At the recent Detroit Auto Show, BMWBLOG’s Managing Editor Shawn Molnar sat down for an interview with Adrian Van Hooydonk, Director of design at BMW Group. Van Hooydonk is a well known designer, not only…
After driving MINI’s new Coupe on the alpine roads of Kuhtai, Austria, I was smitten with its fun and engaging drive. This is the most neutral handling front-wheel-drive car I have ever driven. In fact,…
The 2012 Detroit Auto Show hosted the world premiere of the Cadillac ATS. The first compact Cadillac joins the midsize segment to take on BMW’s top-seller, the 3 Series and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Cadillac ATS…
BMW has never been caught sitting on their hands when it comes to improving upon the class-founding 3 Series. Now in its sixth generation, the F30 3 series had big shoes to fill. The E90…
The advent of the new year is often seen as a time to reflect on the happenings of the prior year, but also a time to take stock of where one is at and where…
Once Upon a Car I just finished reading Bill Vlasic’s, “Once Upon a Car”, and highly recommend it. It’s a fast paced look at the implosion of the Big Three US automakers that was pretty…
In 2011, the BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) achieved its best sales since the record year of 2007 retailing 305,418 vehicles, up 14.9 percent compared to the 265,757 vehicles sold in…
2011 has been quite a busy year for Bavarian Motor Works! If anything, it was easy for us to tell given how busy the BMWBLOG staff have been. Hugo attended the US launch of the…
Perfect handling and absolute control on every bend – that’s BMW M on the road and K2 on the piste. It’s a winning combination. That is why BMW M has now joined forces with K2…
In 24 hours, the 2011 sales race between BMW and Mercedes will declare a winner, but the outcome is far from being predictable. Through November, Mercedes-Benz seemed to have a safe lead, but according to…
