Test Drives

2025 BMW X3 M50: Comfortable, Quick, and Totally Mainstream
2025 BMW X3 M50: Comfortable, Quick, and Totally Mainstream

About 15 years ago, BMW started catching flak from loyal enthusiasts about the brand slapping its “M” badges on cars that weren’t proper M cars. “‘M’ stands for ‘marketing’ now, not motorsport,” they’d cry. While…

BMW 1M vs Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0: Living With Both
BMW 1M vs Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0: Living With Both

What if you could bottle joy? Not the vague kind found in inspirational quotes—but real, palpable joy. The kind that erupts in your chest when the rear tires scream under throttle, or when an engine…

The 2025 MINI JCW Electric Is Quick, Quirky, and Complicated
The 2025 MINI JCW Electric Is Quick, Quirky, and Complicated

It’s a strange time to be a hot hatch. The classic formula—small, rowdy, internal combustion hooligans—has gone quiet, replaced by a new wave of electrified performance cars looking to pick up the torch. Alpine has…

2025 BMW X3 xDrive30 Review: It's Complicated
2025 BMW X3 xDrive30 Review: It’s Complicated

The new 2025 BMW X3 has tremendous shoes to fill. The last generation was one of the brand’s best offerings, and it put up the sales figures to prove it. Despite debuting way back in…