BMW Z4 (2009): the first interior spy photos 02 July 2008 by Tim Pollard These are the best spy photos yet inside the 2009 BMW Z4 – revealing the new-look cabin that will grace next year's new roadster and confirming it will have a folding hard top. Although there is still... Read more ...
BMW 7 series (2009) new CAR spy video 30 June 2008 by Ben Pulman BMW hopes to break the hegemony of the Mercedes S-class with its new 7-series coming in autumn 2008. The big limo from Bavaria will break cover in July 2008 and make its debut at the Paris motor show... Read more ...
BMW 3-series spy photos (2008) 27 June 2008 by Ben Whitworth BMW is putting the finishing touches to the mildest of mild facelifts for its all-conquering 3-series saloon and estate – caught here almost camo-free – ahead of its Paris motorshow debut this coming... Read more ...
BMW X5 gets twin-turbo V8 19 June 2008 by Ben Whitworth BMW is working flat-out to prep its new X5 performance flagship – expected to debut at the Geneva motor show early in 2009 – which borrows the X6’s muscular 408bhp twin-turbo V8 for a 155mph punch. Read more ...
BMW 5-series (2010): the spy photos 22 May 2008 by Ben Pulman Germany’s big three premium manufacturers are readying their new executive saloons and CAR Online has spied the 2010 BMW 5-series on its first exploratory laps of the Nurburgring. Last week we had a... Read more ...
BMW 1-series spy photos 20 May 2008 by Tim Pollard BMW is working on the next-generation 1-series – and our spies have caught the first test mules as they took to the streets around Munich. One of the main changes on the new 1-series will be better... Read more ...
BMW 7-series (2009): new spy photos 19 May 2008 by Ben Pulman BMW is putting the finishing touches to its new 7-series limo that it will unveil in summer 2008. The main change for the fifth-generation 7-series is the newfound adoption of style over the chunky... Read more ...
BMW X3 spied 07 May 2008 by Ben Pulman and Georg Kacher This is BMW’s latest X3 prototype, testing under the body of a humble 3-series Touring. CAR Online’s spies have snapped the next-gen SUV mule on its first outing at the Nurburgring. Set to go on sale... Read more ...
BMW Z4 spied (2009) 02 May 2008 by Ben Pulman The next BMW Z4 will have a folding hard-top. Snapped here testing in Germany the next-generation will also feature BMW’s Efficient Dynamics technology, twin-turbo engines, the M3’s V8 and possibly... Read more ...
BMW 7-series interior scooped (2008) 03 April 2008 by Ben Pulman BMW’s big 7-series has been scooped by CAR Online, and we’ve got the first pictures of the interior. Our photographer has also taken the best shots yet of the exterior as the 7-series’ disguise is... Read more ...
BMW X1 spied (2009) 22 February 2008 by Ben Pulman and Georg Kacher BMW’s new X1 is the real green 4x4 from Bavaria. Forget about X5s with solar panels on the roof because this baby SUV will have an eight-speed auto and Efficient Dynamics technology. It’ll also spawn... Read more ...
BMW PAS (2009) 13 February 2008 by Georg Kacher Thought the BMW X6 crossover was a car too far? Brace yourself for more weirdness from the Bavarians, who are readying a strange 5-series-on-stilts niche model dubbed Progressive Activity Sedan for... Read more ...
BMW 3-series (2008) 18 January 2008 by Stephen Dobie With Audi and Mercedes launching new family execs in the past 12 months, time has come for BMW to spruce up the 3-series. CAR has spotted the facelifted car testing around Munich, with a typically... Read more ...
BMW 5-series scooped (2009) 04 January 2008 by Tim Pollard The next round of post-Bangle BMWs is well under way – and now we’ve caught the first new 5-series prototypes out on test. Under the swathes of black cladding, riveted dummy panels and false grilles... Read more ...
BMW 7-series (2008) 05 December 2007 by Ben Pulman BMW 7-series: the long and the short of it It's hard to believe it's six years since BMW first put the cat among the pigeons with its radically styled 7-series. Just think about the effect that Chris... Read more ...
BMW 7-series Hybrid (2008) 04 December 2007 by Ben Whitworth This hearse looks vaguely familiar… This is BMW’s new 7-series, and yes, we snapped it first in late 2006 when it broke cover in Germany. The car’s hefty disguise may not have changed much - but... Read more ...
BMW M3 Convertible (2008) 04 December 2007 by Ben Whitworth Didn't try and disguise it much, did they? Yes, we’ve caught BMW’s upcoming M3 Cabriolet barely undisguised and months ahead of its official debut. Caught by eagle-eyed CAR reader Paul Newton in the... Read more ...
BMW X1 scooped (2010) 04 December 2007 by Ben Whitworth And this is what, exactly...? It may not look like anything special, but this is the first public sighting of BMW’s new X1 off-roader. Beneath that black bin-liner camouflage sits BMW’s smallest SUV,... Read more ...
