BMWBLOG gets a new look. After months of development and planning, BMWBLOG 3.0 is now live and brings lots of changes. Nearly five years ago, BMWBLOG launched as a website that acts as a single-point of BMW news. With the … Continue reading

Fuel During a discussion of the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 recently, the subject of energy density came up. Batteries have so much lower energy density than gasoline or diesel that even with the efficiency superiority of an electric motor over an … Continue reading

Many time BMW drivers are often regarded as impatient and slightly obnoxious on the road, a stigma that some of us would like to balance off with appropriate behaviors in respect to other drivers. But our efforts might be in … Continue reading

It’s a question that’s crossed our minds, and it may have crossed BMW’s board room tables. Should BMW build a serious off-roader? What defines a serious off-roader to begin with? What are the potential benefits of building one, and who … Continue reading

New M Strategy It was just a matter of time. The M bits have been sneaking into BMW’s mainstream products for awhile, a shift knob here, a steering wheel there, but now the M-ification proceeds to its logical conclusion. M … Continue reading

The advent of the new year is often seen as a time to reflect on the happenings of the prior year, but also a time to take stock of where one is at and where they are going. With the … Continue reading

Once Upon a Car I just finished reading Bill Vlasic’s, “Once Upon a Car”, and highly recommend it. It’s a fast paced look at the implosion of the Big Three US automakers that was pretty much coincident with the onset … Continue reading

2011 has been quite a busy year for Bavarian Motor Works! If anything, it was easy for us to tell given how busy the BMWBLOG staff have been. Hugo attended the US launch of the 1M Coupe at Monticello Motor … Continue reading

Perfect handling and absolute control on every bend – that’s BMW M on the road and K2 on the piste. It’s a winning combination. That is why BMW M has now joined forces with K2 to create a new, 500-pair … Continue reading