Posts from BMWBLOG for 02/01/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Updates from BMWBLOG Daily BMW News and BMW Reviews, BMW Videos and Photos In the 02/01/2023 edition: - [Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Facelift Debuts Ahead BMW X5 LCI’s February 7 Reveal](#mctoc1) - [Is Black Sapphire Metallic the Best Color for the BMW XM?](#mctoc2) - [BMW XM Label Red Coming to 2023 Pikes Peak Hill Climb](#mctoc3) - [How Do BMW’s Manual and Automatic Transmissions Compare to Porsche’s?](#mctoc4) - [BMW M3 CS In Frozen Solid White Photographed At The BMW Welt](#mctoc5) - [Here’s How Expensive the BMW M3 CS Can Get](#mctoc6) - [2025 BMW X3 Caught With Provisional Halogen Headlights At The Nurburgring](#mctoc7) - [BMW M240i xDrive Drag Races Audi E-Tron GT In Unexpected Duel](#mctoc8) - [BMW M2 CS G87: Why It’s Likely to be Built](#mctoc9) - [All-Black BMW M3 Touring With Matte Paint Poses For The Camera](#mctoc10) - [Next-Gen MINI Countryman Production Start Confirmed For Late 2023](#mctoc11) - [BMW M2 in Zandvoort Blue Displayed at Daytona 24](#mctoc12) - [BMW Individual Program in the United States Won’t Change](#mctoc13) [][][] [Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Facelift Debuts Ahead BMW X5 LCI’s February 7 Reveal]( By Nico DeMattia on Feb 01, 2023 11:32 am BMW is about to reveal the updated X5 LCI next week, February 7. However, Mercedes decided to beat BMW to the punch but revealing its newly facelifted GLE-class a week earlier. So now when BMW’s... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [Is Black Sapphire Metallic the Best Color for the BMW XM?]( By Nico DeMattia on Feb 01, 2023 11:00 am The BMW XM is probably the most controversial looking Bimmer since the E65 7 Series and potentially even more controversial looking than that. It’s an incredibly unique looking car in the BMW lineup, without any... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [BMW XM Label Red Coming to 2023 Pikes Peak Hill Climb]( By Horatiu Boeriu on Feb 01, 2023 10:11 am Despite not being on the market yet, we can exclusively report that the 2024 BMW XM Label Red is included in this official list of competitors invited to participate in the 2023 Pikes Peak International... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [How Do BMW’s Manual and Automatic Transmissions Compare to Porsche’s?]( By Nico DeMattia on Feb 01, 2023 10:00 am BMW and Porsche are natural competitors on paper but, often times, customers don’t see it that way. Porsche customers are Porsche customers and rarely look at what BMW is doing. However it can be interesting... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [BMW M3 CS In Frozen Solid White Photographed At The BMW Welt]( By Adrian Padeanu on Feb 01, 2023 09:21 am A limited-run special edition is a perfect opportunity for a luxury car brand to introduce a new paint job. BMW decided to inaugurate Frozen Sold White – an optional metallic color – with the M3... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [Here’s How Expensive the BMW M3 CS Can Get]( By Nico DeMattia on Feb 01, 2023 09:00 am It’s no surprise that the BMW M3 CS is expensive. All ‘CS’ models have had eyebrow-raising price tags. The only one that seemed sensible was the BMW M5 CS, whose sticker price was not only... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [2025 BMW X3 Caught With Provisional Halogen Headlights At The Nurburgring]( By Adrian Padeanu on Feb 01, 2023 08:52 am Codenamed G45, the fourth-generation X3 is believed to enter series production in the second half of 2024. Even though we’re about a year and a half away from the moment when the assembly of customer... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [BMW M240i xDrive Drag Races Audi E-Tron GT In Unexpected Duel]( By Adrian Padeanu on Feb 01, 2023 08:19 am The BMW M240i xDrive and Audi E-Tron GT are both all-wheel-drive cars from luxury brands but that’s where the similarities pretty much end. One is a coupe with an inline-six gasoline engine while the other... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [BMW M2 CS G87: Why It’s Likely to be Built]( By Nico DeMattia on Feb 01, 2023 08:00 am A G87-generation BMW M2 CS seems inevitable. Since the F80/F82 BMW M3/M4 CS, there’s also been the F87 M2 CS, F90 M5 CS, and—most recently—the new G83 M3 CS. So it’s pretty easy to read... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [All-Black BMW M3 Touring With Matte Paint Poses For The Camera]( By Adrian Padeanu on Feb 01, 2023 07:46 am BMW offers the M3 Touring with many splashy colors and yet we’d likely be tempted to keep our configuration simple and just go with black. Granted, this isn’t a regular paint job as we’re looking... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [Next-Gen MINI Countryman Production Start Confirmed For Late 2023]( By Adrian Padeanu on Feb 01, 2023 06:08 am Tucked away in a press release about the launch of a new cell coating line for battery modules in Leipzig is news about the next-generation MINI Countryman. The not-so-mini crossover is scheduled to enter series... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [BMW M2 in Zandvoort Blue Displayed at Daytona 24]( By Horatiu Boeriu on Feb 01, 2023 02:37 am The 2023 Daytona 24 Hours was fully branded by BMW M. Not only did BMW Motorsport have a heavy presence on track with several GTs and two new LMDh racing cars, but it also put... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [][][] [BMW Individual Program in the United States Won’t Change]( By Nico DeMattia on Jan 31, 2023 12:59 pm There’s currently a rumor floating around on various BMW forums, claiming that the brand’s Individual color program for the M3 and M4 is dying in the U.S. According to the rumor, Individual paints are out... [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( Recent Articles: [BMW M2 G87 Production Photos from Mexico Plant]( [2024 BMW M2 Showcased in Brooklyn Grey]( Copyright © 2023 iMedia Network Inc., All rights reserved. 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