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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Dealership accidentally sells BMW for $1
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In Interesting, on August 10th, 2012

Filled under the category not even “Groupon can beat this deal a BMW dealership sells a 1994 BMW 320i for $1. The New Zealand-based dealership made an honest mistake in their listing and instead of offering a $2,400 Buyt-it-Now price, … Continue reading
V12 BMW Z3 Prototype revealed by BMW M
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In Interesting, on August 7th, 2012

BMW M surprises today with a Facebook post that talks about a V12 BMW Z3 Prototype. The one-off prototype joins others special M projects, like the V16 7 Series Goldfish, M8, E36 M3 Compact, E34 M5 Convertible or M3 Pickup. … Continue reading
Photo Gallery: Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
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In Interesting, on August 5th, 2012

The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix’s mission is to produce a world-class vintage racing event in order to raise funds to help provide residential care, treatment and support for developmentally disabled individuals in the Pittsburgh region. Because of the generous support … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: Automobiling – Past, Present, and Future
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In Interesting, on August 2nd, 2012

Thinking about the Chris Bangle interview has led me around some corners that I really hadn’t planned on exploring. But, here goes nothing . . . Past There’s a snippet of dialogue in the film, “The Great Race”, where Tony … Continue reading
BMWBLOG Review: BMW M Carbon Racer
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In Others, on August 1st, 2012

The Ultimate Driving Machine now has a garage companion that shares a true M badge, the 2011 BMW M Carbon racer, an excellent road bike for the athletic hobby cyclist. I’ve been a huge cyclist almost all my life. Cycling … Continue reading
BMW Super Bild Of The Day: Save the BMWs
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In Interesting, on July 31st, 2012

Something must be done about stopping the auto wrapping craze going around. I don’t mean the matte wraps or even some of the carbon fiber wraps going around – some are done quite tastefully – but the colored chrome stuff … Continue reading
My BMW Remote app now also available Android
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In Others, on July 31st, 2012

The My BMW Remote app is now available for smartphones running the Android operating system, too. The application can be downloaded for free from the Google Play store (Android Market), and offers all the same functionalities as the iPhone version … Continue reading
BMWBLOG Interviews Chris Bangle
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on July 30th, 2012

BMWBLOG had the opportunity recently to interview Chris Bangle. As usual, a memo circulated inside the group soliciting questions for the interview, and we got an array of decent topics to put in front of Mr. Bangle. But to paraphrase … Continue reading
BMW Super Bild Of The Day: M5 terrorizes pedestrians
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In Interesting, on July 30th, 2012

We’ve all heard it before: “BMW Drivers are asshats because…(Insert joke here)” It’s one thing to have an obnoxiously loud exhaust and to rev it when pedestrians are looking for and asking for you to rev it, but when a … Continue reading