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 M1 And M1 Hommage Pose At The BMW Museum

BMW M1 And M1 Hommage Pose At The BMW Museum

Name a more iconic duo — we’ll wait. Jokes aside, BMW Museum visitors are in for a real treat as the M1 sits alongside its modern-day equivalent. Unlike its source of inspiration, M’s tribute to…

New BMW M2 CS Hits The Track In Poland

New BMW M2 CS Hits The Track In Poland

The new M2 CS isn’t perfect. BMW skipped the manual gearbox and the carbon fiber hood that the “F87” had, and also did away with the carbon front splitter from the previous generation. I still…

ALPINA Trademarks A New Yet Familiar Logo

BMW i4 Racing Shines In Romania’s Super Rally Opener

Remember Elsa? No, not the fictional character from Frozen. It’s the nickname given to a purpose-built electric race car based on the BMW i4 M50. Born in Romania, the track-ready EV machine developed by independent…

The BMW M240i Carbon Edition Is Only For Mexico

The BMW M240i Carbon Edition Is Only For Mexico

BMW is always eager to talk shop about the M2, but what about the lesser M240i? The not-quite-M car is finally getting some attention, albeit only in Mexico. Built exclusively at the San Luis Potosi…

BMW Dresses Up The M135 Hot Hatch In Sakhir Orange

BMW Dresses Up The M135 Hot Hatch In Sakhir Orange

We’ve obsessively covered the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed, but there was one car we nearly missed. Sure, the 1 Series isn’t exactly headline material, but this isn’t your typical F70. BMW brought one of…