Adrian Padeanu

Adrian Padeanu is a news editor at BMWBLOG. He started his career in journalism in 2012 at WorldCarFans / Motor1, bringing years of automotive experience to the BMW news world.
BMW Rightfully Refuses To Set An End Date For Gas Cars

BMW Rightfully Refuses To Set An End Date For Gas Cars

While some automakers are already delaying their lofty EV goals, BMW never set an end date for combustion cars in the first place. Sure, MINI and Rolls-Royce have pledged to go fully electric around 2030…

2025 BMW X3 Base Model Shows Up In Configurator

2025 BMW X3 Base Model Shows Up In Configurator

As someone with a soft spot for base models, I never miss an opportunity to see the latest BMW model without any options whatsoever. Thankfully, the German luxury brand fuels my harmless obsession by launching…

2025 BMW X3 Shows a New Kidney Grille Style

2025 BMW X3 Shows a New Kidney Grille Style

The adage “Don’t change a winning team” is perfectly illustrated by the new BMW X3. The German luxury brand was never going to mess around with a profitable recipe. After all, why should it? The…

2025 BMW X3 30e Plug-In Hybrid Nearly Doubles Electric Range

2025 BMW X3 M50 Gets More Powerful Inline-Six Engine

2025 BMW X3 M50 Gets More Powerful Inline-Six Engine

BMW used to wait for later in a model’s life cycle to introduce the M Performance version but that’s not the case here. The fourth-generation X3 (G45) has arrived, and with it comes the M50…

2025 BMW X3 M50 Shows It All In Leaked Official Video

2025 BMW X3 M50 Shows It All In Leaked Official Video

The same YouTube channel that intentionally leaked the BMW Skytop is at it again. This time it’s an arguably more important model since it’s a production vehicle. Not only that, we are dealing with the…

This 2025 MINI Countryman D Shows Diesel Is Not Dead Yet

This 2025 MINI Countryman D Shows Diesel Is Not Dead Yet

Although the new Cooper 3-Door and 5-Door models with combustion engines are offered exclusively with gasoline power, the Countryman still has a diesel. MINI wishes to remind us it hasn’t completely killed off the oil-burner…