Last year BMW Australia and the Victoria Police Force set up an agreement which will see BMW 5 Series vehicles implemented in the future police fleet. BMW Australia has now finalised a deal with the NSW Police Force. BMW Australia will supply authority-specification BMW 530d vehicles to the NSW Police […]
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BMW M5 Competition revealed, confirmed for Australia
This is it. The all-new, first-ever BMW M5 Competition. It comes in as the company’s most powerful vehicle, and one of the fastest four-door sedans on the market. As suspected, the M5 Competition uses a tweaked version of the 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8. Power output is tweaked to 460kW, up 19kW, […]
2018 BMW 530i Touring M Sport review (video)
In an industry now dominated by SUVs, it’s refreshing to see the option still exists for a large luxury wagon with the sporty driving dynamics of a sedan. The 5 Series was the best-selling car in BMW’s showroom last year, globally. And to help, the Touring (denoting the body shape […]
2018 BMW M5 produces whopping 466kW at the wheels on dyno (video)
The all-new, 2018 BMW M5 has landed in Australia, coming in as the most powerful BMW production car ever offered. How powerful is it really? Well, one of the first dyno runs has produced very impressive results. It’s not uncommon for manufacturers to understate their power figures, and BMW is […]
BMW Abu Dhabi shows off AC Schnitzer M550i upgrades
Before the new M5 came along BMW offered the M550i xDrive, available in overseas markets. It’s an intermediate performance sedan that almost offers the same acceleration as the new M5. Renowned BMW tuner AC Schnitzer has come up with a package that helps give the model are more sporting look. […]
BMW M5 claims 2 Guinness World Records for long drift (video)
Remember the BMW M5 drifting stunt from the other day? An official Guinness World Record has now been acknowledged. Actually, two records have been claimed. A new BMW M5 was used to set the longest drift world record at the BMW Performance Center in the US. With driving instructor Johan […]
BMW M5 to reclaim world’s longest drift with crazy refuelling (video)
BMW is looking to break the record for the world’s longest drift in the new BMW M5, reclaiming the title after losing it to a Toyota 86 a few years ago. To beat the record the team had to come up with some pretty daring refuelling stunts. You see, BMW, […]
2018 BMW M5 First Edition confirmed for Australia
Following the announcement of the 2018 BMW M5 prices and specs for Australia, the local arm has also confirmed the spicy M5 First Edition will arrive at the same launch time of the regular version. Just 400 examples are being made for global markets and BMW Australia has managed to […]