Subscribe | Download (24 MB MP3) After a long (long, long) break we’re back with a special episode of the BimmerCast. Special because we have special guest Bryan Joslin firmly of Vortex Media and now Editor and Chief of the forthcoming magazine Gran Turismo. Being a longtime BMW fan Bryan joins us to talk BMWs and his history with a very special 31…

Subscribe | Download (14 MB MP3) We ‘re back with a quick recap and news and then a look ahead. The Geneva show is hours away and it serves as the perfect backdrop to talk about what BMW will be up to for the rest of the year. Here ‘s a quick look at the topics of BimmerCast #69. – BMW i3 with range extender detailed – The M3/M4 and what to expect …

Subscribe | Download (14 MB MP3) While at NAIAS we caught up with Victor Lelue, BMW 3 Series and Z4 Product Manager for the US. We used this opportunity to chat about everything you can imagine 3 Series. Starting with the 320i and why it exists without much if any improved MPG figures. We then moved onto the new 3 Series wagon and what we should ex…

Subscribe | Download (13 MB MP3) The 4 Series coupe concept not only marks the first time we ‘ve seen the letter four used by BMW, it also marks the first concept lead by BMW Designer Won Kyu Kang. Won Kyu (pronounced 1-Q) was visibly excited if not a touch anxious when we caught up with him at NAIAS shortly after the 4 Series concept introduction.…

Subscribe | Download (45 MB MP3) It ‘s time for our annual look back at the year that was with a look ahead to what ‘s coming. As we ‘ve mentioned previously 2012 was a huge year for BMW. We look back and ahead at the following: – The BMW ActiveHybrids (5 and 3 Series) and why they sell in small numbers – F30 3 Series – the biggest launch of 2012 –…

Subscribe | Download (45 MB MP3) We ‘re back for the November episode of the BimmerCast with a full plate of BMW news to discuss. Here ‘s a quick run-down on what we cover: – The M550d – Michael talks about his time in the diesel barn burner and how it might just be the perfect car. – The Manual M5 – likely the last manual M5 ever. Does it still ma…

[audio:http://s3.bimmerfile.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/podcast/bimmercast64.mp3] Subscribe | Download (45 MB MP3) The BimmerCast returns from summer vacation with a huge show… over an hour. Here ‘s a quick run-down on what we cover: – First on the list; the introduction of the X1 to the US market. It ‘s the cheapest new BMW in the US and appea…

[audio:http://s3.bimmerfile.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/podcast/BimmerCast%2063.mp3] Subscribe | Download (25 MB MP3) The BimmerCast is back this week with lots of M talk. First up the M6 and M3 CRT first impressions. We had a chance to drive both recently and we give you some insight into why both are exceptional (and surprisingly related). Bu…

[audio:http://s3.bimmerfile.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/podcast/bimmercast62.mp3] Subscribe | Download (25 MB MP3) BimmerCast 62 is all about Motorsport. We catch-up with Michael who ‘s just back from the first DTM race of the season. yes BMW is back after a 20 year hiatus in the premier Touring car racing series in the world. We go in detail a…

[audio:https://www.bimmerfile.com/podcast/bimmercast_61.mp3] Subscribe | Download (13 MB MP3) While at the Geneva Motor Show Michael had a moment to catch-up with Karim Habib, head of Exterior Design at BMW. It ‘s a casual conversation that was held spur of the moment on the showroom floor at during the press day. That means (the good) it ‘s the th…

[audio:https://www.bimmerfile.com/podcast/bimmercast_60.mp3] Subscribe | Download (24 MB MP3) BimmerCast 60 is here and we ‘ve got quite a bit to catch-up on. The M6 is first up (with a proper orange no less) that captured our attention more than any 6 series product before it. We then move onto the M Line of Performance cars. The car that has us p…

[audio:https://www.bimmerfile.com/podcast/bimmercast_59.mp3] Subscribe | Download (10 MB MP3) After a long day of interviews at the North American International Auto Show Todd and Matt caught up with BMWNA ‘s M Boss Matthew Russell with an impromptu interview that covered a range of topics. First up we talk 3 Series and the fact that the NAIAS this…

[audio:https://www.bimmerfile.com/podcast/bimmercast_58.mp3] Subscribe | Download (41 MB MP3) We ‘re back but a week since our last show with a look ahead at 2012 and some improved audio quality and another big 60 minute show. But more importantly we tell you how to properly order an F30 and what those “Lines ” really are. After the F30 we move ont…

[audio:https://www.bimmerfile.com/podcast/mf_podcast_F56.mp3] Subscribe | Download (10 MB MP3) Something funny happened after Michael and I finished our last podcast for BimmerFile. We started talking MINIs. And as we ‘re prone to do, we quickly started talking about future cars and the direction of the brand. What followed was the most efficient u…

[audio:https://www.bimmerfile.com/podcast/bimmercast_57.mp3] Subscribe | Download (45 MB MP3) After a very long break we ‘re back with another big show. First up we recap the last two months of BMW news starting of course with the 6er Gran Coupe and then quickly moving onto the F30 and next generation M3. We round out the news with some thought on …

[audio:https://www.bimmerfile.com/podcast/bimmercast_56.mp3] Subscribe | Download (45 MB MP3) After a very long break we ‘re back with our biggest and longest show ever. We start with the M5 and new 3 Series and Michael ‘s first-hand experiences with both cars. And as much as that could be a show in itself, we move on to tackle pretty much every ot…

[audio:https://www.bimmerfile.com/podcast/bimmercast_55.mp3] Subscribe | Download (17 MB MP3) We at BF get a lot of opportunities to drive BMWs. But rarely do we have a chance to current M line-up aganst each-other at a track like Laguna Seca. And more than anything we wanted to see how each the M3 and the X6M stacked up against the newest and most…

[audio:https://www.bimmerfile.com/podcast/bimmercast_54.mp3] Subscribe | Download (23 MB MP3) We caught up with Mr Watts while at Laguna Seca where M was showing off the new M5 for the first time on US soil. We wanted to check in on the latest from the M Division (ie the M5) as well as shed some more light on the background of the 1M. Specifically …

[audio:https://www.bimmerfile.com/podcast/bimmercast_53.mp3] Subscribe | Download (23 MB MP3) We ‘re back after a month break that saw Michael make the big move across the pond to Germany. But the news never stops and, as you ‘d expect, we have a ton to catch-up on. Full list of topics after the break. – 1M CSL Rumor (squashed) – M2; what to expect…

Subscribe | Download (14 MB MP3) As you may have guessed we ‘re pretty pumped for the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring this weekend here at BF. Sure F1 is at Valencia, but for those could do without the glitz and glamour and would rather focus on the ultimate man and machine, there isn ‘t a better race in the world. So with that said we thought it appro…