News
Nearly a decade after the Volkswagen emissions scandal shook the global automotive industry, BMW finds itself under regulatory scrutiny. The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), Germany’s automotive regulatory body, issued a statement today they identified…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 21, 2024
News
Sales figures published by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association for 2022 showed demand for diesel dropped by 19.7% to 1.5 million units. According to the same ACEA, the market share for diesel-fueled vehicles went down…
Adrian Padeanu / March 13, 2023
BMW X5
MINI and Rolls-Royce will bid adieu to the ol’ internal combustion engine by 2030 as both British brands part of the BMW Group have pledged to go completely electric at the end of this decade….
Adrian Padeanu / March 10, 2023
5 Series
Having been owned by the BMW Group between 1994 and 2000, Land Rover is no stranger to engines sourced from the Bavarian brand. However, this 110 is much older since it was built about a…
Adrian Padeanu / January 4, 2023
News
BMW Diesel: No fraud, no manipulation, 10 million euros penalty
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: September 3, 2018
3 Series
The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) today published the findings of tests conducted on the BMW 320d and confirmed that the vehicle examined fully complies with all legal requirements. The tests were carried out…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 15, 2018
BMW X5
To support the lavish lifestyle of a part-time car blogger, I spend more time than I care to admit traveling by air, hither and yon, as part of my day gig. Thus, the annual car…
Kanon Cozad / January 22, 2017
BMW M
It’s been a long time coming, but after years of speculation, hope and fear, BMW’s M division has launched their first Diesel cars/SAVs. As if to apologize for the lack of spark plugs, the marketing…
Shawn Molnar / January 27, 2012
Featured Posts
Munich, Germany – BMW was late to the diesel game. They sat on the sidelines, unconvinced that diesels were compatible with the premium performance image BMW wished to maintain. (Although, BMW did experiment with a…
Hugo Becker / April 13, 2011
Featured Posts
The BMW Group has received a major order from the American law enforcement vehicle manufacturer, Carbon Motors Corp., to supply more than 240,000 diesel engines. Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management of BMW…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 22, 2010
Interesting
There are moments of clarity in life when you realize that some things you were reliant upon are no longer needed. Take for instance, the ‘Thigh Master.’ Popularized in America during the 1990’s, infomercials went…
Shawn Molnar / January 7, 2010