Art cars are growing in popularity, with a number of automakers and their subsidiaries getting on board the trend. But BMW is where it all started. The German automaker has been at it since 1975.

The 20th BMW Art Car, created by artist Julie Mehretu, was just unveiled in Paris. Based on the BMW M Hybrid V8 endurance race car, Mehretu’s rolling masterpiece will join the past 19 BMW Art ...

If artwork exists to express an uncompromised vision, but a race car exists to go fast while tempting ruination, which one wins out when a BMW Art Car lines up for the contact sport of ...

Artists Cao Fei and John Baldessari will create the 18th and 19th BMW art cars, respectively. Both vehicles will be based on the M6 GT3, and they might compete in a US race. An international jury ...