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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
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
The BMW Group continued its success during the second quarter as well as in the six-month period to June 2012, achieving new record figures for sales volume and revenues and the second-best Group operating profit in the company’s history. Second-quarter … Continue reading
In 2014, BMW is rumored to launch an additional premium compact model based on the 3 Series architecture and the 6 Series Gran Coupe idea. Built under the codename F36, the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe is a compact four-door … Continue reading
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
To showcase some of its latest technology, BMW makes use of humor in a new series of video ads uploaded to Youtube. Some of the tech and gadgetry illustrated in the ads are the Rear-View Camera, BMW Emergency Button and … Continue reading
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
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
GermanCarForum brings forward a spy photo of the BMW 3 Series GT chassis sitting on the assembly line at a BMW plant. The image simply shows the skeleton of the 3er Gran Turismo, but it gives us an early look … Continue reading
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
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
One Week With BMW’s M5 – Test Drive
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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
My BMW 330i Wagon and the Infamous Three Stage Intake Manifold
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The day started at about 3AM with a quick trip to the gas station, the ATM and, of course, a pit stop at the 24-hour Starbucks located off of SR-210. My destination was clear: south Miami but getting there would … Continue reading