BMW X1 and X3 (2007) 08 November 2007 by Tim Pollard BMW X1: the lowdown BMW knows a good thing when it sees it, and booming sales of its 4x4s have convinced the board to grow the X-rated SUV family. This is one of the first sightings of the X1, that... Read more ...
BMW 4×4 gets the M treatment (2008) 18 October 2007 by Ben Pulman An X5 that's been to BMW's hallowed M-sport division? Surely not! We've long assumed that BMW wouldn't dare send its off-roaders to the M division toyshop, but we're hearing the first rumours that... Read more ...
BMW to build Concept CS, X1, Mini 4×4, more Rolls (2012) 27 September 2007 by Ben Pulman BMW: the next five years BMW today held a press conference where it outlined what chairman Dr Norbert Reithofer called ‘a fundamental strategic realignment’ of the brand. It’s not as drastic as that... Read more ...
BMW V5 (2007) 14 September 2007 by Ben Pulman The disguise says BMW but what on earth is it? Details are still sparse but this is BMW’s next niche-filling model, codenamed V5. And while blue-and-white-propeller officials might not like you... Read more ...
BMW M3 saloon (2008) 06 September 2007 by Ben Pulman A four-door M3? Haven’t seen one of those for a while… Not since the E36 model M3, two generations ago, have we seen an M3 saloon. Back then that car didn’t prove particularly popular. Now BMW is... Read more ...
BMW 135i Cabriolet (2008) 20 August 2007 by Ben Whitworth A 1-series convertible - that's niche marketing for you... Yes, BMW is leaving no market sector unoccupied with its 1-series. Due to be unveiled at next year's Detroit motorshow in January - BMW is... Read more ...
BMW X6 scooped (2009) 17 August 2007 by Ben Whitworth A sporty off-roader from BMW. Now there’s a surprise… Yes, BMW’s X6, caught here virtually disguised before arriving in concept form on BMW’s stand at the Frankfurt motor show, ushers in a new... Read more ...
BMW X6 (2009) 16 July 2007 by Ben Pulman Another 4x4 from BMW? Yes, and the arrival of the new X6 means the Bavarian manufacturer will soon have a three-strong line up of 4x4s. Not that any of them are mud-tackling 4x4s in the truest sense,... Read more ...
BMW 1-Series Convertible (2008) 21 June 2007 by Jack Carfrae BMW 1 series Convertible: the lowdown We’ve seen a fair bit of the 1-series coupe of late, but its topless sibling has proved more elusive. Hardly surprising - BMW will unveil the E82 tin-top in July,... Read more ...
BMW 1-series coupe (2007) 15 June 2007 by Jack Rix The 1-series coupe must be the most scooped model of recent months? It certainly has had its fair share of sightings. The countdown continues, though, and these barely disguised shots taken at the... Read more ...
BMW M1 heads new-look 1-series range (2011) 03 May 2007 by Georg Kacher A BMW M1, you say? Isn't that butchering a famous badge? BMW is about to do to the 1-series what it did to the 3-series years ago: stretch it every which way, filling existing niches and creating new,... Read more ...
BMW X6 interior exclusively revealed (2009) 23 April 2007 by Jack Carfrae BMW X6: the lowdown We've long had our suspicions that the X6 was always going to be more coupe-oriented than kid-friendly, and these first photos inside BMW's new crossover confirm that it won't be... Read more ...
BMW X6 coming in 2008 14 March 2007 by Tim Pollard BMW boss hails radical new crossover for 2008 BMW's chairman today confirmed the X6 crossover vehicle will go into production at the company’s North American plant next year. Norbert Reithofer said it... Read more ...
BMW Z4 scooped (2009) 26 February 2007 by Tim Pollard 2009's BMW Z4: the lowdown BMW is taking its Z4 back to the drawing board. Codenamed E89, the replacement roadster won't be launched until 2009, but CAR Online's spies have caught these unusual shots... Read more ...
BMW 635d (2007) 19 February 2007 by Jack Carfrae A BMW 6-series with a twin-turbo diesel engine? I like the sound of that... So do we. CAR Online has learned that BMW will squeeze its mightily impressive twin-turbo diesel into the 6-series later... Read more ...
BMW 1-series coupe and convertible caught (2007) 09 February 2007 by Tim Pollard BMW 1-series coupe and convertible: the lowdown BMW is the past master of massaging model ranges to fill every niche; just look at the myriad bodystyles and engines available in the 3-series. Small... Read more ...
BMW M5 Touring scooped (2008) 01 February 2007 by Tim Pollard BMW M5 Touring - here in Blighty Eagle-eyed reader Allan Oakley has spotted the first M5 Touring in the UK - parked up in the Cotswolds market town of Bicester. It's the first time we've seen the... Read more ...
BMW M3 scooped (2007) 05 January 2007 by Tim Pollard BMW M3: the lowdown It's only the first week of 2007 and we've already landed the scoop of the year: the new BMW M3. CAR's spies have obtained design documents leaking the look of BMW's new... Read more ...