Fans of the Bavarian auto company are currently celebrating the latest M iteration of the 5 Series on BMW’s F10 platform. Producing more factory horses than ever seen prior on the M5, the 560-horsepower BMW has improved engine output with a more compact powerplant. Dropping in a special TwinPower 4.4 liter, V-8 engine, BMW has [...]
On Thursday, German automaker BMW formally introduced there newest two-door luxury vehicle. A sleek and graceful new BMW 6 Series Coupe worthy of attention, it is somewhat regrettable that much of the 2012-year vehicle is already telegraphed to faithful Bavarian automobile lovers in previous creations. Aggressive headlamp housings and a more pronounced kidney grille opening [...]
The Nurburgring track in Germany is regarded as a standard for performance automobiles around the world. Times around the punishing track determine a car’s performance and handling abilities. “Tuned at Nurburgring” has long been a selling point and it seems as if more and more vehicles are having their mettle tested there. The Audi RS4, [...]
With almost every new BMW model, the anticipation builds for the M version. Completely refreshed for 2011 model year, the BMW 5 Series was the German auto giant’s leading example of modernized sophistication and technology. The BMW 5 Series sedan also represents the basis for what is the flagship for the German factory tuner, the [...]
Since introduction in 1986, the BMW M3 has maintained an understated appearance to conceal a considerable performance beast. Coy with its class topping sport car prowess when compared to the basic BMW 3 Series, the M3 has more than sufficiently captured fans fully capable of recognizing the car’s uniqueness. The 25th year since the German [...]
The BMW 1-Series is scheduled to make its first appearance at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The show isn’t happening until this fall, but that isn’t stopping BMW from introducing its new 1-Series. Leaked images of the car appeared on the internet a few days ago, prompting its official release from BMW. The 1-Series was first [...]
Despite the persisting rhetoric, the United States marketplace has become quite friendly to hatchbacks. BMW division MINI has secured consistently high sales as a premium compact vehicle. Selling 45,644 vehicles for 2010 just as the new Countryman entered production, MINI has won over both small car and hatchback (or two-box) fans. Though modern automotive customers [...]
Fast Times at 2011 Georgian College Auto Show
Through the early months of 2011, the latest and best visions of the second century of the automobile were displayed inside stadiums or convention centers in North America. Within the climate-control environments where the only threatening element is the oil through human contact on vehicle surfaces, cars and trucks have little trouble looking presentable through [...]