BMW reveals ferocious new M3 and M4

IF YOU’RE no fan of Top Gear-style wheel-spinning, tyre-smoking oversteer, then it’s probably best to look away now, because BMW has unveiled the new M3 and M4. Essentially the same car underneath, the main differences come in the number of doors and the suspension settings, with the M3 built as a four-door, slightly more forgiving saloon and the M4 as a harder-edged two-door coupe. But both will go very sideways, if that’s the sort of thing that revs your engine, thanks to a shared 425bhp six-cylinder engine that sends all that juicy power to the rear wheels.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2011) RESULT

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2011) - t started as expected... The Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi is certainly a spectacular venue. It doesn’t yet have the soul of the traditional F1 circuits in Europe, but it is a special race (the only day-night race in the F1 calendar) especially for the 2011 World Champion Sebastian Vettel, who is the only man to have ever won on the circuit.

BMW X1 confirmed for United States

One of the worst-kept secrets in the car world has been confirmed: The BMW X1 is coming to the United States in 2011. It likely will come with rear-wheel and all-wheel drive and a variety of gasoline and diesel engines. BMW said it would announce the powertrain specifics closer to the launch as it factors uneven fuel prices in the United States.