Hugo Becker

Premium/luxury – with an emphasis on comfort – will sell autonomous cars purchased by individuals – low-priced and mid-range autonomous vehicles

So the breathless click-bait title of this piece should be, “How I tried to find the true origins of BMW. You won’t believe what happened next!!”. In reality the origins of BMW require a bit…

Saturday breakfast is with the usual suspects, car guys in KC – flying under the banner of Age & Treachery Racing, LTD. It offers more than occasional opportunities to ogle some pretty interesting machinery; the…

The world premiere of the BMW 3 Series eDrive plug-in hybrid. Production will begin in early 2016.

BMWBLOG goes to Dallas to test drive the new 2015 Rolls Royce Ghost Series II When is a car not a car? An odd question, but appropriate for the buyer who views an automobile as…

Buyers of BMW’s new i3 have a decision to make, whether to opt for the range extender or keep the pure-electric drive of the regular i3. And that decision should be made with an understanding…

The Appeal of the Roundel About ten years ago a co-worker wandered into my office at the phone company to interrupt my goofing off and talk about cars. Specifically she wanted to talk about replacing…

A Tale of Three Coupes – and a Sedan: BMW’s Un4gettable Test Drive: BMW 435i Coupe vs. Mercedes-Benz C350 vs. Cadillac CTS BMW holds, from time to time, driving events featuring their products and competitors’…

It seems the mainstream media is catching on to the importance of BMW’s manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. BMW recently announced a $1 billion expansion of the facility and a new product, the X7…

BMW, Toyota, and Subaru – One Too Many? There has been talk on the intertubes that BMW’s involvement on a joint sports car with Toyota will sink the Toyota/Subaru alliance. And, on the surface, it…