Category: BMW

BMW Australia will introduce the all-new BMW 4 Series Coupé to our market in October. Style-wise it reprises a design feature from the company’s past with models such as the BMW 328 and BMW 3.0 CSi. A huge kidney grille angles forwards and extends down almost to the lower edge of the front apron. A horizontal mesh structure, similar to what has appeared on other recent BMW M series models, features within the kidney grille. It’s a large coupe; length has increased by 128 millimetres to 4768mm, width by 27mm… Read more

An updated BMW 5 Series will be here in October and feature enhanced powertrains and integrated technology elements including the BMW Operating System 7.0 and a high definition 12.3-inch centre control display. The BMW kidney grille adds extra width and height, drops down further into the front apron and is framed by a single-piece, octagonal surround. New full-LED headlights include adaptive cornering function, BMW Selective Beam non-dazzling high beam with matrix technology and the High-beam Assistant. The rear lights and brake lights are integrated into a shared light fixture that… Read more

BMW Australia made use of the advanced technology embedded in its vehicles to send a message to more than 46,000 BMW and MINI customers prior to Easter encouraging them to follow government recommendations to enjoy the long weekend at home with family to help contain the spread of Covid-19. It adopted the BMW ConnectedDrive system, which combines numerous digital features that provide drivers access to a suite of constantly updated services and apps, as the platform to deliver the message via the vehicles’ centre-mounted display screens. The message read: “BMW… Read more

BMW will launch the third generation of its X5 M and X6 M models Downunder in May 2020. Both models will be offered in Competition guise only. This means the most powerful BMW M TwinPower Turbo V8s engines in the segment. Producing a heady 460kW and 750Nm. Claimed zero to 100km/h passes are just 3.8 seconds. The new engine features twin-scroll turbochargers located in the V of the engine, a forged crankshaft and a motorsport oil supply system that integrates baffling and active suction in the sump to ensure lubrication… Read more

BMW Australia has ramped up the performance of its Z4 M40i roadster by announcing a 35kW increase to the power output of its 3.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder petrol engine. The increase means the Z4 M40i can now accelerate from 0-100km/h in just 4.1 seconds, an improvement of four tenths of a second over the previous model. It also now aligns the Z4 M40i with fellow M Performance models M340i xDrive, X3 M40i and X4 M40i, which feature the 285kW version of the famed BMW TwinPower Turbo straight six powerplant. The powertrain… Read more

BMW Australia says it will debut of the BMW M8 Competition Coupé in the first quarter of 2020. It will be fitted with an updated version of the BMW M 4.4-litre V8 TwinPower turbo-petrol engine (460 kW / 750 Nm) and eight-speed M Steptronic transmission with Drivelogic. This will give it the ability to get from zero to 100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds – that’s motorbike territory. Technical highlights include two twin scroll turbochargers in the V between the cylinder banks, indirect charge air cooling, direct injection with a… Read more