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Get Ready for the BMW iX3
BMW News, Community, Events, Featured
The new 2026 BMW iX3 will debut later this week (Watch the premier live on YouTube at 5 am EST Sept. 5, 2025). Sneak peaks have been given to select journalists, but full details and photos are embargoed until the official reveal on September 5. We’ve even run a...
Back to the Vintage BMWs
I have a confession. Much of my attention the past few months has been focused on the 1969 Lotus Elan +2 I bought last November. I haven’t written about it much in this space, but I absolutely adore this car. It’s a good deal more refined than my ’74...
BMW NA 50th Anniversary: BMW Branding Goes Global
BMW News, Community, Lifestyle
How do you define the essence of BMW? Is it what the car is, or what the car makes you feel? That question is at the heart of a controversy surrounding a 2010 BMW ad campaign that seemed to abandon BMW of North America’s longstanding The Ultimate Driving Machine tagline for...
MINI Celebrates 66 Years of Individuality
On August 26, 1959, the British Motor Corporation unveiled the first Mini: no one could have guessed at the time what an impact the innovative concept of brilliant British engineer Alec Issigonis would have on the automotive world. Sixty-six years after the launch of the now legendary Classic Mini,...
BMW Sells 3 Millionth Electrified Vehicle
A new record for the sales of electrified vehicles from the BMW Group has been set: With the handover of a 3 Series plug-in hybrid model from the Munich plant to a customer, BMW has sold its three millionth vehicle with an electrified drive. This milestone was achieved through...
ROWE Racing Wins GT World Challenge Endurance Cup At Nürburgring
The GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup championship held the penultimate round of their season at the Nurburgring (Grand Prix circuit) this past weekend of August 30-31, 2025, and the ROWE Racing team came away with the overall and Pro Cup class victory with drivers Augusto Farfus, Jesse Krohn...
BMW Shows Off New Design For M Hybrid V8 Racer
BMW M Motorsport has recently expressed their continued commitment to racing the M Hybrid V8 prototype in the IMSA GTP class here in the US as well as the FIA WEC Hypercar class and have been busy working on an upgraded car for the 2026 season. The most obvious...
FINAL WEEK: Dream Car Raffle Ending. Celebrate 50 Years of 3 Mug!
BMW News, Community, Lifestyle
The BMW CCA 2025 Dream Car Raffle is in its FINAL WEEK! One lucky BMW CCA member will win a stunning 2025 BMW M3 Competition xDrive, finished in BMW Individual Ruby Star Neo with an Ivory White Full Merino Leather interior. Learn more about the prizes, the bonus drawings,...
BMW NA 50th Anniversary: Cars For U.S. Performance Enthusiasts
BMW of North America’s customers have always been more performance-minded than their counterparts in other markets, but the cars sold here haven’t always been as performance-oriented as those customers might have liked. In the 1970s and ’80s, strict U.S. crash and emissions standards ensured that cars sold here were...
Legends Of The Autobahn 2025 Highlights
The 2025 Legends of the Autobahn, presented by Continental Tire, welcomed thousands of enthusiasts to the 15th premier celebration of German automotive engineering on August 14, 2025. Held during Monterey Car Week, the all-German marque Concours d’Elegance returned to the scenic Pacific Grove Golf Links on California’s Monterey Peninsula....
2025 Festorics People’s Choice Showdown
Article by Sven Schindler BMW Car Club of America hosted Festorics, presented by Continental Tire, at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on August 15-16, 2025. Festorics is a must-attend celebration of racing heritage, BMW camaraderie, and trackside hospitality at its Turn 5 corral at the Weathertech Raceway at Laguna...
BMW NA 50th Anniversary: Cars For U.S. Performance Enthusiasts
BMW of North America’s customers have always been more performance-minded than their counterparts in other markets, but the cars sold here haven’t always been as performance-oriented as those customers might have liked. In the 1970s and ’80s, strict U.S. crash and emissions standards ensured that cars sold here were...
Legends Of The Autobahn 2025 Highlights
The 2025 Legends of the Autobahn, presented by Continental Tire, welcomed thousands of enthusiasts to the 15th premier celebration of German automotive engineering on August 14, 2025. Held during Monterey Car Week, the all-German marque Concours d’Elegance returned to the scenic Pacific Grove Golf Links on California’s Monterey Peninsula....
2025 Festorics People’s Choice Showdown
Article by Sven Schindler BMW Car Club of America hosted Festorics, presented by Continental Tire, at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on August 15-16, 2025. Festorics is a must-attend celebration of racing heritage, BMW camaraderie, and trackside hospitality at its Turn 5 corral at the Weathertech Raceway at Laguna...
Dream Car Raffle Nearing End! BMW G20 3 Series Mug Now Available!
The BMW CCA 2025 Dream Car Raffle is going strong, but won’t last much longer! One lucky BMW CCA member will win a stunning 2025 BMW M3 Competition xDrive, finished in BMW Individual Ruby Star Neo with an Ivory White Full Merino Leather interior. Learn more about the prizes,...
E39 Power Steering Pump Replacement
A few weeks ago, I mentioned wanting to address a long-standing and worsening issue with my 2003 530i’s steering feeling heavy. Initially the problem would only occur on cold winter mornings and would go away after a few turns of the wheel, but it was now manifesting itself in...
