that are said to be suited for 1600 and 2002 cars built from 1966 to 1971. The selling dealer states that it includes an engine camshaft, an Alpina radiator, Italian-made Weber...
BMW NA Q4 2024 Sales Results, New Benchmarks
BMW reported 371,346 BMW Vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2024, marking another record year for the brand. BEV sales increased 12.3% in 2024, surpassing 50,000 sold units for the first time. BMW In the fourth quarter of 2024, BMW sales in the U.S. totaled 117,506 vehicles, an 8.9%...
The First-Ever BMW Panoramic iDrive
BMW iDrive denotes the complete display and operating experience, from infotainment software to displays and beyond. Initially launched in 2001, BMW iDrive has repeatedly set industry standards regarding intuitive usability. The BMW Group presents the driving and user experience of the future at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025...
BMW M Motorsport Driver Profile: Robin Frijns
BMW racing fans will be seeing some new racing drivers competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship this year, and we’ll be making you more familiar with them over the next few weeks in the lead-up to the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona late this month. First up is...
BMW CCA Award Season Is Here! Deadline Extended!
UPDATE! Award nomination deadline has been extended to February 28, 2025! 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...
100 Years of BMW Motorrad Exhibit to Close in 2025
The major anniversary exhibition at the BMW Museum, which marks 100 years of BMW Motorrad, opened its doors on May 12th, 2023. Visitors were able to embark on an intense, exciting journey through 100 years of BMW Motorrad history over the exhibition’s approximately year-long run. The exhibit has been...
The Winter Space Crunch
There are certain automotive beds we make in which we must lie. My big one is owning a dozen vehicles and not moving out of my house in Newton to a car-centric property with a big metal outbuilding. Instead, I continue to rent space for five cars in a...
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...
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...
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...
BMW 3 Series Anniversary Celebration at The Amelia
Registration deadline is Fri, Jan 10th!!! Will you make the cut? 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 North America, and we...
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 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....
E30 A/C Rejuvenation – Part II (Trying To Reuse the Compressor)
Last week I took the first steps to resurrect the a/c in the FrankenThirty 1988 325is. Its wing-cell compressor turned freely but had no belt on it, and due to the car’s salvage title history, it makes me wonder whether the a/c was ever even fully reconnected and recharged...
E30 A/C Rejuvenation – Part I (of many)
Last week, I whined that when I bought the ’69 Lotus Elan +2 a few months after I’d bought the FrankenThirty, the former kicked the latter out of the garage, which not only forces the E30 to sit outside over the winter (hey, ratty rebuilt-salvage E30; the world will...
The Winter Space Crunch
There are certain automotive beds we make in which we must lie. My big one is owning a dozen vehicles and not moving out of my house in Newton to a car-centric property with a big metal outbuilding. Instead, I continue to rent space for five cars in a...
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...
