From the BMW 1M right up to the G80 M3, via the X6 M, Autocar's road testers delve into the detail of an icon

Road test editor Matt Saunders hosts our first podcast on all things BMW M, digging into the detail of 50 years of the BMW brand, highlighting the good times and the bad, as well as posing perhaps the toughest BMW M question of all: how to sum it up in one word. Joined by road testers Matt Prior, Richard Lane and James Disdale, it's a chance for the team to relive some of their fondest memories and work out why Dizz will forever be jealous of Ricky.

Autocar's favourite BMW M moments

BMW's return to Le Mans, homologating BMW M cars for road and track and why it's still a 'no' for an F1 comeback

Meet Andreas Roos, the new head of BMW Motorsport and the figure charged with leading the manufacturer back into the world of prototype sports car racing.

The BMW Motorsport episode

From the M1 to the M5 CS, we’re scratching our M-car itches by driving our dream cars

Join Matt Prior and James Disdale through a whistle-stop tour of BMW M history as they get to drive a few of their favourite M cars that, until now, have always eluded them. From the twin rear badges on the M1 to the intake noise on more modern versions, Matt and James dig into the details of what makes them so great.

Autocar's Matt Prior & James Disdale drive their most-loved BMW M cars

Who better to ask about what makes BMW M cars so magical than the people behind the wheel?

What makes a BMW M car so special to drive and own? What sparks a BMW M fans' enduring passion for the brand? There's no-one better qualified to tell us than real BMW M owners, which is why we went behind the scenes at Autocar's recent BMW M-Fest 50th anniversary celebration to ask them.

BMW M cars from the driver's perspective

Autocar meets up with the owner of Munich Legends, Dan Norris

To celebrate 50 years of BMW M, we met up with the owner of Munich Legends, Dan Norris, to talk about the perception of M and whether an i4 M50 can hold a candle to the 3.0 CSL

Munich Legends talks about BMW M cars

BMW M-division boss Frank van Meel and his chief engineer, Dirk Hacker on the launch of the new BMW M2 and BMW XM 

CEO Frank van Meel and chief engineer Dirk Hacker join us for our final M podcast on the launch of the new&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw/m2-coupe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMW M2</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw/xm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMW XM</a>, to discuss M’s positioning in the era of mega-SUVs and electrification, what an M car should be, and what the future holds.

50 YEARS OF BMW M

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