It’s been about five years since BMW pulled the plug on the rear-wheel-drive 1 Series, which ran for two generations: the E87 (available in four body variants) and the F20 (sold as a three- or…
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When I drove the F56-based MINI Cooper SE a few years ago, it left me grinning almost as much as the combustion engine Cooper S. You could turn off all the traction and stability aids…
As much as I enjoyed my time with the BMW i5 M60 xDrive Touring, the quickest wagon I’ve ever driven, I couldn’t shake a few nagging thoughts. Its straight-line performance, remarkable cornering ability given its…
Romania loves BMW. If you’ve never been to the country, it may surprise you just how many BMWs you see driving from point to point, and you don’t have to be in a city to…
BMW makes more money these days by selling tall crossovers and SUVs. This isn’t yet true for BMW M, thankfully, but given the direction the industry seems headed, as well as the fact that the…
Most manufacturers these days are making a big deal out of switching or preparing to switch from animal products to fully synthetic and more sustainable alternatives. This is fine in cheaper cars, most of which…
BMW has completely changed the look of the X2 from the first to the second generation of the model. The old model, the F39, looked like a tall but sporty hatchback, and it had cool…
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The BMW Isetta is the quintessential bubble car, with an instantly recognizable shape. Its design is 100% Italian, but BMW’s engineering contribution made it a better, more capable vehicle, one that helped get Germans back…
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