Hugo Becker

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,…

This is a preview of our upcoming full test drive of the new 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe. Stay tuned! The new 1M is a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde affair. Like the…

We are tweeting live. See below We are bringing you live photos from the BMW 1M press test drives near New York. Our own Hugo Becker is on-site and is currently driving the new “baby-M”,…

No trip to Munich would be complete without a visit to BMW’s Museum. Located in what appears to be a bowl, just adjacent to the four cylinder building, the Museum houses artifacts and information on…

Munich, Germany – BMW’s strategy for providing transportation involves what they describe as ‘three powertrain pillars’, internal combustion engines (ICE), hybrids, and electric motors. The trick with plug in hybrids and electric vehicles is to…

Munich, Germany – The last stop of the day for the English speaking journalists at BMW’s Innovation Day was Light Weight Construction. Various pairs of parts were arrayed around the room, with a production part…

Munich, Germany – BMW was late to the diesel game. They sat on the sidelines, unconvinced that diesels were compatible with the premium performance image BMW wished to maintain. (Although, BMW did experiment with a…

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…

Munich, Germany – BMW discussed the new 500cc per cylinder engine architecture that will serve as a building block for upcoming three, four, and in-line six cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. This common cylinder architecture…

Munich, Germany – BMW held its annual Innovation Day at its Forchungs und Innovations Zentrum (FIZ), located on Knorr Strasse, just a bit northwest of the four cylinder headquarter building. It’s a complex of buildings…