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
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
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
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
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
“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
Our first encounter with the BMW 335is took place earlier this year when BMWBLOG’s road test editor Shawn Molnar drove BMW’s new performance coupe around the race track. Several months later, we decided to revisit…
Date: November 14, 2010
A Vision Becomes Reality. Shaping The Future. Two slogans that underline a BMW hosted event at its Leipzig plant in East Germany. A small selective group of journalists were invited to experience the BMW Vision…
Date: November 12, 2010
Painted Rock Farm, outside of Atlanta, GA – BMW is introducing the new X3 to the world’s motoring press at an off road facility known as Painted Rock Farm over the next few days. The…
Date: October 16, 2010
Words: Shawn Molnar Photos: Kevin Luc Photography, Shawn Molnar, Flair Photo Thump thump… Thump thump… Thump thump.. No, this is not the sound of the engine. This is your heartbeat. It’s fast, around 110 beats…
Date: October 8, 2010
Words and Photos: Shawn Molnar While suiting up for my first ride on BMW’s R1200RT I could not help but acknowledge its size. With panniers attached and its wide fairing staring back at me, it…
Date: September 21, 2010
