Steven Paul

Steven is a Senior Writer for BMWBLOG. A lifelong enthusiast, he's driven F90 M5s around Circuit of the Americas, off-roaded X5s, drag raced M4s and M2s, and spent countless paychecks maintaining BMWs in varying states of broken. He joined the team in 2020, bringing years of experience as a manager at a BMW dealership. Now he writes as a career with BMWBLOG and others, hoping to bring insight and excitement to the fastest-paced automotive landscape in history. He enjoys all cars, but particularly BMW and Toyota/Lexus models.
Everything We Know About the 2024 BMW i5

Everything We Know About the 2024 BMW i5

2024 BMW i5 Overview  Despite an illustrious history, the 5 Series hasn’t felt revolutionary for quite a long time. Thankfully, that’s about to change with the highly anticipated release of the first-ever all-electric 5 Series,…

Best BMWs of the 1990s

Best BMWs of the 1990s

The 1990s were a great decade for many reasons, but for auto enthusiasts, few are as nostalgia-clouded and rose-tinted as the look back at the BMW vehicles of the time. From the wedge-like E31 8…

How reliable is the BMW M340i?

How reliable is the BMW M340i?

The BMW M340i and M340i xDrive are fan favorites that recently received some significant upgrades for the 2023 model year. For the past (almost) year, dealers received them from the port, and happy customers have…

2024 BMW X5 vs. X7 – Which One To Buy?

Best BMWs of the 80s

Best BMWs of the 80s

Car design in the 1980s took a bit of a radical turn. We saw incredible vehicles like the Ferrari F40, Lamborghini Countach, and the DeLorean DMC-12. But for BMW, the 1980s represented a bit of…

Top 5 Classic BMWs That are Still Affordable

Top 5 Classic BMWs That are Still Affordable

BMW vehicles have a pretty cyclical existence regarding pricing. Positioned as a luxury vehicle, their prices start out high before quickly depreciating. Then, typically in ten to twelve years, values bottom out. But, like other…

Best BMWs of the 1970s

Best BMWs of the 1970s

1970 was over five decades ago, but it was a decade rife with exceptional BMW products. The most noteworthy offerings established BMW as a premier automaker worldwide. There were some fantastic BMWs produced, most, if…

How to Activate Launch Control in Your Manual BMW

How to Activate Launch Control in Your Manual BMW

Almost every BMW enthusiast knows that most modern BMW vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions have an advanced Launch Control system built in. But did you know that manual vehicles also have launch control? While it…

2023 BMW Z4 Buyers Guide

2023 BMW Z4 Buyers Guide

2023 BMW Z4 Overview Roadsters are hard to find these days. Only a handful are on the market, and most are over the $50,000 MSRP mark. And, in a surprise turn of events, BMW now…