BMW’s Alpina brand will aim at Bentley, sitting between M models and Rolls-Royce New BMW Alpina cars will include premium versions of the 7 Series and X7 SUV, with all-electric models, too The Independent UK · Mar 19
A New BMW 4 Series Is Coming. Here's Everything We Know BMW’s head of RD, Joachim Post, recently revealed that the 4 Series “will continue to play an important role going forward.” While that’s great news for fans of BMW’s sporty two-door, it remains unclear exactly what it means for the model’s future. Motor1 · Jan 21
The BMW 4 Series Isn't Going Anywhere. And It Should Keep Its Gas Engine For years, there’s been talk that the BMW 4 Series might be living on borrowed time. But based on new information, that doesn’t seem to be the case at all. While some competitors are scaling back their two-door offerings—or dropping them entirely—BMW is making it clear that the 4 Series… Motor1 · Jan 16
BMW’s Big Engines Will Continue, Even The V12 Stricter emissions regulations are widely regarded as the Achilles’ heel of large-displacement combustion engines. It’s especially challenging in the European Union, where the forthcoming Euro 7 standard is causing automakers significant headaches. However, BMW has taken precautionary measures to ensure its larger engines won’t be outlawed when EU7 comes into… Motor1 · Jan 15
BMW Had 'Record High' V-8 Sales Last Year BMW is looking ahead to the future with the Neue Klasse EV platform, but the company isn't forgetting its internal-combustion past. We recently spoke with BMW's RD head, Dr. Joachim Post, and while our conversation focused largely on the Neue Klasse and what comes next, he did touch on internal… Motor1 · Oct 15, 2025
How BMW Is Redefining Its Future With the iX3: Interview BMW started making cars in the 1920s, but it wasn’t until 1962 with the introduction of the Neue Klasse—New Class—sedan that it started making the sort of cars we’d recognize today. The 1500 and its progeny, including the legendary 2002, were well-built, premium, elegant, and sporty. They laid the groundwork… Motor1 · Oct 15, 2025
BMW Isn't Ruling Out an Electric Sports Car Combustion-engine purists will argue there’s no such thing as a "fun electric car," but if any brand can disprove that oxymoron, it’s probably BMW. Munich is taking its time launching the first full-fat M without a gas engine, with the M3 EV not expected to arrive until around 2028. When… Motor1 · Sep 29, 2025
Why BMW's 'Heart of Joy' Is the Next Big Step in Vehicle Dynamics For a while now, we’ve been moving toward cars with various dynamic systems that each talk to each other. Whereas early driving aids worked in parallel (and sometimes even against one another), now you have powertrain, ABS, and perhaps suspension and differential, all collaborating toward the same goal. That being… Motor1 · Sep 26, 2025
BMW Is Still Betting On Hydrogen SUVs The upcoming iX5 will be available as a pure electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, with the latter arriving in 2028. InsideEVs · Sep 22, 2025
BMW's Next Act: The Ultimate Transformation Of How Cars Are Made For more than 100 years, BMW’s factories in Bavaria have turned out some of the most iconic performance cars in history. For the next 100 years, the automaker is retooling everything it does for performance of a different sort: batteries, electric motors, and even robots to make them. InsideEVs · Feb 24, 2025