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STUNNING NEW BMW 8 SERIES COUPE

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Detailed official photographs of the new BMW 8 Series Coupe have finally been released. The big Coupe itself won’t be launched in Germany until November this year and is unlikely to reach us Downunder for several months after that. The most distinctive feature of the big Bimmer Coupe’s styling is the roofline flowing into the rear with a distinctive “double-bubble” tail. Slim headlights flank a very large kidney-grille. Slim is again the name of the game in the rear lights that sit in a large aerodynamic tail. The deep indentations… Read more

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2018 BMW 630i M SPORT GRAN TURISMO

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The most commonly-asked question of motoring journalists is, “What’s your favourite car?” Which leads to a dilemma. Do you tell them the truth – and generally disappoint them – by saying that it varies according to the circumstances and location in which it’s to be driven. Around the inner city it would be small economical hybrid; on the motorway a comfortable cruiser; off-road, a rugged 4WD or ute. Or to tell a little white lie and give them what you know they really want to hear – Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche…… Read more

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BMW’S SPORTY ELECTRIC CITY CAR

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The good folks at BMW just couldn’t help themselves. Their i3 electric city car is clearly their vision of the future … but BMW has a long history of sporting motoring. So the i3 engineers and stylists couldn’t resist designing a sports version, tagged, without a great deal of imagination, the i3s. We reckon there’s a strong chance that the engineers from the BMW i8 supercar section of the i Division had a finger in the pie as well. And we wonder if the revheads from M Division called in… Read more

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2018 BMW X2 sDrive 20i REVIEW

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BMW’s latest addition to its Australian stable, the gorgeous to look at X2, has quickly created a ripple of excitement in the small SUV space. The upmarket German marque prefers to call it a sports activity coupe (SAC), much in line with its X4 and X6, but it looks rather different from BMW’s other SUV offerings – and we like that. The manufacturer is hopeful X2’s looks will be a worthy weapon in the fight to garner conquest sales, appealing to new buyers who may find their allegiance to other… Read more

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BMW 2 TOURER REVISED

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BMW 2 Series Active Tourer has been given a freshen-up front and rear together with new-design alloy wheels. An interior upgrade includes Dakota leather trim. LED head and foglights are standard and sit beside a bolder grille shape than we have seen before. Chromed highlights further life the appearance. As does the use of twin exhaust tailpipes A range of five interior trims are available, with Fine-wood trim ‘Fineline’ Stream standard on Luxury Line. M Sport-optioned vehicles feature Aluminium Hexagon trim for additional sports feel. The Dakota leather trim is… Read more

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NEW 2018 BMW M5

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New BMW M5 has arrived Downunder and is fascinating in that it has the M xDrive all-wheel-drive system to give it full-on track day potential. Yet, if you push some different buttons it gives you the comfort expected of a luxurious high-speed sports sedan. Power from new M5 comes from the latest version of BMW’s 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine which generates 600 horsepower (441kW). Torque of a big 750 Nm is there from just 1800rpm and remains on tap the way to 5600rpm. Performance is rated to go from zero… Read more

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2018 BMW M4 PURE REVIEW

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BMW M3 is arguably the hero car in the German marque’s lineup. Okay, so there are other M models and even the i8 hybrid supercar, but there’s something special about a smallish four-door sedan that can take on, and beat, much more expensive machines on a day-to-day basis. Once upon a time the BMW M4 two-door coupe would have been called the M3 coupe, but the revised naming system from Bavaria gives the sporty-bodied models even-numbered designations. But enough with the semantics, let’s take a look at the special BMW… Read more

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BMW X2 BREAKS NEW GROUND

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The all-new BMW X2 Sports Activity Coupe (SAC) is based on the BMW X1’s platform. The SAC tag indicates that it’s not really an SUV with all that suggests in the way of off-road action. Indeed it would be good to see others follow the German marque’s use of SAC as more and more vehicles with that title are really only tall hatchbacks or, in this case, five-door coupes. Styling is the biggest feature of any coupe and the boys and girls at BMW have taken bold moves with the… Read more

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LIMITED EDITION BMW M4 CONVERTIBLE

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BMW promotes its cars as Ultimate Driving Machines. The German marque has a strong history in motorsport and arguably attracts even keener drivers than the other big name Germans and Brits. So it comes as no surprise that its latest limited edition, the BMW M4 Convertible Edition 30 Years pays tribute to many sporting successes over the last three decades, such as European and German touring car championships. Only 300 BMW M4 Convertible Edition 30 Years are being made, all with the M Competition Package. It produces 450 horsepower, 331… Read more

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ALL-NEW BMW X2

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BMW X2 Sports Activity Coupe (SAC) is based on the BMW X1’s platform. Original shipments are on their way Downunder and will be in showrooms from March. At this stage only the front-wheel drive X2 sDrive20i, priced at $55,900 plus on-road charges is being offered in this country. Others are likely to follow, but BMW Australia isn’t providing information at this stage. Interestingly, the bottom section of the iconic BMW ‘kidney grille’ is wider than the top for the first time – probably signalling a new generation of the grille…. Read more