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Legends of the Autobahn Was Fantastic. Again.
They said don’t write this. There was debate. There were arguments. They said if there ever were a time to gatekeep, this is it. But here it is. Can’t keep quiet any longer! Legends of the Autobahn in Pacific Grove during the 2025 Monterey Car Week was fantastic. Again....
Electric Air Conditioning?
I’ve embarked on a project on my 1969 Lotus Elan +2 that some of you might find interesting. Not only am I retrofitting air conditioning into it, but I’m using an electrically-driven compressor. For the last few weeks, the project has consumed me, driving out all BMW-related wrenching. So,...
BMW X3 Beats Audi Q5 and Mercedes-Benz GLC
The staff at Edmunds.com, the website that provides information and tools for car shoppers, recently put the three German automakers small luxury SUVs (or SAVs as BMW likes to label them) up against each other. After their extensive testing, they chose the newly overhauled BMW X3 as the best...
BMW Wins Intercontinental GT Challenge Race In Japan
The fifth round of the SRO-sanctioned Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) race took place in Japan at the Suzuka circuit this past weekend of September 13-14, 2025, with a 1,000km race. BMW triumphed for the third time this year, adding to wins already racked up at Bathurst in Australia and...
Rast Wins In DTM At Red Bull Ring
The DTM championship held two races at the beautiful Red Bull Ring in Austria this past weekend of Sept. 13-14, 2025, with BMW drivers René Rast and Marco Wittmann finishing one-two in race one but having a disappointing race two. The BMWs were fast in qualifying for race one,...
BMW Logo Updated…Slightly
Without making too many Cracker Barrel or Jaguar references, we can report that BMW has updated it’s logo in a markedly more subtle way than some other recent headline-grabbing branding refreshes. In conjunction with the reveal of the BMW iX3, BMW also revealed a slightly altered BMW roundel that...
BMW NA 50th Anniversary: BMW Responds to 9/11
If you were alive on September 11, 2001, you undoubtedly remember a fall day that dawned crystal-clear in the New York metropolitan area. You undoubtedly remember, as well, the exact moment you learned that a pair of passenger jets had been flown into the twin towers of the World...
BMW M Launches Gen M Community
BMW News, Community, Lifestyle
With the new brand impulse GEN M (GENERATION M), BMW M is opening another chapter in the brand’s illustrious history, transferring the iconic M DNA to a global community that is as diverse as the vehicles themselves. “Born on the racetrack. Made for the streets. Core of a passionate...
BMW Reveals First Neue Klasse iX3
BMW News, Community, Events, Featured
It’s the new face of BMW. And this time, Bimmer fans might actually like the face. Meet the BMW iX3, whose right-sized, vertically oriented twin kidneys — rendered in optional glowing LEDs — pay homage to the original Neue Klasses of the 1960s, including the beloved 2002. Yet there’s...
Circling the Wagons. Again.
I have a strong attraction to BMW wagons. I’ve had several as daily drivers, with varying degrees of success. The first was a ’99 E39 528iT 5-speed sport package car that seemed like a must-buy but was one of those cars that, when you bought it, it signed you...
BMW Releases Videos About Developing the Neue Klasse
The development of BMW’s first series model of the Neue Klasse, the new BMW iX3, was filmed over more than 2.5 years The documentary, available in four episodes on the BMW Group YouTube channel, covers the relevance of the Neue Klasse for the entire company, the development of the...
BMW Reveals First Neue Klasse iX3
BMW News, Community, Events, Featured
It’s the new face of BMW. And this time, Bimmer fans might actually like the face. Meet the BMW iX3, whose right-sized, vertically oriented twin kidneys — rendered in optional glowing LEDs — pay homage to the original Neue Klasses of the 1960s, including the beloved 2002. Yet there’s...
Circling the Wagons. Again.
I have a strong attraction to BMW wagons. I’ve had several as daily drivers, with varying degrees of success. The first was a ’99 E39 528iT 5-speed sport package car that seemed like a must-buy but was one of those cars that, when you bought it, it signed you...
BMW Releases Videos About Developing the Neue Klasse
The development of BMW’s first series model of the Neue Klasse, the new BMW iX3, was filmed over more than 2.5 years The documentary, available in four episodes on the BMW Group YouTube channel, covers the relevance of the Neue Klasse for the entire company, the development of the...
BMW NA 50th Anniversary: BMW Goes Electric
No industry wants to be regulated, and it goes without saying that automakers dislike regulation. Yet even those automakers most opposed to regulation have to admit that it can prod them into making safer and more efficient cars, or even to develop entirely new product lines. That’s exactly what...
BMW CCA Events: O’Fast 2025 and BMW Performance Center Classic and Motorsports Festival
BMW Car Club of America, the official BMW enthusiast club, offers membership that includes access to hundreds of BMW-focused chapter, regional, and national events. Here are a few upcoming events that should interest BMW enthusiasts of all types! Find even more events on the official BMW Car Club of...
The All-New BMW iX3
Dawn of a new era: the first Neue Klasse model heralds the future of BMW design and tech. Gen6 eDrive technology with cylindrical-cell high voltage battery and new electric motors. 800V architecture, 400 kW peak charging can add ~230 miles of range in just 10 minutes. Four superbrains provide...
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,...
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...
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,...
Electric Air Conditioning?
I’ve embarked on a project on my 1969 Lotus Elan +2 that some of you might find interesting. Not only am I retrofitting air conditioning into it, but I’m using an electrically-driven compressor. For the last few weeks, the project has consumed me, driving out all BMW-related wrenching. So,...
Circling the Wagons. Again.
I have a strong attraction to BMW wagons. I’ve had several as daily drivers, with varying degrees of success. The first was a ’99 E39 528iT 5-speed sport package car that seemed like a must-buy but was one of those cars that, when you bought it, it signed you...
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...