Valvetronic Designs Named Official Exhaust Partner of BMW CCA
Article provided by Valvetronic Driving Innovation into the Enthusiast Community In a thrilling move for BMW owners and enthusiasts, Valvetronic Designs has been appointed the Official Exhaust Partner of the BMW Car Club of America (CCA). The announcement, made via Instagram and Facebook in early June 2025, confirms that all...
Racing Lines: Club Racers Chase Titles in Fifteen Classes
With nine events down and five to go, Tire Rack BMW CCA Club Racing drivers are chasing national championships in fifteen classes. Current standings were posted in August, after the races on the Lightning Circuit at New Jersey Motorsports Park. National championships are awarded to the racers who...
Racing Lines: Chang Sweeps at New Jersey’s Lightning
In August, Robert Chang scored three overall wins at the wheel of his C-Modified BMW E46 M3 in the Delaware Valley Chapter’s Tire Rack BMW CCA Club Racing event on the Lightning circuit at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Chang has been on a roll since his return to club...
Hole-In-One Earns BMW iX M70 for Golfer, Full Scholarship for Student
Akshay Bhatia recorded a hole-in-one during the third round of the 2025 BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, MD this afternoon, resulting in BMW’s donation of its seventh Hole-in-One Evans Scholarship. The full, four-year tuition and housing scholarship worth $125,000 will be awarded to a...
The Best Cheap Paint Job Ever
For a number of reasons, I haven’t gotten back into the garage this week to wrench. So you’re going to get the 14-year-old story of the best cheap paint job I ever got. In 2011, I bought a Malaga (burgundy) 1985 635CSi for $500. It it had over 200k...
BMW NA 50th: BMW Group Revives Rolls-Royce
Of all the world’s automotive nameplates, none is more revered than that of Rolls-Royce. Since 1904, Rolls-Royce automobiles have occupied a class of their own where quality and elegance are concerned, and the Rolls-Royce name is virtually synonymous with luxury. For an automaker like BMW, a high-end marque like...
Dream Car 2025: BMW 3 Series 6th Gen F30 Mug!
The BMW CCA 2025 Dream Car Raffle is going strong! One lucky BMW CCA member will win a stunning 2025 BMW M3 Competition xDrive, finished in BMW Individual Ruby Star Neo with an Ivory White Full Merino Leather interior. Learn more about the prizes, the bonus drawings, and how...
BMW Reveals 2026 BMW M850i Edition M Heritage
Since its North American debut on the misty coast of Monterey, CA, in 2018, the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe has been acclaimed for its graceful styling, strong performance, and advanced technology. Today, BMW returns to Pebble Beach to unveil a very special limited-edition 8 Series: the 2026 M850i...
2026 BMW EVs Have Discounts…For Now
With the impending cancellation of the $7,500 Federal tax incentive for EVs on September 30, BMW has joined other automakers in further discounting their newest EVs to get interested buyers to sign sooner rather than later. Loyalty bonuses, “conquest” bonuses, and other incentives are being added to drive sales...
That X5 Was Almost A Land Rover
An article over at motor1.com details how, prior to the X5, BMW seriously considered merging their dealerships with Land Rover to tackle the emerging SUV market. While this may seem ludicrous today, given the amazing success that BMW’s “Sports Activity Vehicles” (Of course, BMW wouldn’t sully itself with that...
Back to the Vintage BMWs
I have a confession. Much of my attention the past few months has been focused on the 1969 Lotus Elan +2 I bought last November. I haven’t written about it much in this space, but I absolutely adore this car. It’s a good deal more refined than my ’74...
E39 Power Steering Pump Replacement
A few weeks ago, I mentioned wanting to address a long-standing and worsening issue with my 2003 530i’s steering feeling heavy. Initially the problem would only occur on cold winter mornings and would go away after a few turns of the wheel, but it was now manifesting itself in...
The Best Cheap Paint Job Ever
For a number of reasons, I haven’t gotten back into the garage this week to wrench. So you’re going to get the 14-year-old story of the best cheap paint job I ever got. In 2011, I bought a Malaga (burgundy) 1985 635CSi for $500. It it had over 200k...
Points Versus Pertronix. Again.
I’d hoped to write this week about replacing the E39’s power steering pump, but life intervened, so instead, you’re going to get another chapter from my upcoming thousand-page novel, “Points Versus Pertronix.” For years, I’ve been writing about how ignition problems and fuel delivery issues are the most common...
BMW E39 Front Wheel Bearing Replacement
Last week, I did the easiest E39 front-end repair possible—replacing the sway bar links. With less than an hour’s work, including setting the car on jack stands, this eliminated a longstanding thunk-and-clunk. Feeling insufferably pleased with myself, I set my sights on the next annoyance—a front wheel shimmy that...
E39 Front Sway Bar Link Replacement
After spending weeks readying my Bavaria for sale to my friends Jim and Susan (and its drive down to Birmingham), and after helping Mike Miller’s fiancée sell his 1977 320i on Bring a Trailer, life returned to somewhat normal at Chez Hack and I could get back to my...
