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Ever since its debut, the BMW M2 has been compared to its technical predecessor, the BMW 1 Series M Coupe. Whether or not you feel that the M2 is a proper successor to the 1M,…

Earlier this year BMW announced the world premiere of the successor to the world’s most powerful 3-liter diesel engine — the Quad-Turbo B57 engine. This new beast was about to transform every car it was fitted to in…

Bringing out plug-in hybrid or pure EV models is no longer optional, it’s necessary. The world has changed and along with it the climate and the buying habits of the customers. Therefore, all companies must…

Ask any car enthusiast what BMW makes best and the answers will inevitably circle around one or two key elements — a small chassis and power going to the rear wheels. BMW is best known for making…

The first year living with our 2014 BMW i3 BEV was really more like being a pioneer exploring the i3’s real world capabilities. The all-electric i3 BEV has an 81 mile EPA rated range, but…

Last year, BMW launched a new era of the luxury sedan with the all-new G12 7 Series. With its revolutionary lightweight Carbon Core reducing the weight from the previous generation and improving the stiffness, many…

The same day our editor Nate Risch was piloting a $138,000 BMW ALPINA B7 around Laguna Seca race track, I tested a new 2016 320i to see what BMW had up its sleeve at the…

Following up on excellence is always such a difficult thing to do. Pink Floyd had to follow up Dark Side of the Moon, Bruce Willis had to follow up Die Hard and Odell Beckham Jr….

When BMW originally launched the X6, the automotive ‘specialists’ out there rushed to call it the end of the brand as a whole. Admittedly, it was a rather big investment into a niche that seemed…

Comparing when it really counts – on the Nurburgring – By Dan Irish with Alexei Griesbach. Being that I like European Delivery from BMW so much, it was not a hard choice to order the 2016…