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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One Week With BMW’s M5 – Test Drive
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In Test Drives, on April 8th, 2013

I submit to you that I cannot afford a brand new 2013 BMW M5. Regrettably so. Of course, I aspire to own one – now more than ever, after spending seven blissful days at the helm of the world’s favorite … Continue reading
Opposite Lock: An Oral Autobiography
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In MINI, on February 19th, 2013

After spending some time with him over dinner and drifting around select mountain roads, Rauno Aaltonen captured our minds and our hearts. Few men live to be so passionate about driving, and I find both Aaltonen’s racing career and continued … Continue reading
CIAS 2013: BMW M6 Gran Coupe Stalks the Show Floor
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In Auto Shows, on February 14th, 2013

The BMW M6 Gran Coupe is an M5 with much sexier lines, as you can see from our photo gallery shot live today from the show floor in Toronto. To recap from our previous coverage, “M6 Gran Coupe is based … Continue reading
Opposite Lock: High Definition
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on February 6th, 2013

We live in an age where clarity rules. The clearest phone reception steers buyers. The most vivid picture is sought after by television viewers. The thinnest condoms are most popular. You get the idea. Yet somehow, we’re to believe that … Continue reading
2013 NAIAS: MINI’s JCW Paceman Turns Heads (And Corners Rather Well)
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In MINI, on January 26th, 2013

I had an absolutely brilliant time behind the wheel of a prototype JCW Countryman on snowy Austrian alpine roads last winter. The first-ever all-wheel-drive John Cooper Works was a blast to drive as it dug in with all four, and … Continue reading
2013 NAIAS: MINI’s JCW GP Makes a Detroit Cameo
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In MINI, on January 26th, 2013

What a pleasure it is to set eyes upon – nay, to sit in MINI’s all-new JCW GP sports car. This, friends, is the stuff legends are born of. You couldn’t buy a more honest, pure reincarnation of the original … Continue reading
BMWBLOG Speaks with Porsche & Dissects their Venerable 911 C2S
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In Interesting, on January 26th, 2013

We, at BMWBLOG, don’t discriminate. We love German metal, in all its forms (well… umm… Audi? The R8 is nice.) and we can’t help but notice when a competitive marque launches a car worth spanking at your local racetrack. That … Continue reading
BMWBLOG Tests Michelin’s New Category-Defying Rubber: Pilot Sport A/S 3
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on January 22nd, 2013

It’s a brave tire company that invites a throttle-happy group of auto journalists – a good number with racing experience – to torture test their new tire against the competition on a wide-open racetrack. Braver still, is a company that … Continue reading
2013 NAIAS: Audi SQ5 Enters the Ring
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In Auto Shows, on January 15th, 2013

Audi has brought the performance fight to North American shores in the compact sport utility market. Squaring off against the X3 in this segment, the Audi has been selling strongly – but how does it measure up with the X3 … Continue reading