Image: WRT Racing I know that I’ve previously said that racing teams need to find colors that aren’t red, white, or black to paint their cars, but this new BMW M4 GT3 from WRT Racing is the exception that proves the rule. The BMW-supported team will run a throwback livery inspired by the UFO Jeans … Read more
Image: Chris Graythen (Getty Images) The ongoing saga of will-they/won’t-they between Andretti Global and Formula One is getting a bit ridiculous at this point. The sport remains adamant that it wants nothing to do with Michael Andretti or his Cadillac engines, but Andretti remains steadfastly preparing to enter the series when the new rules debut … Read more
The Z4 GT3 was one of the coolest, if not exactly within the spirit of the rules, ways to go racing a decade ago. BMW’s aging M3 proved highly uncompetitive in the GT3 class by 2012, and the new-shape Z4 didn’t have enough motor to compete either, so the company combined the two, shoving the … Read more
For years now BMW has used the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este to unveil its latest fantastical design concept, and this year is no different as BMW just revealed the Concept Skytop, a two-seat grand tourer that seems perfectly suited to driving around Lake Como. While there’s a lot to like with the Skytop, as someone … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice M3 has added performance by way of a bunch of Dinan upgrades plus a factory hard top to keep it all under wraps. Let’s see if the specs and the price have you all flipping your lids. 2024 Polestar 2: Your Questions, Answered Admonitions abounded in the comments on … Read more
You better act fast if you want a new car with a manual – especially a BMW. In an interview with Italian-language magazine Quattroruote, Frank Weber, a BMW board member, said the days of row-your-own BMW manual transmissions are numbered. 2024 BMW XM Label | Jalopnik First Drive “It’s over,” Weber told the Italian outlet. … Read more
Photo: Tim Sharp (AP) Formula 1 rejected Andretti Global’s Cadillac-backed application to join the sport last week, claiming, among other things, that it didn’t believe Andretti-Cadillac would be competitive. Apparently, though, there’s another reason Andretti and F1 weren’t able to come to an agreement. As the Associated Press reports, F1 sent Andretti an email about … Read more
Photo: BMW It’s probably only a matter of time before the manual transmission dies off, but that day is not today. BMW buyers made that clear last year, with more than half of all M2 buyers in the U.S. choosing to go with the three-pedal option, Motor1 reports. About 20 percent of M3 and M4 … Read more