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We recently sat down with Albert Biermann, Head of Product Development for BMW at the German automaker's high performance M division, to get a taste of what's going on behind the scenes. We had a lot of questions, and Biermann did his best to answer them without giving his PR minders heart palpitations.

What did we learn? Plenty. But here are the highlights: The M wagon is dead, all-wheel drive won't be coming to the current M5, the M6 is due to hit in the summer, and offering a manual transmission on BMW's twin-turbocharged sports sedan is a massive headache thanks to us pesky Americans.

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Six Things We Learned at BMW M originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After a lot of speculations, spy photos and renderings, we finally see the sixth generation of the BMW 3 Series without any camouflage. The new BMW 3 Series is also known as F30 and comes to continue a successfully story written by the previous models, vehicles sold in more than 12 million units since 1975. In terms of dimensions, the new BMW 3 Series is slightly bigger than its predecessor with a 50 mm longer wheelbase for a total of 2,8 meters. According to the company, the increased dimensions will provide more legroom and headroom for the passengers.

The recently unveiled 2012 BMW 3 Series is a very important car on a global level and to some extend to just about all petrolheads but it?s far more important to us and the Bavarians. According to their press release, the F30 BMW 3 Series is better in every way, which means, better engines, better [...]

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BMW officially unveiled its i3 concept ahead of the car's on-stage debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Details on the i3 and upcoming i8 poured out. Click here for all of that initial info.

Recently, Consumer Reports' Eric Evarts spoke about the i3 with BMW chief engineer Ulli Kranz. Evarts asked of the i3's optional range-extending engine and, even though Kranz wouldn't discuss specifics, Evarts seems to have prodded Kranz in such a way that BMW's range-extending solution was revealed.

Evarts suggested to Kranz that one of BMW's motorcycle engines would be ideally suited for range-extending duties and, rather than deny this, Kranz' "eyes lit up when it was suggested that a motorcycle engine might be a perfect fit for such a car," according to Evarts.

Furthermore, Green Car Reports speculates that handling the i3's range-extending duties will be one of BMW's G-Series motorcycle engines, most likely the 48-horsepower, single-cylinder 652-cc unit that powers the U.S.-spec BMW G 650 GS motorcycle.

2014 BMW i3 to feature range-extending 652-cc motorcycle engine? originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The topic of a BMW M5 with an all-wheel drive system comes back to focus. Recently, Albert Biermann, ...