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New 1,300 cc Boxer Roadster with 145 hp and 110 lb-ft of torque. Optional ASA Automatic Shift Assistant....
MiX 2025: Last Days To Sign Up for Performance Driving Events!
BimmerLife Contributor, , Community, EventsLast few days to sign up! Still several spots available for our high performance driving events!!! As part of...
The annual performance driving tour returns for its 12th year, offering professional driving instruction in BMW’s growing lineup of...
Racing Lines: Brown sweeps VIR in EA class, Levine wins Spec E46 belt
Brian Morgan, , Community, MotorsportMore than 80 racers converged on Virginia International Raceway in late March to compete in the first Tire...
BMW Sound Design Studio develops all-new sound concept for next generation of BMWs. BMW Operating System X enables...
Motor1 Interviews Adrian Van Hooydonk: BMW Design Changing
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, CommunityIn a recent interview with Motor1.com, BMW Group Design Director Adrian Van Hooydonk talks about the magnitude of design...
As I’ve spooled down my car business (closing the service shop and moving the dealership to a small office...
Five years ago, I wrote a fluffy little piece called “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Gold Basketweaves.” In it,...
The Ultimate Driving Museum Announces New Exhibit: 60th Anniversary of ALPINA
BimmerLife Contributor, , CommunityEntitled: ALPINA: 60 Years of Excellence Runs from May 16, 2025 till January 17, 2026 25 rare and significant...
BMW Group Classic publishes digital historical model overviews for use by the general public and supplements the recently revised BMW...
Last week, I got slippery-sloped and rabbit-holed by the broken bolt on the corner of the FrankenThirty’s upper timing...
While BMW’s newest engineering marvels may not have color changing panels, they are the first Ultimate Driving Machines from...
Save the Date! Bourbon Trail and O’Fast Events
BimmerLife Contributor, , Community, Events, LifestyleBMW Car Club of America members, get those calendars ready to save the date for exciting national BMW CCA...
Last week I wrote about attaching the FrankenThirty’s original Behr condenser fan to my brand-new Nissens parallel-flow condenser and...
REGISTER TODAY FOR THE BMW CCA BOSTON CHAPTER CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE ON SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2025. REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JULY...
The 2025 Tire Rack BMW CCA Club Racing Series schedule, available at www.bmwccaclubracing.com, showcases an exciting lineup of fourteen...
BMW CCA Motorsports & Mascara 2025 Celebrates International Women’s Day
BimmerLife Contributor, , Community, Events, Featured, LifestyleMotorsports & Mascara 2025, powered by Hagerty, the BMW CCA celebrates International Women’s Day Contributors: Ginny Denton, Melissa Dobson,...
For the past 50 years, the BMW Art Car series has provided artists fascinated by automobiles with a perfect...
The BMW Kidney Grille Through Time 1933-2025
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, Community, FeaturedSince 1933, almost every BMW front has featured a twin-kidney grille. Though the design has changed over time—becoming smarter...
50 Stories for 50 Years Chapter 8: “From Hoffman to BMW of North America: A Brand and its Dealer in Transition”
BimmerLife Contributor, , CommunityWhen BMW of North America took over from Max Hoffman on March 15, 1975, it inherited the dealer and...
As the Tire Rack BMW CCA Club Racing Series navigates its 30th season, we asked both founders of...
When last we saw the FrankenThirty’s a/c rejuvenation project, I’d bought a rebuilt compressor, blown out the lines, found...
BMW Group Classic publishes digital historical model overviews for the general public and supplements the recently revised BMW Group...
50 Years of BMW North America: Anniversary Livery on BMW M Hybrid V8 at 12h Sebring
BimmerLife Contributor, , CommunityThe 73rd edition of the Twelve Hours of Sebring (USA) this coming Saturday, 15th March, is all about a...
In a new press release, BMW focuses on the new “digital nervous system” and the four “Superbains” to be...
BMW Receives High Marks From Consumer Reports
W. Len Rayburn, , BMW News, Community, Featured, ReviewsWhile you won’t see a BMW roundel in Robb Report’s 2025 Car of the Year issue for the first...
MiX 2025: Experience Slots Still Open!
BimmerLife Contributor, , Community, Events, Featured, LifestyleApril 24-27, 2025 | Greer, SC – Home of BMW in the U.S. Get ready for a full-throttle,...
50 Stories for 50 Years Chapter 7: “Replacing an Icon: The First 3 Series Arrives in the US”
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, CommunityWhen BMW of North America took over sales and distribution from Max Hoffman on March 15, 1975, the 2002...
I have an answer to last week’s mystery about why, when trying to repair the fan speed switch connector...