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BMW Is Giving Its Most Extreme M3 A Manual Transmission And All Feels Right With The World

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By Brian Silvestro Verified
| The Autopian
Manual transmissions on new cars have been dropping like flies. Once a month, I feel like the news breaks of yet another car that loses its stick shift option. BMW is one of the few remaining manufacturers that champion the manual, offering no fewer than three cars with shift-it-yourself gearboxes (it used to be four cars, but the Z4 just ended production).
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BMW Is Relaunching Alpina With A V8-Powered Concept Coupe That’s As Long As A Chrysler Pacifica

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By Brian Silvestro Verified
| The Autopian
Alpina, the longstanding German tuning company responsible for building some of the coolest BMW-based race cars and road cars of the last 60 or so years, has been undergoing huge changes since 2022. Four years ago, BMW announced it had purchased the tuner brand, with plans to absorb it into the BMW Group conglomerate. Earlier this year, the transfer of ownership was finalized, and BMW even unveiled a revised logo for the newly formed subsidiary, simply called BMW Alpina.
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It’s Weirdly Hard To Lose Money On An Old Car: COTD

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By Brian Silvestro Verified
| The Autopian
One thing I love about The Autopian is how everyone on staff is allowed to write about their own cars. It’s a fun way to let readers into our world and show off our tastes (or lack thereof). Editor-in-chief David Tracy recently wrote about the saga of his Jeep J10, specifically, the conclusion in which he finally sold it after a long country-wide back-and-forth, and some drama involving a tree branch. Despite all that, he made out pretty well, breaking even in the end.
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