James Bachici

James is a senior writer and video editor for BMWBLOG. He joined the team in 2015. Born in California and raised in Germany, France and Romania, James currently resides in Bellevue, Washington where he keeps busy exemplifying the saying “do what you love and you won’t work a day in your life.” He also works in the video game industry over at Microsoft’s 343 Industries as a Playtest Coordinator where he helps make Halo awesome every day. James has owned several BMW cars over the years, from an awesome F80 BMW M3 Competition to an F80 BMW M3 CS.
Bavarian Army Knife – 2017 BMW X4 M40i

Bavarian Army Knife – 2017 BMW X4 M40i

The Swiss Army Knife is a beautiful tool. Its design is elegant, its functionality is evident and if you go for the classic, it’s probably red. So if the Germans in Bavaria tried to build…

Weapon Of Choice: BMW M4 GTS

Weapon Of Choice: BMW M4 GTS

When BMW puts the “GTS” badge on a car, you know they mean business. The M4 GTS is a track-ready, street-legal beast that is sure to become a classic as BMW will only ever build…

1 of 1: Blue Hera Mica Metallic BMW M3

1 of 1: Blue Hera Mica Metallic BMW M3

Thanks to BMW Seattle, BMWBLOG is happy to bring you, a world first, one-of-a-kind custom Blue Hera Mica Metallic 2017 BMW M3. Hera, Greek goddess of marriage and queen supreme of Olympus ruled above all…

Real life photos of the 2016 BMW M5 Pure Metal Silver Edition

Cars: Matters Of The Heart

As cars enter and leave our ownership we are often flooded with a volley of mixed emotions. This is one of those stories. He congratulated me as he shook my hand, then he handed me…

Empire BMW – Part 3

We all know they manufacture cars, but just how vast is the BMW Empire and how diversified is their portfolio? Welcome to the 3rd and final installment of the Empire BMW series where we take…

BMW? No Thank You.

A while back I wrote a column and asked the question: “Why BMW?” https://www.bmwblog.com/2011/11/28/column-why-bmw/ The response was massive and people from all corners of the world shared their thoughts and feelings as to why BMW…

Empire BMW - Part 2

Empire BMW – Part 2

We all know they manufacture cars, but just how vast is the BMW Empire and how diversified is their portfolio? Welcome to part 2 of a 3 part series where we take a look at…