On August 26th, 2024, MINI celebrates a significant milestone - 65 years of pioneering design and exhilarating performance. Since its inception in 1959, MINI has captured the hearts of drivers around the world with its unique blend of style, agility, and innovation.
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este comprises eight vehicle categories +++ BMW Group celebrates vehicle premieres ranging from a sporty one of a kind with a maritime twist to rock ’n’ roll on two wheels +++ Guest list includes Julie Mehretu and the 20th BMW Art Car +++ “Public Day – Il festival”, complete with the vehicle parade, will take place on 26 May in the grounds of Villa Erba +++ An occasion to experience the allure of mobility in all its variety
Original driver line-up from 1981 are reunited at the wheel +++ Team begin their journey in the evocative surrounds of Munich’s Spatenhaus an der Oper restaurant +++ 100 years of Le Mans +++ 50 years of BMW France +++ 80th birthday of HRH Prince Leopold of Bavaria
The major anniversary exhibition at the BMW Museum to mark 100 years of BMW Motorrad opens its doors on May 12th 2023. Visitors will then be able to embark on an intense, exciting journey through 100 years of BMW Motorrad history over the exhibition’s approximately year-long run.
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este comprises eight vehicle categories +++ Public Days in the grounds of Villa Erba have a festival feel +++ BMW Group celebrates premiere of an elegantly sporty one-off +++ Various facets to BMW Group presence +++ Amici & Automobili – Wheels & Weisswürscht brings a Bavarian flavour to the occasion +++ BMW Group Classic oversees sensitive evolution of prestigious concours event
+++ On 19 – 21 May 2023, BMW Group Classic and the Villa d’Este luxury hotel will showcase the most spectacular cars of their eras +++ Registration for the competition is already open +++ Return of the traditional Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Public Days in the grounds of Villa Erba +++ Amici & Automobili – Wheels & Weisswürscht is back +++ Several categories are already confirmed +++
Munich, July 25, 2022. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, British motorsport idol Patrick Barron Hopkirk MBE passed away peacefully in Buckinghamshire. Born in Belfast on April 14, 1933, Paddy – as he was affectionately known - began a fast-paced career as a racing driver in the 1950s. The world of motorsport and the MINI community mourn an important figure from within the industry.
Opening on the very day BMW M GmbH was founded +++ New, spectacular circuit guides you through eight different rooms past 26 special vehicles +++ BMW M technology and racing history up close – experience it until the end of the year
+++ BMW Group’s parent plant turns 100 +++ Zipse: “There have always been people who kept this site moving” +++ Successfully transformed into iFACTORY +++ Enormous demand for BMW i4 +++ Nedeljković: “Proportion of BEVs made in Munich will reach 50 percent by 2023.” +++
+++ Power boosted by 40 hp to 543, weight reduced by 108 kg, unique chassis enhancements. +++ Exclusive seating for two, with track-ready M Carbon full bucket seats. +++ Fastest lap around the Nordschleife of any production BMW: 7:20.2. +++ Global production limited to 1,000 units, with 41 coming to Canada. +++ Base MSRP of $166,500 CAD; Production begins in July 2022. +++
As a result of the collaboration between Esch2022, European Capital of Culture and BMW Group Belux, no less than 9 legendary BMW Art Cars will be exhibited at the AES steel plant in Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg from May 7 to June 14.
Registration for the competition now open +++ From 20 to 22 May 2022, BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este will be showcasing the world’s most exclusive and traditional concours d'elegance for historic cars +++ The first six ranking categories for classic cars have already been announced by the Selecting Committee +++
Glittering conclusion to the world’s most traditional heritage beauty contest for Historic Cars on the shores of Lake Como +++ International Jury of experts salutes the endurance racing car from 1956 as overall winner +++ Three-day festival of elegance and timeless beauty on four wheels captivates classiccar fans with an exquisite field of participants and fascinating vehicle presentations.
From 1st to 3rd October 2021, BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d´Este present impressive technical and aesthetic automobile concepts from eight decades in eight classes.
Media accreditation phase for the Concorso D´Eleganza Villa D´Este starts from this day forward. The beauty pageant for historic vehicles will once again be organised jointly by BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and takes place form 01st till 03rd of October 2021.
Media accreditation phase for the Concorso D´Eleganza Villa D´Este starts from this day forward. The beauty pageant for historic vehicles will once again be organised jointly by BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and takes place form 01st till 03rd of October 2021.
Date from 1st to 3rd October 2021 reconfirmed +++ Opening of press accreditation at the beginning of August +++ Classes of car defined, field of participants complete +++ One-time omission of Villa Erba and the Motorcycle Concourse +++ Villa d’Este Prelude Tour along Lake Como on Thursday
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