Early last month, BMW was informed of three engines on a test bench exhibiting signs of leakage at the clutch cover during testing. The engineering team further noted too little torque during ...
A BMW owner was apparently the victim of a mishap caused by either transmission manufacturer ZF or online retail giant Amazon. He reportedly ordered a new clutch for his BMW M3 via Amazon, only to ...
Someone, somewhere has made a serious boo-boo. An M3 Forum user by the name of "breadvan" posted to convey his confusion over a replacement ZF Sachs clutch kit for his BMW M3. When the box arrived, it ...
This video provides an update on the BMW S85 V10 DCT swap project, showing the latest progress toward achieving factory-level ...
Horsepower sells cars, especially those in the performance segment. BMW knows this, and with its M division pumping out more twist than ever, the automaker is facing an unexpected problem. The company ...
There was a time, not that long ago, when the automotive industry tried to convince us that the future of performance was the motorsports-inspired dual-clutch transmission. But now, BMW‘s M division ...
While fueling the need for cars with more horsepower, BMW's M-division seems to have backed itself into a corner when it comes to offering a variety of transmissions. In a recent interview, a BMW exec ...
BMW will rely more on eight-speed automatic transmissions and less on dual-clutch systems, Klaus Draeger, BMW’s development chief said today, pointing to a number of advantages brought by an automatic ...
Ralph Hanson January 17, 2008 Comment Now! Following the announcement of the new BMW M3 Convertible earlier this week comes news of the carmaker’s first dual-clutch transmission, which is set to make ...
The first time I took Project 325 to the drag strip for testing, launching was impossible. With a stock engine, 90-degree weather and 235/40-17 ContiSportContact 2 tires, I could leave the line at ...
You probably forgot the BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe exists. Even if you did, that hasn't stopped BMW from introducing a new generation of its smallest sedan for the new model year. If the 2 Series Gran ...
The 2011 BMW 3-Series coupes and convertibles aren't the only ones receiving the company's new N55 turbocharged I-6. For 2011, all 135i models will be fitted with the engine, in addition to a new dual ...