BMW officially announced that the new 3 Series Gran Turismo will be offered with four-wheel drive system in the UK.

Starting at £30,335, the xDrive system will be available only for the BMW 320i GT and adds £1,500 to the standard model. In the official press release, BMW says that their all-wheel drive system can prevent oversteer or understeer by sending torque only to the specific place where it is needed.

2013 BMW 3 Series GT

This will make the car more stable and safe but will also reduce the joy on track.
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The new crossover SUV from BMW is still quite a while out, due date being somewhere in 2014. I am talking about the BMX X4, of course.

And even if we don’t really know how the X4 will look like once it hits the assembly line, some have already started dreaming up variants for it. All based on the concept.

BMW X4 Coupe Rendering

Theophilus Chin is one such guy, who thinks the world needs more coupe crossovers. And one based on the new BMW X4 would do very nice. So he got his game on and rendered his vision of the BMW X4 Coupe.
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It is time again to see what the curious photographers of the car making industry managed to grab for us.

Coming straight from the Nurburgring, the new BMW M235i shows us just how far the German company has gotten with their new model.

BMW M235i Spy Shot

BMW is looking to expand its vehicle range, and not only by adding completely new cars like the i3 or i8, but also by re-organizing the existing lineup. For example, the new BMW 2 Series will replace certain 1 Series models, namely the coupe.
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Today, if you are a car maker and you don’t sell your products in China, than you are missing out on some serious business.

China’s car market has become the largest in the world, grabbing a lot of attention from most automotive giants.

BMW in China

Being one of those giants, BMW has taken notice, and their reaction includes dumping large amounts of money for studying the trends of the Chinese market. And for good reason, as if we have learned something about asians and cars, it’s that they do have weird tastes, so the normal trends don’t really apply.
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The proper way to replace a flat tyre with a spare is one of those life skills that is embarrassing to own up to being ignorant of, but if you have never been shown how to do it in a real situation (or if you have simply forgotten) then here is a simple check-list to help spare your blushes:

Replacing flat tyre

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Most car enthusiasts tend to think not so highly of the diesel engines. Mostly because of the noise and the low rev.

On the US market, customers had to contend with only a few options of diesel engines on their BMW, but changing trends and technology advances will soon change that.

BMW Diesel Engine

If you think about it, for all its “flaws”, diesel burners also have plenty of advantages. Sure, they might not sound quite so delightful when the throttle hits the floor, but diesel provides more torque. And although these engines won’t rev quite as high, the fuel in them is used much more efficiently.
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The trend in the car making industry is pointing toward lower and lower CO2 emissions. The hi-revving, fast cars are slowly becoming extinct.

To remain one of the best car companies in the world, BMW can’t ignore the big trends, and so their plans will be tailored to suit the need of the masses.

BMW Logo

So far, BMW has delivered a few technologies to further the cause of a greener future, while still maintaining its standards of quality. For the traditional gasoline or diesel engines, BMW came out with a 3 cylinder solution. The new engine has proven itself to be a very good replacement for most 4 cylinders.
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Ever since the dawn of the industrial age, technology has advanced and developed at staggering rates. It is the same case for the carbon fiber.

It started out as a novelty material too expensive to use on just anything. Gradually, with time and the hard work of scientists, carbon fiber has become cheaper and available in a wider range of products.

BMW i3 Carbon Fiber Body

Now BMW announces that, in their opinion, after many years of research and development, this valued material is ready to be become affordable on any vehicle. And to prove to us that all that time and money was not spent in vain, we have the BMW i3, which will be the first car to have its whole body made out of carbon fiber.
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The new BMW 2 Series Convertible hits once again the streets, still wearing a thick layer of camouflage but with the top down. We’ve seen several spy shots with models being tested in quite though conditions, mostly in Northern countries.

The Germans at BMW decided to take advantage of the sunny days and test the main selling point of the open-top model.

F23 BMW 2 Series Convertible

There is no deny that the upcoming BMW 2 Series Convertible looks quite good with the roof down but we still wait to see more skin and get a better overview.
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BMW is a very old an cunning car making industry giant. And over the years it has shown that it has what it takes to be one of the leaders in its field.

Keeping BMW in top shape are scores of engineers, constantly searching new ways of making the cars go faster, run cheaper and offer more luxury.

BMW Group Technology Office USA

Yet sometimes even the big companies like BMW can benefit from outside help. To this end a Hackathlon was sponsored. Set to take place this weekend in Mountain View California, this will basically be a brainstorming session trying to tackle some of the problems BMW is facing.
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