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BMW M5, M6 Get 575-HP Competition Package
BMW has revealed its Competition Packages for the 2014 M5 and M6 models designed to enhance handling and improve performance, shaving 0.1 seconds off its 0-62 mph sprint time.
2014 BMW M5 Officially Revealed with Minor Updates
As expected, BMW has unveiled its 2014 M5 sports sedan, giving it a rather quick update to the new body style that debuted just a year ago.
BMW M5 Sets Guinness World Record for Longest Drift – Video
BMW Performance Driving School instructor Johan Schwartz has set a new world record for drifting 51.278 miles in a new M5.
2014 BMW M5 and M6 to Get Competition Package
BMW is readying the 2014 M5 and M6 for launch this summer, both of which will feature a new performance package that will boost the hp and 0 to 60 mph times of the two cars.
BMW M5 Facelift Spied at Nurburgring
The BMW 5 Series is getting a minor facelift, which means the M5 model will be also be getting some subtle changes to its exterior styling.
BMW M3 Coupe Frozen Limited Edition Revealed
BMW has announced the M3 Coupe Frozen Limited Edition, offering the car in three matte paint colors that coincide well with the American election season: Red, White and Blue.
2013 BMW M5, M6 Unfit to Drive: Brand Says
BMW just issued a technical service bulletin to all of its dealers that calls for a stoppage of delivery for all 2013 M5, M6 and M6 Convertible vehicles for a problem with the oil pump.
BMW M5 Police Car Concept Unveiled
Out at BMW‘s Welt Museum in Munich, the German automaker has unveiled an M5 police car concept that will more than hold its own out on the Autobahn.
Audi RS6 Set to Out Power BMW M5
Looking to beat out its chief rival, the BMW M5, Audi’s RS6 will get its power from a 4.0-liter turbocharged V8, capable of making 572 hp.
BMW M5 Recreates Slow-Motion Bullet in Video
The latest video released from BMW looks to recreate super slow-motion bullet footage, but rather than a bullet, the German company uses its M5 sedan.
BMW M5 to Lose Manual Transmission Next Time Around
One of the “Ultimate Driving Machines” just got a little less ultimate, as a BMW official has confirmed that the next-generation M5 will be offered with an automatic transmission only.
BMW Teases New ‘M-Performance’ M3 and M5 in Video
Don’t think the new BMW M5, or M3 are performance oriented enough? BMW apparently knows the feeling, and is teasing new versions of the M3 Coupe and M5 Sedan.
2013 BMW M5 Will Compete in 2012 One Lap of America
The 2013 BMW M5 will compete in this year’s One Lap of America, driving 3,300 miles in the eight day event while competing in several motorsports events. The M5 will compete in the Luxury Sedan class for top honors in the new “Showroom Stock” class. It’s the perfect event for the German automaker to show…
World Car of the Year Awards Finalists Announced
Whittled down from all the cars in the world, a group of 66 automotive journalists from across the globe have released their top 10 picks for the 2012 World Car of the Year and World Performance Car. That list, which will be further narrowed this month, is initially selected by secret ballot and then submitted…
BMW M5 Trumps 1M Coupe, M3 At The Track [Videos]
Those guys over at Autobild sure know how to have some fun. They decided to do grab every current BMW M model and pit them off against one another at Germany’s Sachsenring track in Bernsdorf. The fastest time of the day from their shootout was BMW’s M3 GTS, equipped with semi-slicks with a time of 1:37.30…
Paula Patton Assists BMW’s North American Debut Of i3 And i8 Concepts: 2011 LA Auto Show
Star of the upcoming movie Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Paula Patton, was on hand in helping introduce the North American debut of BMW’s i3 and i8 Concepts. Neither of these concepts are new to us, having seen them in detail at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but it’s understandable with the i8 playing a major role…
BMW’s M Divison Says Manuals In, AWD, Wagons Out
Damon Lavrinc of Autoblog had the chance to sit down with Albert Biermann, Head of Product Development for BMW‘s M Division, and was able to glean some information on future product that should put to bed some of the many rumors floating around about BMW’s skunk works. First up, the upcoming 2013 BMW M5 will…
BMW M5 V10-Powered Subaru Impreza Sounds Sweet, Goes Like Stink [Video]
There was really only one problem with the V10-powered E60 BMW M5. The issue? A heavy sedan powered by a low torque, high-revving engine that required full throttle and 8-10ths driving to be any real fun. Pair that engine with a light weight race car (a Subaru Impreza for instance), however, and you’ve got quite…
2012 BMW M5 Makes Surprise Appearance at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
It’s perhaps the only automotive venue in the world where the new BMW M5 won’t get the attention it deserves. Then again, it’s hard to compete with the 100 year old rolling sculptures on display at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Eelgance. Debuting at the Nurburgring 24 Hour Race, the new M5 is scheduled to get…
BMW M5 Diesel Confirmed: the 550dM
In case BMW‘s notoriously fickle enthusiasts can’t find the motivation to summon their pitchforks, here’s some news to light a fire under their posteriors: the legendary M division will put a diesel engine under the hood of their next car, a 5-Series. Say it ain’t so, again! What’s next, a front-wheel drive M? But the…
BMW M5 Record Setting 7:55 Nurburgring Lap Time Now Slightly More Official
Reports of the BMW M5’s record-setting Nurburgring lap time are just starting to circulate now, well after we first covered the story last week. The source for the 7:55 run didn’t come from BMW, however, nor did it come from testing done by the automotive media, but from a website FastestLaps.com, raising some doubt as…
BMW M5 Unofficially Crowned World’s Fastest Sedan With 7:55 Nurburgring Lap Time
With a BMW factory driver behind the wheel of BMW’s new M5, the luxury sedan has reportedly turned in a lap time of 7:55 around the famed Nurburgring. This makes it the world’s fastest sedan, ahead of Porsche‘s Panamera Turbo (7:56) and Cadillac‘s CTS-V (7:59), and puts it on par of other supercars such as…
BMW Launches 2012 M5 Configurator
Those that have been waiting in anticipation for BMW‘s next-generation M5 can now entertain themselves with an online configurator, albeit rather limited in options. The online configurator offers a full 3D render of the upcoming M5, complete with 360-degree views of the interior and exterior and a static shot of the cockpit. The exterior currently…
2012 BMW M5 Officially Revealed: Photos and Specs
After shots leaked earlier today, BMW has now officially revealed full details and high resolution photos of the monstrously powerful 2012 M5. Powered by a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8, it makes 552-hp at 6000 rpm and gets an even more significant increase in torque, with the new thrust number of 502 lb-ft coming on full at…
