BMWBLOG BMW 1M European Drive Review
Some things just go together – like a horse and carriage, a mouse and cheese, and sex on the beach. We can add to that a shiny new 1M on curvy Alpine roads. One is just not the…
Date: July 5, 2011
Test Drives
BMWBLOG Test Drive: BMW X1 launches in Canada
Toronto, Canada – Canada is doing alright. Employment and the economy are good and the Canadian dollar is going from strength to strength against the US dollar. With good employment and a strong currency, Canadians…
Date: June 2, 2011
BMWBLOG Test Drive: 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe
My in-laws stopped by today to show off their new Honda Accord; V6, four doors, automatic, it’s a nice, well built, comfortable car . . . if you’re looking for transportation. And that’s just it,…
Date: May 12, 2011
BMWBLOG First Drive: 2012 BMW 650i Convertible – The Real Grand Tourer
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – To launch the third-generation 6 Series Convertible, BMW chose Mexico’s most luxurious and famous resort town: Cabo San Lucas. Cabo is a city at the southern tip of the Baja…
Date: May 9, 2011
BMWBLOG Drive Review: 2011 MINI Countryman – How MINI Kids Fit in YOUR MINI?
While all-wheel-drive, a higher ride height and four doors all play their part in shaping MINI’s new Countryman, the mission objective has always boiled down to one thing: space. As MINI’s younger customer base transitions…
Date: May 3, 2011
BMWBLOG Review: 2011 BMW 135i Coupe with DCT
With a compact coupe body, rear drive, 50/50 weight distribution, and powerful engine, the BMW 135i Coupe is “pure BMW.” I had my sights set on the 135i Coupe when BMW announced it was coming…
Date: April 27, 2011
BMWBLOG Exclusive: Driving the New TwinPower Turbocharged Four Cylinder
Munich, Germany – At one point during Innovation Day, BMW turned the gathered journalists loose to sample the qualities of the new 2.0 L four in an X1 on local roads and nearby stretches of…
Date: April 12, 2011
Quick Drive: 2011 BMW X3 xDrive28i
While attending the BMW sponsored Sony Ericsson Tennis Open this past weekend in Miami, I also had the opportunity to spend a few days with the new 2011 BMW X3. In the U.S., BMW currently…
Date: April 6, 2011
BMWBLOG Drive Review: 2011 Alpina B7 – The M Flavored 7
Not only an extraordinary athlete, but quite a head turner. Our paths crossed for the first time in May 2010 when BMWBLOG’s Road Test Editor Shawn Molnar and the new ALPINA B7 spent some quality…
Date: March 21, 2011
Comparison: 1971 DeTomasso Pantera vs. 2008 BMW 135i
As luck would have it, a member of the gang I belong to phoned me late Thursday afternoon asking for a favor. He’d recently been in a bike accident and he needed to move his…
Date: November 21, 2010
Test Drive: The Littlest Convertible of Them All – BMW 128i
“It’s not a real BMW” seems to be a common statement by many Bimmer enthusiasts when it comes to the smaller horsepower engines of the BMW line-up. This phrase seems typical of web forums and…
Date: November 16, 2010
