For years, black and silver were always at the top of most desired colors for cars. But as of 2011, white has become the predominant color choice among American buyers. A survey published last year says that white made up … Continue reading
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BMW and Pininfarina are two of the most tradition-swathed names in the motoring world. Each is a byword for cutting-edge technology, style, dynamics and aesthetics. With the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé, the two time-honoured companies are unveiling the outcome … Continue reading
The good old days of the German sport sedan were much simpler times. Your carmaker of choice – be it Audi, BMW or Mercedes – would bolt together a supremely competent family sedan that blended high-class comfort and luxury with … Continue reading
Tesla has had quite a good run lately. Their stock has nearly tripled in the past six months; the Model S has been showered with accolades including Motor Trends 2013 Car of The Year, Automobile Magazines 2013 Automobile of The … Continue reading
BMW attempts to lure in new customers across the United States with a drive and compare event they call the BMW Ultimate Driving Experience. They trot out representative examples of their model line (with the glaring exception of M product … Continue reading
The new BMW M5 Facelift made its world debut this past weekend at the annual M Festival. The M Division chose to introduce their most iconic model in front of tens of thousands of fans attending the 3-day long event. … Continue reading
BMW M unveiled today the BMW M5 Facelift at the 2013 M Festival. Albert Biermann, Head of Engineering at M, and Thomas Schemera, Marketing Director for BMW M, introduced visual and power upgrades to the popular sporty sedan. Along with … Continue reading
For years, black and silver were always at the top of most desired colors for cars. But as of 2011, white has become the predominant color choice among American buyers. A survey published last year says that white made up … Continue reading
BMWBLOG was honored to be the guest of BMW Group Australia at their Headquarters in Melbourne. Melbourne is Australia’s second largest city with a population of 4.2 million and reminds me a lot of Seattle. Melbourne hosts the Australian Open … Continue reading
When I purchased my 135i, it came with an M steering wheel and M gear shift knob. At my first BMW CCA meeting one of the members, who had an E46 M3 at the time, came over to take a … Continue reading
The stars at the 2012 Legends of Autobahn were the all-new BMW Zagato Roadster and the one-off M8. The two vehicles appeared side-by-side at the German cars centric event which returned for its fourth year. What used to be a … Continue reading
Barely three months after the sensational premiere of the BMW Zagato Coupé, BMW and Zagato are turning heads again at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance with the fruits of their latest collaboration. Created in just six week’s worth of … Continue reading
Mexico BMW is purported to be scouting a Mexican location for a new auto plant. Previously the buzz was they were looking at Brazil, and before that . . . I’ve lost count. The one thing to remember is BMW … Continue reading
The Anti-Christ In 2008, my wife and I made and absolutely unsavory decision to trade her Volvo XC70 Ocean Race Edition for a Toyota Sienna XLE minivan. It was the most painful, automotive decision we had ever made. Not only … Continue reading
BMW is introducing its three cylinder engine to the public soon. They discussed this last year in conjunction with the common engine architecture at their Innovation Day. So why go to three cylinders? Well there are a number of reasons, … Continue reading
Aspid, the company of the former Mitsubishi and Seat developer Ignacio Fernandez Rodriguez, revealed last month the production version of the GT-21 Invictus. With a Batman-esque look, the sports car is powered by BMW’s S65 4.0 liter V8 engine that … Continue reading