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The BMW 3 Series is one of the luxury automaker's most popular line of vehicles that you've surely seen around the Omaha area, be it in sedan, coupe, sports wagon, or convertible form. Nobody would mistake the vehicles for compact cars, but they also don't have very long wheelbases either, at least not in the United States. China on the other hand, is a different story.

In Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, a cameo appearance from the BMW i8 concept stole the show, outshining stars like Tom Criuse in the process during the film's high-stakes car chase. Here at Markel BMW we're guessing many people who saw the movie in the greater Omaha area collectively thought, "Where can I get one of those?"

In the greater Omaha area and across the nation, BMW is revered for its luxury sedans, convertibles, coupes, and SAVs alike. In the coming months, the acclaimed automaker will add another option to the long list of popular luxury models: the BMW X1.The forthcoming BMW X1 aims to be a smaller alternative to larger SAVs like the BMW X3 and the BMW X5 that you can currently find here at Markel BMW.

BMW tried with all their might to keep the details of the 1-Series under wraps until the International Frankfurt Motor Show in the fall, but after several photos leaked on to the internet, their has been a change of plan and they have decided to tell all. Lucky us!

Based on the same platform as the 3 Series, the all-new 2012 1 Series offers greater passenger and cargo space than the outgoing E81. And, more…

Like to crank up the volume and cruise the open highway, listening to your favorite tunes? Well, you're in for a treat. BMW has revamped their media interface, BMW Connected Drive, to support Pandora Radio music streaming, as well as streaming audio via integrated iPhone or iPod Touch devices.

The seamless integration of a highly desired service like Pandora demonstrates the enormous potential of the new BMW Apps,"¹ said Stephen Durach, Director of…

For those of you who haven't already heard of it, the ActiveE is BMW's first-ever pure electric vehicle. Based on the 1 Series Coupe, it sprints from 0-60 mph in under nine seconds!

Needless to say, Markel BMW and many of our customers, are chomping at the bit for the 700 ActiveE EVs to arrive in metropolitan markets across the country (e.g., New York), starting this fall. How nice it will be…

It was only a few weeks ago when readers of the magazine Off  Road named the BMW X3 "Off-Road Vehicle of the Year 2011". Already, the BMW X3 is claiming yet another success, taking a solid lead in a reader survey conducted by Europe's best-selling specialist journal for four-wheel drive cars, Auto Bild Allrad.

This is the eleventh time, readers of Auto Bild Allrad have been asked to name their favorite four-wheel drive models…

First unveiled at the Amsterdam Motor show back in 1984, the BMW M5 is a high-performance version of the BMW 5-Series executive car built by the luxury automaker's Motorsport division. At the time of its introduction, it was the fastest production car in the world. Needless to say, it quickly became a pillar of the BMW brand and subsequent versions have been built from each generation of the 5-Series platform (i.e., the E34?