by BMW Car Club GB | Jun 4, 2016 | Archive
The BMW i8’s 1.5 litre engine won its class at the 2016 Engine of the Year awards, after having won the award outright last year.The i8’s 1.5 was top of the 1.4 litre to 1.8 litre category, with BMW’s standard gasoline 1.5 turbo coming in second,...
by BMW Car Club GB | Jun 2, 2016 | Archive
Ever fancied speccing a 2002Tii but missed your chance when BMW stopped making them in 1977? Well you can have your say in the colour and wheel choice of a 2002Tii being restored right now.There’s a 2002Tii being restored in Cambridgeshire and the workshop doing...
by BMW Car Club GB | Jun 1, 2016 | Archive
Just as rumours have begun circling of the 8 series’ return, a 1996 850CSi M has broken the auction record for the model, fetching 26,000 at Classics Central’s Bedford auction.The 8 series was the perfect GT when released, with the 850CSi featuring a...
by BMW Car Club GB | May 29, 2016 | Archive
BMW is celebrating the 30 year anniversary of its class leading sports saloon, the M3, with a special edition car of which only 30 will come to the UK.It’s 30 years since the launch of the first M3, the M badge first going on a 3 Series in 1986, to create the...
by BMW Car Club GB | May 27, 2016 | Archive
BMW’s recent expansion into the electric vehicle market has proven a resounding success, with over 10% of all BMWs sold now electrically powered. However, BMW’s work with EVs did not begin with the i3 and i8, as this 1972 ‘1602e’...
by BMW Car Club GB | May 25, 2016 | Archive
Sometimes known as the ‘Italian M3’, the E30 320is is a limited market special that provides much of the thrills of the M3, in a more lithe and affordable package. They’re rare as it is, but in such good condition and outside of Italy or Portugal...
by BMW Car Club GB | May 22, 2016 | Archive
BMW have revealed the 2002 hommage, celebrating 50 years since the first 02 went on sale. The hommage is based on the iconic 2002 Turbo.Created for the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2016, the 2002 Hommage is a one-off car, based on the new BMW M2. The...
by BMW Car Club GB | May 19, 2016 | Archive
For three decades, the Mille Miglia was one of the longest and toughest races around, subjecting competetiors to 1,000 miles of Central Italian countryside. Although always dominated by Italian manufacturers, particularly Alfa Romeo, BMW saw success in the race too....
by BMW Car Club GB | May 12, 2016 | Archive
David Beckham has a huge collection of cars, ranging from Hummers to Ferraris, Rolls Royces to Mercedes. Beckham’s first acquisition when he hit the big time at Manchester United however, was not a supercar or luxury off-roader, but a driver’s...
by BMW Car Club GB | May 9, 2016 | Archive
It’s BMW’s centeary – as if you hadn’t noticed – so /Drive had been discussing the best BMW of those 100 years. In truth, BMW hasn’t been making cars for all of that time, starting with aeroplane engines, before expanding to...
