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 Hints At Special M Car For Limited Series

BMW Hints At Special M Car For Limited Series

BMW has gone on record multiple times to say that a supercar is not a priority. With Neue Klasse around the corner, the company has bigger fish to fry. However, that doesn’t mean special models…

2025 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study Puts BMW Below Average

2025 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study Puts BMW Below Average

Let’s face it: people aren’t buying BMWs and other German brands because they’re necessarily reliable. In fact, reliability has never been the strong point of most luxury cars. Sure, the consensus is that Lexus is…

BMW: 'Huge Demand For The M2 CS'

BMW: ‘Huge Demand For The M2 CS’

It’s been precisely a month since BMW took the wraps off the M2 CS. In the four weeks since, we’ve heard numerous complaints about its lack of a manual and a carbon fiber hood. It…

BMW Is Already Testing M2 Prototypes With All-Wheel Drive

BMW Z Meet Gathers 55 Cars, Including Pair Of Z1s

BMW Z Meet Gathers 55 Cars, Including Pair Of Z1s

The Z4 may be nearing the end of its journey, but it leaves behind a meaningful legacy that began with BMW Technik’s Z1. Fittingly, both the first and the last Z models were present at…

2025 BMW X3 Muscles Up With AC Schnitzer Body Kit

2025 BMW X3 Muscles Up With AC Schnitzer Body Kit

This just in: M Performance cars are expensive. If you’ve settled for a regular BMW X3 because the spicy M50 was out of reach, AC Schnitzer now offers a dose of aggression for the standard…

BMW Doesn't Rule Out Next-Gen M Cars With A Manual Gearbox

BMW Doesn’t Rule Out Next-Gen M Cars With A Manual Gearbox

With electrification looming, the manual gearbox is on its last legs. Increasingly sophisticated driver assistance and safety systems are also accelerating the clutch pedal’s demise. The fact that the stick shift’s take rate continues to…