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BMW M3 Plowed Into House By Idiot Teen Driver

Potential idiot parents take note — the 2008 BMW M3 is a finely crafted, high-performance, German-engineered rocket sled. It is not a present to buy for your LA-area 19-year-old. When parents like you buy cars like M3s for your kids, things like this happen — they pile a couple of guys in the car, then take it out for high-speed foolishness. At the peak of teenage testosterone, they will hit the "M button," rocket up a hill, lose control, jump a curb and bash into a house.

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4:40 PM on Mon Jul 21 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
16,337 views, 115 comments

Latest by luima: Dial M for Murder... stupid parents more »

2008 bmw m3

Seattle Body Shop Has Best Loaner Car Ever

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down on the street

1987 BMW M6

We love the BMW 6 series cars around here, and so far we've seen an '83 633CSi and an '87 L6 parked on the Alameda street. You fans of the early 5 and 7 series BMWs will have your day, as I'm going to shoot at least one example of each for this series... but that's going to have to wait, because we've got a "stop the presses" sort of a find for today.
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9:00 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,575 views, 73 comments

Latest by n/a: I'm practically beside myself waiting for you to shoot an e28 5er. I own one! =D But I'm in San Francisco. It is a daily driver though, 98 miles round trip every day to Cupertino! more »

2009 bmw 555i

2009 BMW 555i Spotted In California?

Attentive Jalopnik reader Brian Lopes was out-and-about when he spotted something slightly off about this new 5-Series BMW parked over the weekend in Long Beach, California. The badging indicates that this is a "555i" BMW. Those who have been following the company know that this latest version of the aging E60 is rumored to be getting a version of the 4.4L, twin-turbo N64 V8 good for about 400 horsepower and 450 ft.-lbs. of torque. The word on the street was that this was set to sneak out in 2009, so the chances of it running around in public are fairly slim and our BMW sources indicate that they have no knowledge of that model existing (though, they would say that wouldn't they?). Most likely, then, this is a regular 5-series owned by someone who purchased an extra badge and did the work themselves. Still, dare to dream.

3:20 PM on Tue May 27 2008
By Matt Hardigree
5,707 views, 35 comments

Latest by n/a: I guess it could be a 550i re-badged. What loser doesn't feel good enough about their 550 that they need to replace the 0? more »

bmw f3

2010 BMW F3 Spied Plotting The Automotive Apocalypse?

What have we here? It looks to be some sort of tarted-up BMW wagon, and according to the guys at BimmerPost, it's a mule for an upcoming 3-Series based crossover to be known as the BMW F3. Of course, there's no way to be sure. The last time we saw a lifted E91 we thought it was an X3 powertrain mule. Then there's some people who think this little black wagon is a mule for the X1. So what is it really? More »

12:30 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Mark Arnold
6,481 views, 36 comments

Latest by Mark Arnold: @Ash78: @damnElantra: @Mr.Fresco: Aww shucks... I like you guys too. more »

24 hours of lemons altamont

So, What About The Porcubimmer?

We followed the exploits of LTDScott and his Team Porcubimmer during the run-up to the 24 Hours of LeMons race at Altamont, and some of you are probably wondering how it went for the "Pricks Outside" guys when the real deal went down. Well, we have good news and bad news for you: the good news is that the car looked amazing (as did the coordinated team outfits), but the bad news is that a cascade of mechanical woes kept the Porcubimmer off the track for much of the weekend. Fuel system, clutch, you name it. When it was on the track, however, it was fast; for a glorious- if regrettably short- time on Saturday, the spiky 325e was in the #1 position. Take heart, Porcubimmer fans- we're pretty sure we haven't seen the last of this car's angry face! [Porcubimmer.com]

5:20 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,668 views, 28 comments

Latest by mytdawg: Coolest looking BMW ever. The quills are very nice. more »

2010 bmw z4

2010 BMW Z4 Interior

Whoops, looks like fräulein Helga parked the 2010 BMW Z4 mule in the wrong place at the wrong time. Several very nice interior shots have surfaced showing the layout and interfaces of the pending Z4 revision. The dash is still covered in a thick felt and that blue and white propeller on the wheel is taped over, but there's no mistaking some elements of the new car. More »

4:00 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
7,127 views, 17 comments

choose your eternity

PCH, Upscale BMW Coupe Edition: 1967 2000C or 1984 633CSi?

