TOTAL BMW

Combining the very best from the BMW scene, Total BMW magazine aims to cover all elements of this Munich marque. From brand new models, modern classics and legendary icons, plus the very best modified examples. Regular features include buying and technical advice, market insight, motorsport news and much more plus BMW related news and developments - Total BMW appeals to all enthusiasts of the Ultimate Driving Machine.

TOTAL BMW

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COOKING UP A STORM • This seriously tasty E36 M3 Touring build first dazzles you with its brilliant Atlantis blue bodywork, then hits you with the full flavour of its S50 powerplant, and leaves you in no doubt that its owner knows the recipe for building a perfectly modded BMW.

DATA FILE E36 M3 Touring

BMW News • New G60 5 Series in detail

Bob Harper • Bob has been perusing the classifieds and comes away confused.

G60 i5 M60 xDRIVE • Can the high-performance i5 M60 xDrive prove its worth over and above the standard electric 5 Series?

PEAK PERFOR MANCE • After being off the road for 10 years, this E30 M3 has been fully restored, and with its S14 rebuilt and comprehensively upgraded, it's now in the best shape of its entire life.

E30 M3

WEIRD SCIENCE • Sinister, malevolent, and fiendishly clever, Pumaspeed's M24Oi represents an unnatural remixing of the established formula.

F22 M240i

M3ISTERSTÜCK • With huge helpings of style, potent performance and serious four-door flair, this utterly magnificent F80 M3 is nothing short of a modified masterpiece.

F80 M3

£25,000 Coupés • In the first of a new series, we take a closer look at three different BMW coupés you could buy on a £25,000 budget.

SETTING THE STANDARD • An E28 M535i is a wonderful machine, but when one has been subjected to the full Kav Bhamra works, it becomes truly sensational.

E28 M535i

THE CLIMB • Putting any project together can feel like a mammoth challenge, and executing an original theme can seem like climbing a mountain. Latvian petrolhead Arno combined his love of Alpinism and BMWs and called upon Protuning Design to execute his vision of a Z4 Everest Edition…

E85 Z4 3.0si

THUNDER DOWN UNDER • Take the front of one E46 M3 and the rear of another, weld them together, add some state-of-the-art mechanical components and a mighty V8 power plant - and you have a car that is hard to beat in any company.

E46 M3 Race Car

Market Watch G30 540i xDrive M Sport Saloon • Fast, tunable and less ostentatious than an M5, the 540i xDrive M Sport Saloon is also better value.

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