5 Series

Who doesn’t love them some ALPINA? We’re huge fans of everything to come from the German tuner/manufacturer, as well are most car enthusiasts. Reason being is that ALPINA takes normal BMWs and transforms them into…

With the introduction of the BMW G30 5 Series, BMW stayed well within the traditionalist lines known to this model range. The new 5 Series is more of a natural evolution of the platform. You…

Back in 2010, a man by the name of Mike Burroughs decided to make a sort of rat-rod project out of his E28-generation BMW 5 Series. Afterward, his car became quite famous for its pretty insane…

When the BMW M550i xDrive was launched the main talking point behind it was that it reached 60 mph faster than the outgoing F10 M5. However, people familiar with the differences between an M Performance…

The rivalry between M and AMG models has now seemingly gained a whole new battle, using models just shy of the performance offered by top tier models. I’m referring, of course, to the ‘gap-filling’ models…

On the mountain roads in rural Oregon, The Fast Lane Car spent some time with BMW’s fastest 5 Series ever built – the M550i xDrive. Back in April, the BMWBLOG team went to Germany to…

An entrepreneur claims that his modified 1997 BMW 528i goes 1,000 miles on electric power. According to Eric Lundgren, the E39 chassis has been adapted to hold batteries with a total capacity above the longest-range…

For the past few years, BMW enthusiasts have been wondering if the brand’s newfound goal to reach a broader spectrum of customers has robbed it of the driving dynamics it was once known for. It’s…

Two of the most popular BMW models in Europe are the 3 Series Touring and its larger brother, the 5 Series Touring. Both of those models make up for a large chunk of sales in…

In-car connectivity is attracting more and more attention from manufacturers worldwide, acknowledging the growing time we spend behind the wheel, either stuck in cities more congested than ever or on long trips. BMW is one…