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.
2025 BMW i4 M50 Star Ruby Arrives At The BMW Welt

2025 BMW i4 M50 Star Ruby Arrives At The BMW Welt

The i4 M50 isn’t a real M but that’s not stopping BMW from saying it’s the best-selling car from M. It earned that title in 2022 and kept it last year as well. As with…

Watch The BMW iX2 Undergo The Slalom And Moose Tests

Watch The BMW iX2 Undergo The Slalom And Moose Tests

Crossovers are inherently less agile than regular cars due to their higher center of gravity. In addition, SUVs are typically heavier, and that added bulk further impacts handling and maneuverability. EVs add even more fat,…

New MINI Cooper E Poses In Sunny Greece

New MINI Cooper E Poses In Sunny Greece

After giving us a closer look at the new 3-Door Hatch with a combustion engine, MINI Greece is showing off its electric cousin. While the gas model was a hotter S variant, this is a…

BMW Skytop Receives Positive Feedback, Production Likely

Here's The 2025 BMW M2 In Four New Individual Colors

Here’s The 2025 BMW M2 In Four New Individual Colors

We’ve been reporting for months the BMW M2 would get fresh colors and now they’re finally here. Well, sort of. The official debut of the 2025 model year hasn’t happened yet but these four Individual…

BMW Vision M Next Makes Rare Public Appearance

BMW Vision M Next Makes Rare Public Appearance

The BMW Vision M Next has come out of retirement for a public display at the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum in Slovakia. The mid-engine supercar presented in 2019 was supposed to become the I16 production…

MINI Shows Off Electric Countryman With 20-Inch Wheels

MINI Shows Off Electric Countryman With 20-Inch Wheels

MINI made some fundamental changes to the third-generation Countryman. Not only is it much larger than before but it also offers a completely electric derivative. At the same time, it’s the first MINI to be…

BMW M Hybrid V8 And V12 LMR Pose Together At Le Mans

BMW M Hybrid V8 And V12 LMR Pose Together At Le Mans

It’s been a quarter of a century since the V12 LMR crossed the finish line first at Le Mans. Ahead of next week’s race, BMW M Motorsport brought the triumphant to the Circuit de la…