In another setback to French dreams of displaying the All-Time Eternal Project Car Damnation MegaTrophy (which turns into a pile of red powder within a few weeks) at the top of the Eiffel Tower, the hybridized British Leyland machine obliterated the Peugeot diesel in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. The endless battle between PCH Superpowers Britain, France, and Italy will hold a cease-fire today, as we're so inspired by the beauty and coke-dealer-style original price tag of this morning's PCH car that we have no choice but to fill your garage with the sulfurous fumes of two gorgeous- yet maddeningly complex- Bavarian machines today.
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5:20 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,632 views, 40 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: @TheTooth: '84 for that reason... and because I didn't look at the URL and just saw "Location: Jupiter". more »

2010 bmw x3

BMW X3 Powetrain Mule Probably Cooler Than BMW X3

What can be said about the BMW X3 that we haven't already been through? It's a compact SUV which would be better off as a four-by-four station wagon, just as AMC showed us. Funny thing though when you're developing a new X3 to come out sometime before 2011, you may need to wrap the test power train in something other than the final sheetmetal — like the modified body of an E91 3-series station wagon. Another funny thing about the situation is the resultant car looks freakin' great! With this mule we're really beginning to wonder if the X3 wouldn't be better off this way. What do you think? [Bimmerfile]

3:20 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
4,815 views, 43 comments

Latest by n/a: id drive it! more »

2008 bmw m3 coupe

Hamann Kicks The E92 M3 Coupe Up A Notch... Or 35

While the majority of us would be happy with a standard M3, Hamann's apparently not as satisfied as the German tuning shop has just revealed a couple of serious tuning packages for the V8-powered E92 BMW M3 Coupe. The two blend all sorts of fun performance upgrades with enough cosmetics to make Mary Kay blush. The first tuning package increases the 4.0-liter V8's output to 435 HP and a slight boost to torque on the crank shaft. With the removal of the speed limiter, the M3 can go up to a top speed of 187 mph. The second kit called "Sportkit HM/M +35" raises output to 455 HP. This second package pushes the speedometer up to a speedgasmic 199 mph. As far as looks go, Hamann drops a black on black paint job, matching the rims to the dark-as-night skin. Gorgeous. The black knight certainly does return.

[via CarScoop]

9:20 AM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Ray Wert
2,578 views, 28 comments

Latest by n/a: 199mph? Not going to fudge a little and call it 200mph? Oh come on, who is gonna call you on 1mph! more »

custom cars

Franken M3 To Warp Space and Time When Complete

Imagine for a moment what would happen if you took the 500 HP V10 power train and suspension out of a 2008 BMW M5 and put it into a 1988 BMW M3. Stop salivating. This is exactly what the lunatics at Piper Motorsports are doing.The car is being outfitted with all the fun stuff from the M5 and none of the porky excess which bogs the super sedan down. When complete it will have all of the subframes, suspension, engine power and countless custom components. I will also probably have it's owners breath, as we're sure it will take it away. [Piper Motorsports and Cardomain Build Log]

1:45 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,119 views, 56 comments

Latest by n/a: @Ω βгåғғ™: Comment on Franken M3 To Warp Space and Time When Complete Thanks for the comment on our project. The customer we are building the car for also owns a Hartge E90 with a V10. While his E90 was in Germany more »

offbeat news

Obsessive-Compulsively Documented BMW Sold For $900

A big selling point for older cars is documentation. Though for most used cars, the line "fully-documented" in a classified ad indicates a glovebox full of assorted receipts from Meineke, Discount Tire, and Jiffy Lube. But in the case of this 1987 BMW 325i, "fully-documented" is an understatement. The E30 came with all oil change and service invoices, the original motor vehicle purchase contract, sales brochures, accessories catalog, owners manual, a vintage catalog from Dinan tuning, a receipt indicating installation of a Dinan chip and H1/H4 headlight conversion, and a thick BMW factory repair manual in mint-condition. Oh, and one more thing...

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1:30 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Mark Arnold
6,457 views, 71 comments

Latest by toyotaboy: he just wanted documentation so that when his lemon goes into the shop, he could proove it was a manufacturing defect. more »

racing

Ride At LeMons With Team SFF1's BMW 325e!

After we put up the 400 photos of the LeMons Über Gallery, we heard from rnair, who was a member of Team SFF1, whose 1986 BMW 325e finished in the Top 44. Team SFF1 has documented the heck out of their LeMons experience, with tons of photos and action-packed in-car videos. It's definitely worth checking out. [The Racing Geek]

2:00 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Murilee Martin
464 views, 3 comments

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