Test Drives

Test Drive: 2015 BMW M3 and 2015 BMW M4
Test Drive: 2015 BMW M3 and 2015 BMW M4

Getting ever closer to GT2/GT4 stardom in the best M I’ve been here before. I’ve been lucky enough in this job to do the launch of the E90 M3 in Spain’s Deep South back in…

BMWBLOG Test Drive: 2015 BMW i8
BMWBLOG Test Drive: 2015 BMW i8

Allow me from the beginning to express my feelings about this car: Oh my God this car is insanely good! It has it all; exotic looks, high tech and performance figures to back it up. …

2015 BMW i8 Test Drive
2015 BMW i8 Test Drive

We drive: 2015 i12 BMW i8. This is not a supercar; it is a greener sports car in supercar clothing. Welp, I rode in the original 323-horsepower plug-in electric diesel Vision Efficient Dynamics in October…

2014 BMW 740Ld xDrive - Test Drive
2014 BMW 740Ld xDrive – Test Drive

BMWBLOG test drives and reviews the 2014 BMW 740Ld xDrive with BMW Individual accessories Walking up to the brown 2014 BMW 740Ld xDrive in the rain at BMW’s U.S. headquarters, I was remarking that, though…

2015 BMW X3 xDrive28d Facelift - First Drive
2015 BMW X3 xDrive28d Facelift – First Drive

BMWBLOG goes to Woodcliff Lake to test drive the new 2015 BMW X3 xDrive28d. Introduced in 2010, the second generation BMW X3 has been a sales success for the Bavarians. For 2015, BMW has worked…

BMW X5 eDrive Hybrid - TEST DRIVE AND REVIEW
BMW X5 eDrive Hybrid – TEST DRIVE AND REVIEW

It is eerily quiet when I take off under full electric power.  In a BMW X5, a full freakin-sized X5, silence. Welcome to the BMW X5 Plug-in Hybrid, named the BMW X5 Concept eDrive. Running…

BMWBLOG Test Drive & Review: 2014 Lexus IS F
BMWBLOG Test Drive & Review: 2014 Lexus IS F

Lexus is a relatively young brand in the grand scheme of the luxury market. The year was 1989 and while BMW was just launching an M car assault on North America, Toyota was launching its…

BMWBLOG Test Drive: BMW X5 eDrive Hybrid
BMWBLOG Test Drive: BMW X5 eDrive Hybrid

BMWBLOG goes to Miramas, France to test drive the BMW X5 eDrive Hybrid. After having driven the BMW i3, I wondered if it wouldn’t be a difficult sell in the Midwest of the United States….

BMWBLOG Test Drives The New Laser Lights
BMWBLOG Test Drives The New Laser Lights

The big BMW 7 Series was making short work of the ancient twisting, but recently paved, goat paths in the hills above Marseilles, France. Lighting the way were a set of prototype laser high beams….