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And it’s not a great deal pricier than the road-going version

You've likely seen the BMW M2 CS. You've likely marveled at its purist spec, its outrageous power output, and the wondrousness of its existence, too. Well, now it's time to imagine racing one.The CS launches, as M Division'

A one-off design study

You likely already know about this, but much like rewatching an old film because it provides a modicum of comfort, let us revisit this rather large gem sitting in BMW's arsenal. It is a V16-engined E32 7-Series.That's

A 444hp track-honed car with a thing for power slides

Think the BMW S1000 XR is a bit difficult to tame? Check this out.

Do not be deceived: You might think that what you're looking at in the main photo is a BMW S1000 XR. Nope-it's the new BMW F900 XR, the German brand's latest offering in the competitive adventure-touring market.

The sDrive20i is P1.8 million less expensive than the range-topping M40i

It's the cheapest one. This is the Z4 sDrive20i, priced at P3.99 million, undercutting the full-fat M40i by P1.8 million and its Toyota Supra half cousin by P1 million. So it should, given it uses a titchy 2.

The discerning man’s M3, capable of hitting up to 303kph

Just over a month after it set our hearts ablaze by unveiling the 300kph B3 Touring, Alpina has done it again with the sedan version. And the good news doesn't stop there, because although the sedan might not have the dog-

It’s a GS that’s only a quarter of the price of the full-fat model

In the motorcycle community, the 'GS' tag has become synonymous with adventure riding.The legend started with the BMW R1200 GS, which was first produced 15 years ago in Berlin. Because of its prodigious off-road capability and impressive on-road handling,

The 2-Series Gran Coupe is setting its sights on the Merc CLA

What the flaming heck is a BMW 2-Series Gran Coupe, we hear you ask? Well, BMW has been curiously slow to break into the hatchback-based coupe-ish-sedan niche. It ran away with the coupe-SUV idea by perpetrating the

A South African special from the ’70s

Not just cool, but rare, too. This is the only car that remains from a very limited run of 530 'MLE' special-edition cars built by BMW South Africa in the mid '70s. BMW found it and restored it, and now you

A legendary car that wrote history for BMW

It's nigh on perfect, isn't it? It's not a case of 'old car look nice because old,' more a case of 'old BMW look nice because clean race car.'It's a classic 320 Group 5 racer, presented at

Do you know any other motorcycle showroom in PH classier than this?

In just almost a year after he acquired the ownership of BMW Philippines, RSA Motors of Ramon Ang was able to put up a new BMW Motorrad showroom in Libis, Quezon City, that boasts of world-class amenities.Officially called RSA Motors

“It looks and operates as you’d expect of a peak BMW.”

As if buying a German sports saloon wasn't already tricky enough. The BMW M5 and Mercedes E63 have reached some sort of 1,200hp dead heat, the Audi RS7 Sportback is all of a sudden good, and the AMG boys have

She can ride the BMW R 1200 GS as if it's a BMX bike

A total of 43 Malaysians tried their luck during the 2020 BMW GS Trophy Southeast Asia Qualifier held last September 21, 2019, on a makeshift off-road course beside the Sepang International Circuit. Four of them are females. Three male Malaysians, who

The man had good taste in cars

As you'd imagine from the man who played cop-turned-street-racer-turned-cop-turned-street-racer Brian O'Conner, the late Paul Walker kept a fantastic personal collection of vehicles. Now, six years after his tragic death, a group of

It can lap the Nürburgring as fast as a V8-engined E90 M3

Wow. Okay. This is a thing then, is it? BMW's M people have decided that what the X7 really needed was a sporty body kit and some gloss black trim, and the result is certainly rather striking.The X7 is mighty

And they're ready to drift

Proof, if indeed any more was required, that the world's appetite for bludgeoningly fast Super SUVs shows no signs of slowing down resides along the vast, angular flanks of both the new X5 M and X6 M Competition cars. They are

BMW calls it a 4 + 1-seater

Puh-lease. In BMW language, a GC is a four-door coupe-ish thing-in this case, a version of the ritzy 8-Series Coupe, with added doors. It's not just some lazy stretch job. Every exterior panel is different aft

And an ‘electric overboost’ function

As of November, the ubiquitous BMW 520d is set to get a new mild-hybrid system. The setup comprises a 48V starter-generator and a second battery, and BMW says the additional power harvested will be used to power ancillaries and for

The exhibition is happening this weekend in Bonifacio Global City

If you're looking for somewhere to go this weekend, then BMW's exhibition might just be the right thing for you.SMC Asia Car Distributors Corporation, the official importer and distributor of BMW in the Philippines, is inviting everyone to the

European engineering at its finest

If you live on this side of the world like we do, then chances are you didn't make it to this year's Frankfurt Motor Show.Then again, that doesn't mean you have to miss out on all the action-