BMW

Back in 1986 BMW created 5,000 special E30 3-Series cars by stuffing a 191 horsepower 2.3 liter 4-cylinder engine under its hood, massaging the suspension and altering its bodywork to…

Here’s the shame of the BMW 228i convertible. Even though it’s a damn fine driver’s car – especially if you order it with either the M-Sport or track handling package – a lot of people will never even consider getting behind the wheel. Why? Given its size, price and badge, it’s sure to be a […]

My flight landed in San Francisco on Thursday just little before ten a.m. and a few minutes later I was handed the fob to a brand new BMW i8 for my drive down the coast and four days of automotive excess at Monterey Car Week. The silver and black i8 was delivered curbside at SFO, […]

First there was the minivan. The ubiquitous utility vehicle that roamed suburbia satisfying the needs of millions of American families from the early ‘80s on. But as we are wont to do in this country, once something becomes popular it becomes uncool and we’re off to the next new thing. So the minivan went by […]

There aren’t many times I get to drive a car that promises to revolutionize the entire industry three months before it goes on sale to the general public. Yes, there are other plug-in hybrids cars. Yes, there are other cars with range extending engines. Yes, there are other cars that use carbon fiber, aluminum and […]

For decades, BMW has billed itself as “The Ultimate Driving Machine.” And while the X series SUVs are excellent vehicles for suburban families with sporting intentions and the i3 is an important step forward in the development of electric cars, I’d be hard-pressed to describe them as ultimate driving machines. They do, however, bring a […]

My friends, we are at a crossroads. We are at a point in our automotive history at which we can stand up and fight for our freedom to carve up the open road or let those who think they know better take it from us. We can choose a path where we, the drivers, are […]

The 750i xDrive is BMW’s flagship full-size sedan and as such it needs to do two things really well. First, since it’s a BMW it has to set the standard…