BMW F1 at the Ring

BMW F1 at the Ring
The Nordschleife hadn’t seen a modern F1 car in over 30 years. Then Nick Heidfeld arrived in his BMW Sauber F1.06…
Audi RS4 v BMW M5

Audi RS4 v BMW M5
The stuff-shifting version of Audi’s RS4 meets BMW’s new dog-friendly M5 in a pan-European hyperwagon showdown
BMW Z4 M

BMW Z4 M
The Z4 M may not quite be the finished article, but BMW's Coupe handles Cadwell Park with aplomb as it chases the Impreza RB320
V8 engine technology

V8 engine technology
The new BMW M3’s 414bhp V8, and how it rates against its rivals from Audi and Mercedes
New look BMW concept

New look BMW concept
‘Concept CS’ previews BMW’s next look; production version would target Porsche and Aston
F1 returns to 'Ring

F1 returns to 'Ring
This week a Formula 1 car runs on the the Nürburgring for the first time in 31 years
BMW M5 v TVR Chimaera v Audi RS2 v Renault Clio V6 v Mazda R

BMW M5 v TVR Chimaera v Audi RS2 v Renault Clio V6 v Mazda R
Panda 100HP just a little too… sensible? We find out what else you can buy for £10K – if you’re prepared to go second-hand
BMW 130i M Sport

BMW 130i M Sport
A superb drive, but £31K's an awful lot of money, regardless of how well it goes, looks and feels
BMW Drift Nutter

BMW Drift Nutter
A short clip that has to be seen to be (disbelieved) - pity the poor people driving towards him. Nutter!
BMW 130i M Sport

BMW 130i M Sport
The 130i made its trackday debut at the end of March when the evoactive circus arrived at Snetterton. Having never visited the Norfolk circuit before,…
BMW 130i M Sport

BMW 130i M Sport
It's not every day you get an empty track to play with, so when the boys at the Bedford Autodrome waved me out onto the circuit, I was determined to m…
BMW 130i M Sport

BMW 130i M Sport
The Christmas break meant a jaunt to Wales to see the folks, and the chance to really get to know the 130.
BMW tuners show off

BMW tuners show off
Two German tuning companies had two very different takes on BMW's 6-series at Frankfurt. AC Schnitzer showed a vibrant yellow and black M6 derivative …
BMW's Cayman

BMW's Cayman
A coupe version of the Z4 doesn't sound like a particularly radical idea, but this fine-looking, near-production concept emerged as the star of last m…
BMW art
BMW art
BMW 645 Ci

BMW 645 Ci
When a long-term 645 was first mooted last spring there was a buzz of excitement in the Metcalfe household
BMW M3 Evo

BMW M3 Evo
As I mentioned in the End of Term report on my Digi-Tec Smart Roadster Coupe (issue 079), I have replaced it with a car boasting precisely three times…
BMW 645 Ci

BMW 645 Ci
I was having some time off from my day job as Script Ed on Top Gear telly when news broke that we were re-recording a batch of studio links for an Ame…
Four-cylinder Z4
Four-cylinder Z4
BMW 645Ci

BMW 645Ci
Last month I mentioned that while our 645 is great to own, it suffers from not doing anything outstandingly. Put another way, it lacks star quality. B…