2012 BMW M Models Reviews

You'll find all our 2012 BMW M Models reviews right here.

Our reviews offer detailed analysis of the M Models's features, design, practicality, fuel consumption, engine and transmission, safety, ownership and what it's like to drive.

The most recent reviews sit up the top of the page, but if you're looking for an older model year or shopping for a used car, scroll down to find BMW M Models dating back as far as 1986.

BMW Reviews and News

Why the Kia EV9 might be the world's best SUV

By Byron Mathioudakis · 30 Mar 2023

Pencilled in for a late 2023 launch, there’s still plenty left to reveal – including the all-important pricing info – but a clearer picture of what Kia’s anticipated circa-$100,000-plus EV SUV alternative to an BMW X7, Mazda CX-90 and Volvo XC90 is emerging.

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List of the last manuals!

By Laura Berry · 26 Mar 2023

Manual gearboxes are being killed off by the soulless, unromantic savages who want a car with an automatic transmission. Which is nearly everybody. So, the car manufacturers are making hardly any manual cars now. But for the few beacons of hope trying to save this rare animal from extinction we’ve made a list of new cars still with manuals that are for sale in Australia. But for how much longer?

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BMW X1 2023 review: xDrive20i M Sport

By Laura Berry · 21 Mar 2023

We're pretty sure a team of parents designed the new BMW X1 xDrive20i because only mums and dads would know that little families need a small SUV like this.

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Base BMW X1 shatters $60K barrier!

By James Cleary · 17 Mar 2023

BMW's entry-level SUV, the compact X1, has quietly cracked the $60,000 barrier thanks to a substantial price hike applied only four months after the latest version hit local showrooms.

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2024 BMW i5 coming with Touring confirmed

By Chris Thompson · 16 Mar 2023

The BMW 5 Series line-up for the next generation is shaping up, with the Munich brand’s CEO confirming at least two body styles and variants ahead of the big reveal later this year.

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2024 Volvo EX30: what you need to know

By Chris Thompson · 16 Mar 2023

Volvo is setting its sights on younger buyers with a new small electric SUV, set to be revealed and in production by the end of the year.

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Hyundai selling Hyundai Ioniq 5s

By Chris Thompson · 15 Mar 2023

Hyundai Australia is trialling a system in which it offers used Ioniq 5 electric cars for sale to customers from its website, in a program it says features a “mix of ex-company cars and customer cars”.

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Dear car makers: Don't kill the golden goose

By Stephen Ottley · 04 Mar 2023

As the famous fable tells us, don’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. But it seems that lesson is being lost on car company executives who continue to dilute their prestigious performance brands.

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BMW iX5 Hydrogen challenging Nexo & Mirai

By James Cleary · 28 Feb 2023

BMW has produced a pilot fleet of approximately 100 iX5 Hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) that will see service in demonstrations and commercial trails around the world.

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2024 BMW 5 Series to debut this year

By Chris Thompson · 24 Feb 2023

The next generation of BMW’s 5 Series large sedan will be a new step for the badge, making its departure from its tradition since its reveal in 1972.

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