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Subscribe today: Be among the first to read our E46 M3 buyer’s guide

Fast? Exclusive? Practical? Try the E46-chassis BMW M3. Subscribe to Classic Motorsports today so you don’t miss our buyer’s guide in the May 2025 issue.

Legends Of The Autobahn: New location, same great German cars

Looking for some of the finest Audis, BMWS and Mercedes? The Legends Of The Autobahn doesn't disappoint during Monterey Car Week.

BMW to bring Turbo Concept, M5s and much more to Monterey Car Week

Love BMWs? The automaker itself will be bringing its A game to Monterey Car Week with some of its finest examples from its collection.

This is the newest BMW Art Car, which will race Le Mans this June

How do you put the "performance" into "performance painting"? By racing it, of course. That's the premise behind the latest BMW Art Car.

BMW to debut BMW M Hybrid V8 Art Car this May

Ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, BMW will unveil its 20th Art Car–designed by Ethiopian American contemporary visual artist Julie Mehretu–this May.

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Buyer's Guides: Your next classic car should probably be a Bimmer, but which one?

Want a usable classic that’s well supported? You just need to look for these three letters: BMW.

Buyer's Guides: 1987-'91 BMW 325i: Buy one now? | Buyer's Guide

The E30 M3 is a unicorn, but the more common 325i and 325is are still favorites among enthusiasts.

Features: The thrilling history of the short-lived BMW M1 Procar

The dream of sending the M1 into Group 4 and 5 didn’t quite materialize, so BMW went in a different direction with a spec series: M1 Procar.

Buyer's Guides: E46-chassis BMW M3: Buy one now? | Buyer’s Guide

Fast then and still fast by today's standards, the E46-chassis BMW M3 continued the legacy of defining the modern sports sedan. Here's what to know before you buy.

Buyer's Guides: A BMW for any budget

Don’t have a million for an M1 Procar? How about something else from the famed brand?

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BMW project cars

1972 2002tii

It's the original sports sedan: the 1972 BMW 2002tii, complete with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection. It's the bee's knees.

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Solving why all four our BMW 435i's TPMS sensors failed at once

This one felt like it should have been easy to solve. In the end, maybe it was, and maybe it wasn’t.

“I feel like the problem is gone but I …

Our BMW 435i boost leak was easy to spot but challenging to fix

For a car that usually operates at 12-15 psi of turbo boost, 0-3 psi wasn’t doing our BMW 435i any favors on track.

One good thing about a large, catastrophic …

Driving Homestead-Miami and a 1000-mile trip in a BMW 318is

Some seven years ago, we found, restored and modified a 1991 BMW 318is. Soon after finishing the work, we drove the car all over the Eastern Seaboard. The car has …

What’s causing our BMW 435i’s boost problems?

As we alluded to in the wrap-up of the kickoff of the FIRM’s Track Attack series, our first session in our BMW 435i was fine, even if the track …

What does it really cost to own a 10-year-old BMW?

During the second week of January, we passed the one-year mark since we brought home our 2015 BMW 435i project car. And while we’ve detailed the performance modifications we’ve done, …

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BMW Readers' Rides

Apr 12, 2025 by bmwracer12
2017 None M2

Fun M2 on track

Mar 25, 2025 by jahnmel
2007 None E63 M6

2007 M6 - Purchased on Bring-A-Trailer by accident (thought there would be at least one more bid) Ran it in 2024 One Lap of America

Mar 15, 2025 by ten10thsdriver
2020 None M2 Competition

Alpine White, Executive Package, DCT. Autocross (SCCA B Street) and track day toy.

Mar 15, 2025 by JLee
1988 None E30

ChampCar spec’d race car

Mar 09, 2025 by varg
1994 None 525iT

M50B30 turbo (S362SXE) 5 speed ZF310 (CM 850 clutch) 2.93 LSD Daily driven wagon

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BMW Ran When Parked

Found a BMW in Kensington, Ca on Sept. 26, 2018

I See this BMW on my trips passing by Kensington Prince Edward Island, Canada. So far not moved an inch in 5 years.

Found a BMW in Kensington, Ca on Sept. 26, 2018

I See this BMW on my trips passing by Kensington Prince Edward Island, Canada. So far not moved an inch in 5 years.

Found a BMW in Vientiane, la on Feb. 2, 2015

Found this at my old house in Vientiane Laos. Offered for sale, but the shipping is about $7500 to the US east coast. Serial number 1328782

Found a BMW in Vientiane, La on Feb. 2, 2015

Found this at my old house in Vientiane Laos. Offered for sale, but the shipping is about $7500 to the US east coast. Serial number 1328782

Found a Alfa Romeo, BMW, Jaguar, MG, Triumph in Rockville, MD on July 27, 2013

I found this forlorn collection of classics locked in an impound lot off of Maple Avenue in Rockville, MD. In addition to these, there were several others suffering a similar fate.

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