5 Series

If you live outside of Europe, it’s unlikely you know what DS is. In fact, if you live in Europe, you may be unaware of it. DS is the new luxury offshoot of Citroen, designed…

As GM is pulling out of Australia, the local Holden brand is diminishing its efforts in the country as well. Therefore, whereas most of the Australian Police Force was using Holden Falcon and Commodore models…

While BMW’s M Division and ALPINA have never really been rivals, comparing M cars and ALPINAs has always been something car journalists have done. Being that there are M and ALPINA versions of most BMW…

I always found automotive design fascinating. It starts at such a basic level, with artists and designs literally sketching out their ideas with a pen and pad. It’s literally the sort of thing school kids…

BMW’s M Performance division is helping the brand set new sales records. BMW conveniently includes the M Performance model in the same category as real M cars and therefore the sales recorded by the M…

Ever since my jaunt in an ALPINA B7 a few months ago, I’ve been under its spell. It was and is the most enjoyable four-door vehicle I’ve ever had the pleasure of driving. There’s only…

I’ve long said that my favorite car that I’ve ever driven was the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. I know, it’s sacrilege for a BMW to fan to claim a Mercedes-Benz product as their favorite car. However,…

As far as an everyday executive sedan, the BMW 5 Series is almost perfect. It’s comfortable, luxurious, quiet and can even be fun on a twisty road, if spec’d properly. The only real issue with…

Since its debut, we’ve wished that the new G31 BMW 5 Series Touring would make it to the US market. It’s such a good looking car and is probably the best variant of the 5…

Despite the existence of the BMW M550i, I personally still feel that the best non-M 5 Series is the BMW 540i. Thanks to its brilliant B58 inline-six engine, it feels more nimble than the V8-powered…