2012 BMW M5 Concept

If you thought the other luxury car makers were going to take the CTS-V's claims of "fastest production sedan in the world" lying down, you haven't been paying attention. Soon up to challenge the Caddy's reign will be a slightly tweaked version of the 2012 BMW M5 Concept($TBA). Powered by a high-revving V8 with M TwinPower Turbo Technology, the new M5 will crank out copious horsepower to its seven-speed, double-clutch transmission, with the Active M Differential sending power to each rear wheel independently based on traction, slip angle, and other considerations. Nürburgring tested, Uncrate approved.


Via Uncrate

BMW working on electric 5-series sedan for China, we still can't get a diesel

Surely it'll come elsewhere eventually, but for now an electric version of BMW's generously proportioned 5-series sedan looks destined exclusively for China. As part of the company's partnership with Brilliance China Automotive, BMW Brilliance Automotive is planning to create a pure EV 5-series and to show it off this year -- at some point. No further details are known about the car, though we're quite sure why this is happening. EVs are becoming more and more popular there as China struggles to shrug off a massive foreign oil dependency and BMW saw a similarly massive 87 percent jump in growth of its sales in China in 2010. So, there's your motive, but we'll still have to wait a bit for the rest of the details.


Via Engadget

Jeff Koons' BMW Art Car

BMW has pulled the sheet off the Jeff Koons art car and we have to say we like it. A lot.
Koons has wanted to design an art car since 2003, when he first approached BMW about the idea. BMW gave him the nod earlier this year, and the car was unveiled Tuesday at Centre Pompidou in Paris, the same place where Lichtenstein unveiled his art car in 1977.



Via Wired