A quirky vandal is pulling a fast one on luxury-car owners by scrubbing the paint off of BMW hood emblems — possibly to protest the rise of affluence in Brooklyn, car owners said.

BMW’s round logo is receiving its first redesign in more than two decades. The German automaker’s refreshed logo ditches the black ring for a transparent circle. The rest of it, including the ...

BMW's European teaser says the X2 M35i xDrive makes 296 hp and can reach 62 mph in 5.4 seconds. ... The BMW emblem sits in an indented portion of the hood between two raised areas.