This year the BMW M1 celebrates its anniversary – the mid-engine sports car has been a BMW icon for 40 years now. Former BMW Motorsport Director Jochen Neerpasch looks back on an exciting time.

BMW G 650 Xcountry, G 650 Xchallenge, G 650 Xmoto - Stills (mountain scenery, several shots) / BMW G 650 Xcountry - Riding shots: on windy country roads, soft offroad / Stills: rear, seat, fuel tank, handle bar, BMW G 650 Xcountry Emblem / BMW G 650 Xmoto - Riding scenes: on windy country roads, on kart track / Stills (incl. BMW G 650 XMoto Emblem) / BMW G 650 Xchallenge - Riding shots: offroad, Enduro Park, hard offroad / Stills: handle bar, booard computer, tension adjustment rear suspension, backlight, drive chain, footpeg, fuel tank cap, G 650 Xchallenge Emblem, fuel tank, headlights, engine protection, air damping system.

BMW 507 - Driving shots / Studio shots / Historical photos / BMW 507 and prototypes (Villa d'Este 2005) / BMW 3200 Michelotti Vignale / BMW 507 prototype ("Loof-Prototype") / Statements Holger Lapp, Head of BMW Group Mobile Tradition: BMW 507 prototype, BMW in the 1950s, Giovanni Michelotti / Statements Adrian van Hooydonk, Director Design BMW Cars: BMW 507 / Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2005: flight over the Lake of Como, Villa d'Este seen from above, general shots of the competition / Hispano-Suiza H6B Cabriolet (1928) / Piccadilly Roadster (1927) / Duesenberg J Convertible Sedan (1931) / BMW 507 (1957) / Jaguar SS 100 (1937, owner: Peter Kraus, German singer and entertainer) / Statements Peter Kraus / Lancia Flavia Coupé (1964, owner: Claude Picasso, son of Pablo Picasso) / Statements Claude Picasso / Villa D'Este: details and flags / Alfa Romeo 6C2300B (1938) / Rolls Royce Phantom I Piccadilly Roadster (1927) / Bugatti 35A, Grand Sport (1926) / Peter Kraus and his wife in the Jaguar SS100 (1937) / BMW 328 Roadster (1938) / BMW 507 (1957) / Jury / Lancia Flavia (1964) / Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964) / Cups and badges / BMW 507 / BMW 507 Prototype ("Loof-Prototype") / BMW 3200 Michelotti Vignale / BMW 501 Sechszylinder "Isar 12" with police siren / Honouring the Ferrari 212 Export Spider Vignale (1951) / Statements Albrecht Graf Goertz, Designer of the BMW 507 (from 2001).

Running Footage des Vision BMW ALPINA with interior & exterior shots

Pre-chamber combustion patented by BMW celebrates its premiere. High-efficiency new development makes its series production debut in BMW M models and enables a significant reduction in fuel consumption under high loads. New ignition process is a prime example of the transfer of technology from racing cars to series-production models and helps to meet the requirements of the EU7 standard. Production of the BMW M3 and BMW M4 with BMW M Ignite technology begins in July 2026; the new engine technology will be available for the BMW M2 from August 2026.

Feature Animations MINI Safety Features II

Feature Animations MINI Safety Features I

Feature Animations MINI Safe Exit

Feature Animations MINI Rear Cross Traffic Warning

Feature Animations MINI Rear Collision Warning