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Speed Academy continues the BMW M3 build by finalizing the custom shift linkage and addressing mechanical maintenance, including brake hardware, turbo coolant lines, and fuel injector upgrades. The team also navigates complex custom AC line fabrication and explores front-end aesthetic updates with a new CSL bumper and lighting configurations.

Speed Academy transitions the motorsports-focused 2JZ-swapped BMW M3 into a more street-friendly machine. 

The eighth-generation of the BMW 3 Series has been revealed and showcases the brand’s evolved Neue Klasse design ethos.

There are concept cars that look unrealistic because they are clearly made of cardboard, optimism, and lighting tricks. Then there are concept cars that look unrealistic because they are simply too good to be true. The BMW Nazca belongs in the second group. 

New cars in the United States now average more than $50,000 for the first time. That buys you a Highlander, a Passport, or some other appliance with a badge. It does not buy you 400 horsepower unless you go shopping in the used market, where the math bends heavily in your favor.

The 2020 BMW M2 Competition in this video keeps a fully stock exterior and interior, but don’t let that fool you — the S55 under the hood is far from factory. 

BMW is launching a fresh batch of active safety features as standard equipment as part of its pivot to “Neue Klasse” vehicles. Rather than focus exclusively on improved crash testing, the German brand wants to implement features that would have the car making more decisions for itself — including a system that would prevent the driver from opening their door until the vehicle deems it safe.

After wrapping up the supercharged 2001 Lexus GS 430 build, the Speed Academy pits it against an earlier build, the BMW M5.

We complete the rebuild of our E60 BMW M5 by reassembling it after paint, refreshing and upgrading the suspension and brakes, and test fitting 3 different sets of wheels on it to see which one we (and you) like best.

Speed Academy inspects a budget BMW M5 to determine if the vehicle is a viable project car. After discovering significant paint and cosmetic issues under a vinyl wrap, the team figures out its next steps.

BMW of North America is recalling over 318,000 vehicles due to the potential for the starter in the vehicles’ 4-cylinder engines to fail, and in some cases, catch fire. 

Speed Academy is a website and YouTube channel based on making things go fast and enjoying cars. Peter Tarach and Dave Pratte are the forces behind Speed Academy.

In our not-so-humble opinion, BMW design has gone off the rails. Automotive expert Jim Hall examines the history of this German luxury car brand and helps us peer into the future of the automaker. 

Out of all the ostentatious European machinery that became wealth-flaunting signifiers for newly rich Americans during the middle 1980s, which was the cocainiest? I've found a discarded example of one of the strongest contenders for that title, now residing in a Denver car graveyard.

BMW has officially confirmed that it will be discontinuing the all-electric iX SUV for the United States. However, this apparently doesn’t represent the brand pulling away from EVs. The BMW iX instead looks to have paved the way for new models that will be part of the brand’s aspirations to further normalize electrified models.

Folks, today we have a 2002 BMW 330i for you.

Friend of the site Connie Peters has driven the 2026 BMW iX xDrive60, and she has a video review for your perusal.

After a long Michigan winter in storage, this BMW 2002 gets its first wake-up of the season.

An oil-burning Bimmer? Why not? Today we give you a 2012 BMW X5 35d as our Used Car of the Day.

Does a reliable BMW exist? Could this be the one!? Our 2018 BMW 330xi Touring Long-Term Update.

BMW Group has formally rebooted Alpina, after purchasing the tuning company in 2022, and it appears as though not a lot will be changing. Alpina will continue to offer performance-tuned BMWs with an emphasis on luxury — with the automaker claiming that it wants to position the brand between performance-focused BMW M models and ultra-luxe products from Rolls-Royce.

The 2027 BMW 3 Series has been revealed and it’s basically the production version of its Neue Klasse EV concept that debuted in 2023.

Today we have a 2002 BMW M5 for you.

Yet another year has passed with the Z4, now at 16 years old. Last we caught up, there were some water issues in the trunk that required immediate correction, subsequent to some new tires, a recall, and maintenance items. Let’s catch up and see how things have fared over the past 10 months.

BMW has announced that it will be expanding its usage of humanoid robots after having successfully tested units from Figure AI in Spartanburg, South Carolina, last year. The next batch of bipedal robots will be sent to Leipzig, Germany, to see how they handle its European facilities.

