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Advanced Flow Engineering offers up a new Stage 2 cold air intake system for your 2007-10 BMW M3. The intake, which has an MSRP between about $1180 and $1370 replaces the stock air intake with six-inch performance air filter, aluminum housing, and flow-improving plastic tubes.

The AFE air intake improves airflow by 85 percent, boosting horsepower, torque, and fuel economy.

We think a 15-horsepower and 13 pound-feet increase, as well as improved gas mileage, for around a thousand dollars (the prices are currently reduced on AFE’s website) is not too shabby.

Check it out in the gallery above, or scroll down for the press release.

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Our spy photographer sent over some shots of a hotted-up version of a BMW M3 on the Nürburgring. Could it be a production version of the GT4 racecar?

From the photos, we can see the huge rear wing and the lower lip in front. The car also looks lower to the ground. We can assume it has lost some weight, and has been fitted with some of performance racing parts. It looks right at home on the 'Ring.

See it in the gallery above, or scroll down for the photographer’s notes.

Winding Road presents its second Special Edition, the BMW Issue. Full to the brim with Munich’s finest, this issue includes our best coverage of the Ultimate Driving Machine, along with buyer’s guides and previews of some Bimmers yet to come.

This special issue is available only in downloadable PDF format from NextNewsStand. It’s yours for the super low price of $3.99.

CLICK HERE to download this issue.

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Ever fantasize about a BMW M3 wagon? We sure have. Really, we have.

Manhart Racing has made our dream come true, and then some, with its BMW M3 V-10 Touring. The ingredients include a 3-Series Touring (Sports Wagon here in the States) body, an M3 sedan hood, the engine and gearbox from an M5, and a custom body kit. The result is magnificent.

The M3 V-10 Touring can his 62 miles per hour from a dead halt in 4.3 seconds, and has a top speed of 201. Take that, stock Ms!

It also gets an adjustable Bilstein suspension, larger wheels, and Stoptech brakes, as well as an upgraded interior. Manhart also tuned the ECU and exhaust for good measure, and a total of 550 horsepower.

The price tag is the current equivalent of $178,000.

+AutomoBlog: Manhart BMW M3 V10 Touring

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It’s no secret: We love Wald. We love the Black Bison editions of Bentley, Lexus, and Toyota models. We respect that Wald seems to do whatever they want, even if it flies in the face of tact and practicality.

And, to be honest, some of their tuned vehicles look downright mean and scary.

Today, Wald sent us this gem. It’s a BMW 5-Series, which Wald has dressed up to look like an M5. What bravado!

See that M5 badge on the side. That’s not real. That’s just part of the kit.

Kudos, Wald. Keep ‘em coming.

Check out M5-posturing Wald BMW E60 (5-Series) Sports Line model in the gallery above, or scroll down for the release from Wald, which details what is included in this particular tuning program.

Taking the fabulous BMW 335i and trying to make it better than an M3 is a tempting but difficult exercise. Not only is the M3 a very good car, so is the 335i. If anyone has a chance to pull this off, it would be Dinan, the long-standing mega tuners of BMWs in the U.S.

Dinan has something of a unique position among American BMW tuners. That’s because its products are sold and installed by many BMW dealers (and tuning shops) across the country. Local sales and service is a big deal, especially if you don’t live in LA, Chicago, New York, or some such place where an experienced tuner resides. On top of that, Dinan products match the BMW factory warranty, so the whole issue of voiding the warranty and arguing with the dealer is moot. Buying a Dinan tuned car isn’t much different from buying an AMG Mercedes (or an M car).

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Yesterday, we showed spy shots of the updated BMW M5 testing. Today, we have even more revealing photos, as the M5 shed some of its camouflage to reveal more of its front fascia.

Click through the gallery above, or click here for yesterday’s photos and more details on the new M5.