BMW 3 Series

The BMW 3.0 CSL and the Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung chase exactly the same target from opposite directions. Both take a familiar coupé and rebuild it as a track-focused collector’s piece, with carbon fibre bodywork, heavy aerodynamic work and mechanical changes that run far past skin deep. Where they part …

The new BMW 3 Series has reached the closing stage of its development, and it is not going quietly. Camouflaged prototypes of the petrol saloon are hammering around BMW’s Miramas proving ground in southern France. This is the final round of summer handling work. The combustion 3 Series will sit …

BMW is not ready to let the combustion 3 Series fade quietly. The new BMW M350 xDrive steps up as the range-topping petrol saloon, taking over from the M340i xDrive. Under the bonnet sits a 3.0-litre turbocharged straight-six with 48-volt mild-hybrid assistance. It serves up 437bhp and 428lb ft. That …

Inka Orange is back, and it has landed on a 1972 BMW 3.0 CSi. Ronnie Fieg, the founder of streetwear label Kith, has taken that E9 coupé and a 1987 BMW M6 and rebuilt both from the shell up. Each now wears paint code 022, a shade BMW first mixed …

The BMW M340i landed back in 2019, which makes it the veteran of Germany’s mid-tier sports saloon class. Its rivals are far fresher. The Audi S5 and the Mercedes-AMG C43 both bring newer cabins and newer engineering thinking to the fight. Yet a fresh three-way test has handed the win …