Interesting
At the 2014 Innovation Day at the Miramas test facility BMW displayed a number of carbon fiber components, including wheels, steering wheel, and a propshaft (drive shaft). These components appear to be formed using traditional…
Hugo Becker / February 24, 2014
Interesting
BMW showcased one aspect of its Proactive Driving Assistant suite of technologies during Innovation Days
Hugo Becker / February 20, 2014
Test Drives
BMWBLOG goes to Miramas, France to test drive the BMW X5 eDrive Hybrid. After having driven the BMW i3, I wondered if it wouldn’t be a difficult sell in the Midwest of the United States….
Hugo Becker / February 20, 2014
Test Drives
The big BMW 7 Series was making short work of the ancient twisting, but recently paved, goat paths in the hills above Marseilles, France. Lighting the way were a set of prototype laser high beams….
Hugo Becker / February 18, 2014
4 Series
Editorial: Should I Buy The BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe or 3 Series Gran Turismo?
by Hugo Becker / Date: February 5, 2014
Interesting
2016 Will Be a Celebratory and Transitional Year for BMW The 100th anniversary of BMW will be celebrated in 2016. BMW virtually disappeared in 1919, was nearly swallowed by Daimler Benz in 1959, and stumbled…
Hugo Becker / January 30, 2014
Auto Shows
The Story We Purposefully Missed If you followed news accounts of the 2014 NAIAS you will surely have seen the glowing coverage of the new Ford F-150. The big truck has been through a crash…
Hugo Becker / January 22, 2014
BMW M4
BMW M was given the mission to make the electrically assisted steering M acceptable. BMWBLOG has written extensively on electrically assisted steering (EPS) and has noted that BMW uses components for its implementation of EPS…
Hugo Becker / January 14, 2014
Auto Shows
The next generation C-Class from Mercedes Benz will show up at Detroit. A highly styled Audi A4, BMW 3 series fighter, the C-Class will be available with turbocharged 4 or 6 cylinder power and a…
Hugo Becker / January 14, 2014
Auto Shows
The Lexus RC 350 will join the RC F as the 4 Series/M4 fighter from Lexus. Photographs don’t do the RC 350 justice, the flanks and rear of the car are good looking. The spindle…
Hugo Becker / January 14, 2014
BMW M3
Engine/Drivetrain BMW has reverted to an inline six cylinder for the new M3 and M4. But unlike the S54 in the E46 M3, the new S55 is turbocharged. Based on the N55 six cylinder, the…
Hugo Becker / January 13, 2014