BMW X Series

For something unique, BMW took Australian media to the outback for an unorthodox approach to testing an SUV: desert rally driving. Get your own rhythm and timing right, and the X3 M will scythe through a twisty rally course, throttle pinned, all 375kW relentlessly on tap – mid-era ’80s Group …

Efficiency meets supremacy: With the market launch of the new BMW X5 xDrive45e, the drive portfolio of the Sporty Activity Vehicle (SAV) is now being expanded to include a plug-hybrid system. The second generation of the BMW X5 with electrified drive combines a model-specific in-line 6-cylinder petrol engine featuring BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology with …

BMW has released an armor-plated version of its luxury X5 crossover. The model is called the X5 Protection VR6 and is designed to offer both private customers and diplomatic personnel protection against violent attacks, kidnapping or organised crime. This is often a decisive criterion, especially in regions like South America, …

Just this week, BMW unveiled the new BMW X5 Protection VR6 armored-plated SUV. The “VR6” moniker actually represents the vehicle’s level of armor protection, which is enough to stop bullets from an AK-47 assault rifle, BMW claims. To achieve that level of protection, BMW used the X5 with high-strength steel panels in …

For the launch of the all-new, first ever BMW X3M and X4M, BMW Global flew a large media contingent and many of their top engineers to Newark in the USA for the international launch of this flagship SUV. Ciro De Siena of South Africa’s Cars Magazine brings you this report …