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 July 2007, the 414-horsepower-@-8300rpm S65B40 naturally aspirated V8 teaching me…
Date: May 9, 2014
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. …
Date: May 2, 2014
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…
Date: April 27, 2014
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…
Date: April 25, 2014
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…
Date: April 18, 2014
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…
Date: April 16, 2014
It was a pleasant surprise to check my email and find an invite to drive Audi’s latest iteration of their flagship S8 sedan in my inbox. I’d long respected Audi for its engineering prowess –…
Date: April 15, 2014
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…
Date: February 24, 2014
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….
Date: February 20, 2014
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….
Date: February 18, 2014
How do you update an icon? How do you move the design forward under new safety and fuel economy mandates without alienating the core enthusiasts? MINI Cooper, born new in 2001 under BMW’s ownership, has…
Date: February 3, 2014