A bunch of BMW models are being recalled because of a potential electrical problem.

In this episode of Spanners, we meet Dan Cole and his rebuilt 1973 BMW Bavaria, a car born from the wreckage of his first Bavaria after a devastating crash.

BMW has been no stranger to controversy over the last 20 years.

Today's recall alert concerns several BMW models -- and one Toyota that shares a lot of its bones with a BMW.

Despite taking a surplus of criticism for attempting to normalize subscription-based heated seats, BMW says it remains committed to vehicle subscriptions.

Today we have for you a 1991 BMW M5

A small number of 2014-2015 BMW 2-, 3-, and 4-Series vehicles are being recalled.

Today we have one of those small recalls -- fewer than 100 units -- for you.

Speed Academy is building an E90 BMW M3 with the S65 V8 with a DCT transmission to be the best street car ever.

Today we have a 2002 BMW M5 for you.

We try not to judge the asking price on these used cars of the day -- we let you do it. Mostly because we don't want to copy a long-running feature at another, similar outlet.

But this 2016 BMW M5 made me wonder if, uh, the price is correct.

More than 25 years ago now there was a brutal business battle between two of Germany’s Big Three. At the conclusion of the 20th century, both BMW and Volkswagen were very eager to purchase Rolls-Royce and Bentley. The two British luxury stalwarts had been intertwined via the same owner for many decades, but that was about to change. The fight took five years to play out, saw neither company get exactly what it wanted, and changed the fortunes of both Rolls-Royce and Bentley for the better.

Today we bring you a Carbon Black 2002 BMW M5.

Friend of the site Connie Peters has a video review of the 2025 BMW Z4 M40i for us -- the one with the manual.

Toyota revived the Supra several years back with help from BMW. That partnership yielded an impressive vehicle, but it also means that the Supra is wrapped into recalls that impact BMW powertrains. The Supra was recently recalled in an action that also affects the BMW 3-Series and X3.

We've got a recall involving several BMW and Mini models.

Today we present you with a 2002 BMW M5.

Numerous studies and surveys have shown that car buyers really care about Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but BMW says its internal data disagrees. The automaker recently told BMW Blog that its drivers rely more on its baked-in navigation and other features than the technologies offered with smartphone-mirroring systems.

We just got a look at the new BMW iX3, which is the automaker’s first to use its Neue Klasse design philosophy. As expected, BMW has a range of new models based on the platform in the works, and it recently said it would deliver more than 40 new models with the design language in the next two years.

BMW is making a lot of news today. Now we have a recall.

As part of the debut of the 2026 BMW iX3, we’re getting a glimpse of the updated operating system going into the brand’s “Neue Klasse” vehicles. However, the reveal didn’t just show us an upcoming model. It also serves as the death knell of the much-praised iDrive knob, which future BMW models will not receive.

We’ve been seeing BMW’s “Neue Klasse” concept cars for a while now, but they’re finally starting to translate into production cars. The new iX3 debuted at the Munich Auto Show yesterday, showing a new electric SUV with sci-fi levels of tech and, um, interesting styling.

Mercedes-Benz is reportedly in negotiations about potentially using BMW-sourced motors on future models. The engine in question is said to be a four-cylinder unit that would go into a wide range of products.

Tightening global emissions standards have led automakers toward electrification to boost their fleets’ fuel economy, which has caused the demise of larger-displacement engines and some performance models.

BMW has reported its sales for the second quarter and first half of 2025.

What happens when an engine lets go on a racetrack? You do a redemption build.

Today we're going topless with a 2004 BMW 330ci convertible.

BMW will soon share some of its tariff costs with buyers. Cars Direct recently reported that the automaker would bump pricing on many models by as much as 1.9 percent starting July 1, which could increase buyers’ costs by $2,500 on some vehicles.

BMW's pricing guide for the 2026 model year M3 has leaked online. A base-trimmed M3 looks like it’ll be setting buyers back $78,400. Meanwhile the M3 Competition and Competition xDrive will be priced at $82,600 and $87,700, respectively. That’s an increase of $1,700 across the board before factoring in destination fees or any dealer markups you might encounter. However, the cars appear to be mechanically unchanged.