Dynamic ability, comfort, efficiency, aesthetic allure and a profusion of innovations designed to enhance driving pleasure – the BMW 5 Series contains all the signature ingredients of a best-selling model at the premium end of the executive segment. Indeed, consistently rising … Continue reading

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Editorial: The i Brand – Is This the Future of BMW?
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In BMW i, Featured Posts, on July 27th, 2011

Sometime in September (at the Frankfurt Auto Show presumably) BMW will unveil it’s new i3. While it has already teased journalists and BMW fanatics with glimpses-of and rides-in the i8, it’s the i3 that will be produced in appreciable volumes. … Continue reading
Editorial: Tri Turbo and Electrical Assist
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In Interesting, on July 9th, 2011

The triple turbo talk continues unabated, this time with a bit of a twist, electric turbo. Not so fast! Electric turbo? If a turbo was powered electrically (rather than with exhaust gases) it would be a centrifugal supercharger. And a … Continue reading
Editorial: The Perceptual Confusion of BMW’s Platform Philosophy and FWD
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In Interesting, on July 7th, 2011

We’ve been down this road before, but as we near the approach of the first production FWD BMW, there appears to be a bit of misunderstanding of how BMW achieves a FWD platform. It is not named UKL (Untere Klasse) … Continue reading
Retrospective: Driving Impressions of a BMW 2002
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In Featured Posts, Test Drives, on July 5th, 2011

I rarely turn down an opportunity to drive older cars, and when my buddy Matt brought his recently purchased BMW 2002 to breakfast Saturday morning I prevailed on him to toss me the keys. Just to keep me honest, his … Continue reading
Tech Tidbit: How a Differential Works
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In Interesting, on July 3rd, 2011

Every car (of recent vintage) has a differential and most people take them for granted without any idea of what they do, why they’re needed, or how they work. Going around a corner in a four wheeled vehicle requires the … Continue reading
M3 CRT Sedan Highlights
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In BMW M3, on June 25th, 2011

Engine At the heart of this car is the stroker motor BMW built for the M3 GTS. It’s got that extra dollop of torque to pull you out of the corners. The base M3 motor is a real gem and … Continue reading
Highlights of the new BMW M5 Press Release
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In BMW M5, on June 16th, 2011

The V-10 M5 is dead – long live the turbo V8. Or something to that effect. The glorious S85 5 liter V10, that rev’d to 8250 RPM is no more. The E60 M5 was the first production sedan to utilize … Continue reading
BMWBLOG Comparison: BMW X1 xDrive28i vs BMW X3 xDrive28i
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In BMW X1, Featured Posts, on June 9th, 2011

In the June 2011 edition of the BMW CCA magazine, Roundel, a copy of sharp eyed readers pointed out that the esteemed Editor-in-Chief, Satch Carlson was unable to tell the difference between the X1 and X3. And you know what, … Continue reading
2012 BMW 1 Series F20 Press Release Highlights
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In 1-series, on June 5th, 2011

Disclaimer – What we are seeing is the meat and potatoes version of the new 2012 BMW 1 Series, the five series hatch. We haven’t seen the more sporting 3 door, nor the eventual coupe and cabrio models. In addition … Continue reading