by BMW Car Club GB | Jan 29, 2018 | Archive
The Dakar Rally celebrated its 40th running in January 2018, with the usual assortment of cars, bikes, quads and trucks tackling the epic fortnight long race through the South American dunes. The 2018 edition of the Dakar was particularly tough, with many seasoned...
by BMW Car Club GB | Jan 29, 2018 | Archive
BMW has continued its winning streak at the What Car? Awards for 2018. Building on the success of last year’s Car of the Year award, the BMW 5 Series Saloon has taken home the awards for the Best Luxury Car for the second consecutive time.The BMW 5 Series beat...
by BMW Car Club GB | Jan 26, 2018 | Archive
Words and Bathurst 12hr event photos by Andrew Coles. Australia’s Bathurst 12hr endurance classic is quickly gaining a solid reputation as one of the most iconic races on the international calendar. The undulating 6.2km Mount Panorama circuit, located...
by BMW Car Club GB | Jan 19, 2018 | Archive
The BMW Group achieved its best-ever annual sales in 2017, the seventh consecutive year it has achieved a new annual record. This success was spread throughout the company with both BMW and MINI brands achieving new all-time high figures. BMW M and BMW i also achieved...
by BMW Car Club GB | Jan 15, 2018 | Archive
For three days in January, the NEC at Birmingham becomes the epicentre of world motorsport. Teams, drivers, suppliers, event organisers and car manufacturers come together to exhibit the pinnacle of what they are capable of, and create an exciting atmosphere filled...
by BMW Car Club GB | Jan 11, 2018 | Archive
New technology, cutting-edge connectivity, standard-fit front and rear LED lights across the range and an advanced dual-clutch automatic gearbox are just some of the features in the new 2018 MINI 3-Door Hatch, MINI 5-Door Hatch and MINI Convertible, which will launch...
by BMW Car Club GB | Jan 9, 2018 | Archive
James Mann – How to Photograph Cars I haven’t seen the earlier edition of this book and so this is a review of it as a complete work rather than an update. My expectation, when I started to do this review, was that the book would only cover the basics...
by BMW Car Club GB | Jan 9, 2018 | Archive
Submitted by Martin Wooler.A ride in a McLaren F1… Sometime over the Christmas holidays, somebody asked me if money were no object what car would I buy. My response, without hesitation was a McLaren F1, designed by Gordon Murray and produced between 1992...
by BMW Car Club GB | Jan 8, 2018 | Archive
The Sunday Scramble at Bicester Heritage is a truly unique event. It’s kind of like a Cars & Coffee meet, but on steroids. The location, filling the vintage car and aviation hub at Bicester Heritage, is just so damn photogenic, and the roll-up is unlike...
by BMW Car Club GB | Jan 5, 2018 | Archive
Richard Stern (In my opinion)Since the financial recession of 2008, people have been looking at where to invest their money as no one trusted the banks anymore and even today the interest rate on your savings is peanuts. It all started with prestige cars like pre-war...
