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BMW Wants $20,000 For A Set Of M Centerlock Wheels

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BMW Wants $20,000 For A Set Of M Centerlock Wheels In November 2023, BMW did M owners in Europe a solid by giving them a new centerlock wheel option. Meanwhile, North American M owners made due with largely forgettable wheel and tire options; aside from a few gold-and-black performance wheel and tire options, nothing really stands out. Things have changed for the… Read more…

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New BMW M3 CS Touring Gets 550 Horsepower And Lots Of Carbon Fiber

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New BMW M3 CS Touring Gets 550 Horsepower And Lots Of Carbon Fiber Wagon fans and enthusiasts rejoice! Following in the footsteps of the M2 CS pocket rocket, the hardcore M3 CS and the excellent M4 CS, BMW is adding another track-focused CS model to its portfolio. Witness the M3 CS Touring, a lighter and more powerful version of the brand’sM3 Touring wagon. Read more…

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Refreshed 2026 BMW iX’s Kidneys Are Even More In-Your-Face Than Before

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Refreshed 2026 BMW iX’s Kidneys Are Even More In-Your-Face Than Before When BMW first revealed the iX electric crossover in 2020, it was met by a frankly absurd amount of controversy and hatred directed mostly toward its styling, specifically the front end with its huge faux kidney “grilles.” Now for the 2026 model the iX is getting a mid-cycle refresh, and BMW hasn’t changed much on the… Read more…

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At $21,500, Does This 1999 BMW M Roadster Make The Grade?

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At $21,500, Does This 1999 BMW M Roadster Make The Grade? The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice M Roadster calls it a genuine beauty and laments that “BMW no longer builds automobiles like this.” Let’s see if this bygone beauty has an equally attractive price. Read more…

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Radioactive Roads, Deadliest Train Crashes Into Fire Truck And Neil Peart’s BMW GS In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

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Radioactive Roads, Deadliest Train Crashes Into Fire Truck And Neil Peart’s BMW GS In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup Well, they’ve gone and done it. A company in Florida got last-minute approval last week from Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency to build a practice road using radioactive materials. It seems like such an obviously bad idea, but a bad idea never stopped the government. – Erin Marquis Read More Read more…

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You Can Buy The BMW GS That Neil Peart Beat On Harder Than The Drum Intro To ‘Tom Sawyer’

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You Can Buy The BMW GS That Neil Peart Beat On Harder Than The Drum Intro To ‘Tom Sawyer’ You will never be a rock god or drumming GOAT like Rush’s Neil Peart, but you can buy his 2004 BMW R1200 GS, you know, if you’re a Working Man. Who needs a Red Barchetta when a great motorcycle like this is Closer To The Heart? This Marakech Red machine was purchased new by Peart from McBride Cycle in Toronto and it… Read more…

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This $35,000 BMW i8 Shows They’re Getting Temptingly Cheap

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This $35,000 BMW i8 Shows They’re Getting Temptingly Cheap These days, it seems like all the desirable, interesting cars are staying expensive instead of getting cheap so they can ruin the finances of normal people willing to roll the dice on maintenance and repairs. Those may be bad decisions, but we at least want the opportunity to make them, dammit. The BMW i8, on the… Read more…

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Cowards At BMW Killed Off A New M1 To Prioritize The XM

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Cowards At BMW Killed Off A New M1 To Prioritize The XM When the BMW i8 launched, it was met with a chorus from the automotive media: The car was nice and cool and all, but it could’ve really used more power to back up that styling. So BMW’s M division went back to the drawing board and penned a 560-horsepower successor that retained the supercar styling and hybrid… Read more…

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The BMW M5’s Weight Has Faced Criticism For Generations

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The BMW M5’s Weight Has Faced Criticism For Generations When BMW released the official specifications of the new seventh-generation G90 M5 back in the summer, the internet lost its collective mind over the fact that it now weighs about as much as the moon at nearly 5,400 pounds. Armchair engineers, keyboard warriors, and a lot of industry experts raised hell about the midsi… Read more…

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2025 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe Might Be Enough To Atone For The Sins Of Its Predecessor

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2025 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe Might Be Enough To Atone For The Sins Of Its Predecessor The first-generation BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe was arguably the second-worst thing to come out of the year 2020. It was BMW’s first front-wheel-drive car ever sold in the United States, and everything from its styling to its driving experience was viciously criticized by the press. Fast forward to the present, and we’ve… Read more…

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At $16,800, Would You Make A Beeline For This 2011 BMW Alpina B7?

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At $16,800, Would You Make A Beeline For This 2011 BMW Alpina B7? Like a game of ping pong, today’s Nice Price or No Dice B7 began with a lot of back and forth. Alpina built its engine, which was sent to BMW for installation, and the resultant car returned to Buchloe for final assembly. Let’s see how much back and forth will be required in settling on its price. Read more…

Jalopnik 484 2024-11-21

‘2JZ No Shiii’ This BMW M5 Trades A German Heart For A Real Motor

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‘2JZ No Shiii’ This BMW M5 Trades A German Heart For A Real Motor While many BMW fanatics will crow that the later V8-powered E39-generation M5 is the best sedan of all time, I prefer the early 1990s simplicity and weirdness of the E34 M5. It’s a better looking car with an impressive grand touring driving style that I thoroughly enjoy. Now if only someone could do something about… Read more…

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Loose Moose Trashes Restored BMW 850i While Trapped In Swedish Garage

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Loose Moose Trashes Restored BMW 850i While Trapped In Swedish Garage Insurance claims filed after people drive into wild animals are worryingly common, but the same can’t be said for claims submitted after an animal trashes your car while it’s parked. That’s exactly what happened at a BMW specialist in Sweden this weekend when a moose got itself stuck inside a garage and stomped all… Read more…

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2024 Hyundai Elantra N Is A Bargain Store BMW M3

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2024 Hyundai Elantra N Is A Bargain Store BMW M3 No matter what you think of the car’s styling or the Hyundai brand itself, you gotta give credit where it’s due: the Hyundai Elantra N is fantastic. For its fourth model year on the market, Hyundai has tweaked the sport compact with new styling and slight performance enhancements. In this case, minor changes are… Read more…

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At $6,750, Is This 1980 BMW 635CSi A Criminally-Good Bargain?

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At $6,750, Is This 1980 BMW 635CSi A Criminally-Good Bargain? An automatic transmission makes today’s Nice Price or No Dice 635CSi more like a cruiser than a sports coupe. Let’s see what we make of this privately-imported classic Bimmer’s price tag. Read more…

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