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

Test Drives

2012 BMW M5 Test Drive: The Engine is the Heart of the Beast
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In BMW M5, Featured Posts, Test Drives, on September 22nd, 2011

Laying quietly under a thin sheet of aluminum is BMW M’s latest technological marvel. Known internally as the S63tu (technical update), this latest M engine is an advancement over the previously employed S63 V8 in the X5/M and X6/M “Super-utes.” … Continue reading
First Drive Review: 2012 BMW 650i Coupe
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In Featured Posts, Test Drives, on September 21st, 2011

In late ’70s, BMW launches the first 6 Series Coupe, a replacement to the legendary 3.0CS and 3.0CSi. The executive coupe struck a balance between luxury and driving dynamics, and soon emerged as an iconic vehicle in the vast BMW … Continue reading
Test Drive Review: 2012 BMW 1 Series at Netherlands Official Launch
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In Featured Posts, Test Drives, on September 16th, 2011

September 6th 2011 marked the official launch of the 2012 BMW 1 Series in the Netherlands and BMWBLOG was on the scene to bring you fresh pictures and first driving impressions. We got the opportunity to test drive 2 of … Continue reading
BMWBLOG Drive Review: 2011 BMW X3 – Newfound Lines with a Dash of All-Grown-Up
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In Test Drives, on September 16th, 2011

Words and Photos: Shawn Molnar [racetrack photos credit: Edward Ham] When BMW announced the replacement of its original and segment-founding X3, a nervous tension filled the air. You see, BMW’s original X3 was polarizing to look at – to be … Continue reading
First Drive Review – 2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i
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In Featured Posts, Test Drives, on September 6th, 2011

Back in January 2011, BMW announced the return of a four-cylinder engine back to its U.S. lineup after more than a decade’s absence. Last “four-banger” to power a BMW in the United States goes back as far as 1999. The … Continue reading
BMWBLOG First Drive: 2011 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe – Precious Metal Through Fine Oil
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In Featured Posts, Rolls Royce, Test Drives, on August 4th, 2011

It’s not everyday that you drive a Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe. Not even if you own a Phantom, because if you do, you also choose between six other beauties parked beside it throughout the week. It’s Monday? Well that … Continue reading
BMWBLOG Test Drive: 2011 BMW X6 xDrive50i
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In Featured Posts, Test Drives, on July 26th, 2011

Text and photographs by Misha Nikolich The coupe’s menacing big brother. Recently, Hendrick BMW of Charlotte NC was kind enough to let me test drive a 2011 BMW X6 xDrive50i in Titanium Silver over Black Nappa Leather with Brushed Aluminum … Continue reading
BMWBLOG Race Track Analysis: 2012 BMW 118i
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In Featured Posts, Test Drives, on July 15th, 2011

At a small, private testing facility about an hour’s drive from Berlin, BMWBLOG had the opportunity to unleash the latest rendition of the 1 series. We were given the keys to a 6-speed manual 118i which is curiously named, and … Continue reading
BMWBLOG First Drive: 2012 BMW 118i
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In Featured Posts, Test Drives, on July 14th, 2011

BMW has launched their new F20 1 series 5 door hatch-back in the artistic and cosmopolitan city of Berlin, and BMWBLOG is reporting live from location to bring you our first driving impressions of the car. Curious how it handles? … Continue reading