It is five days until F1’s Friday practice commences at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The track is a temporary course on the St. Lawrence River, and it spans the manmade Ile Notre Dame. Each year it is gathered 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
It is five days until F1’s Friday practice commences at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The track is a temporary course on the St. Lawrence River, and it spans the manmade Ile Notre Dame. Each year it is gathered up … Continue reading
I will let you watch the video first of WebRidesTV's test of a Stage III Dinan 335i versus a stock E92 M3 at Willow Springs Raceway. [swf]http://www.webridestv.com/xml/wbembedplayersmall.swf?movieid=79736[/swf] Now that you have seen the video, you can hear my rant on … Continue reading
To race fans, we may be seeing the earliest stage of a new trend in auto racing…hybrid technology. But in this case it's not to improve fuel economy but enhance the cars performance in a way that's more environmentally friendly. … Continue reading
So here it is ladies and gentleman. Quite possibly the greatest thing on earth today. Okay, so I exaggerate a little. But welcome nonetheless to the seventh installment of BMW Blog Video News. We had a good bit of topics … Continue reading
Photo Autoexpress UK Our British friends at Autoexpress UK have put together an interesting, unique and controversial car comparison. They decided to compare the highly appraised BMW X6 to the following competitors' models: Audi A5 3.0 TDI, Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 … Continue reading
Even though we believe in obeying the law and not speed :), we cannot overlook the fact that some folks have built a software application called Trapster that will help the drivers avoid speed traps, police, speed camera and … Continue reading
The german fellows at Autobild have posted some CGI(computer generated images) of what the next generation BMW X3 might look like. Just a few weeks ago, we saw some photos of a X3 test mule using the body from an … Continue reading
Our friends at Bimmerfile are reporting that the next generation iDrive system will be getting an internal 40GB hard drive. According to them and Jonnathan Spira, a journalist for BMWCAA, the new and improved navigation system will include a 40-gigabyte … Continue reading
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
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