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

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Heels on Wheels: Ready for Trendy Tech
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In Interesting, on April 9th, 2013

I started drooling over the i8 the moment I saw it. When it had the lighting details on the front I used to dream that I’d get my very tech savvy friends to help me turn them into a equalizer. … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: Hiatus Interrupted
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In Interesting, on April 3rd, 2013

Mini Sells 500K Cars In the US Mini has sold 500,000 vehicles in the US. Big news? Well . . . big considering. Mini has been on sale in the US for 11 years and yearly volume of under 50,000 … Continue reading
Heels on Wheels: The Act of Driving
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In Interesting, on March 13th, 2013

I’m not old enough to say “back in the day” – in fact I’m nowhere near it, as the memories of secondary and post-secondary school are still decently vivid… And those include the days where we arrive for classes and … Continue reading
Opposite Lock: An Oral Autobiography
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In MINI, on February 19th, 2013

After spending some time with him over dinner and drifting around select mountain roads, Rauno Aaltonen captured our minds and our hearts. Few men live to be so passionate about driving, and I find both Aaltonen’s racing career and continued … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: Automobile Quarterly
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In News, on February 17th, 2013

From time to time we mention car magazines that are good sources of information for the auto enthusiast. Magazines caught on in the late 19th century in the United States when the predominately rural population found in them a convenient … Continue reading
Heels on Wheels: Who said all 300 horses were male?
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on February 13th, 2013

It is by some luck and with great excitement that BMWBLOG welcomes a writer of the fairer sex. Caitlin Sabean is a Toronto-based journalism school graduate with a distinct love of cars. Her unique mix of automotive enthusiasm and creative … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: You Don’t Want a Dog In This Fight
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In Interesting, on January 28th, 2013

If there’s one automotive segment that is hotly contested, and subsequently well served, it’s the mid-size sedan market. The cars tend to have very similar dimensions, with wheelbases between 109 and 112 inches, length between 182 and 190 inches, width … Continue reading
Rowing Gears: BMW One-Offs
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In Featured Posts, Interesting, on January 7th, 2013

If you consider yourself a car enthusiast and haven’t heard of the Glickenhaus Ferrari P4/5 by now – you have a lot of homework to catch up on. The P4/5 is a speciality, one-off Ferrari thought up by car nut … Continue reading
The Spun Bearing: BMW – A Look Back and Forward
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In Interesting, on January 1st, 2013

The automotive new year begins with the North American International Auto Show, held in Detroit mid-January and attracting concept cars from around the world. It seems appropriate that some reflection of the year past occur between the start of the … Continue reading