Steven Paul

A polarizing design meets remarkable driving dynamics in the 2024 BMW M3, which continues into the newest model year, completely unchanged from last year. While that’s normally a reason to wait until the LCI for…

After receiving pretty substantial updates last year, the seventh generation G20 BMW 3 Series marches onward virtually unchanged. It’s still quite a good value in the segment, with xDrive, PHEV, and powerful six-cylinder variants allowing…

Adrian van Hooydonk, BMW Design Director, has seen and done much during his tenure with BMW. From joining the company in 1992 until today, he’s had his hands in plenty of important models, including the…

Driving engagement and dynamics have always separated BMW vehicles from the rest. But how do those realities stack up against BMW’s mission to deliver fun-to-drive cars with the upcoming Neue Klasse? We sit down with…

Since its inception in 2001 with the E65 7 Series, BMW iDrive has been a cornerstone of BMW vehicles. Like everything else in the upcoming Neue Klasse, iDrive takes a significant step forward. The most…

The Vision Neue Klasse is an important car for BMW – perhaps the most important concept yet. Domagoj Dukec, Head of BMW Design, introduces it as “focusing on electrification, digitalization, and responsibility in terms of…

As details of BMW’s elusive Neue Klasse vehicles begin to trickle out, we see the brand reinventing itself and introducing extraordinary new technology inside and outside. Part of what’s changing our expectations of what an…

Coinciding with the debut of the new MINI Cooper and MINI Countryman, BMWBLOG was fortunate enough to sit down with two important figures who brought the vehicle to reality. Thomas Sycha, Head of MINI Exterior…

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance comprises a frankly ridiculous number of events. One of them is the Concept Lawn. A place for automakers to bring their freshest new prototypes (some more production-ready than others), the…

A tradition now 72 years in the making, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is arguably the world’s ultimate car show. Representing only the finest and most exclusive automobiles through history, it’s one of the few…