Steven Paul

Steven is a Senior Writer for BMWBLOG. A lifelong enthusiast, he's driven F90 M5s around Circuit of the Americas, off-roaded X5s, drag raced M4s and M2s, and spent countless paychecks maintaining BMWs in varying states of broken. He joined the team in 2020, bringing years of experience as a manager at a BMW dealership. Now he writes as a career with BMWBLOG and others, hoping to bring insight and excitement to the fastest-paced automotive landscape in history. He enjoys all cars, but particularly BMW and Toyota/Lexus models.
2026 BMW X5 Pricing, Features and Specs

2026 BMW X5 Pricing, Features and Specs

It’s the end of an era. The 2026 BMW X5 marks the conclusion of the G05 X5, the fourth generation of BMW’s iconic mid-size SUV. It’s had a good run, routinely earning high marks from…

DSC Through the Years: The Experts Put Three Generations of BMW M3 to the Test

2025 BMW X3 xDrive30 Review: It's Complicated

2025 BMW X3 xDrive30 Review: It’s Complicated

The new 2025 BMW X3 has tremendous shoes to fill. The last generation was one of the brand’s best offerings, and it put up the sales figures to prove it. Despite debuting way back in…

The Case For a Mild Hybrid BMW M5

The Case For a Mild Hybrid BMW M5

The current M5 is a plug-in hybrid. It isn’t the first BMW M car to hybridize; it probably won’t be the last. Defenders of the hybrid super sled will point at its truly colossal 717…

5 Things We Wish the 2025 BMW X3 Did a Little Bit Better

5 Things We Wish the 2025 BMW X3 Did a Little Bit Better

We really, really, like the 2025 BMW X3, from most perspectives. It’s our first impression of how the fourth generation of BMW’s now best-selling nameplate will shape up, and there’s plenty to love about it….

2026 BMW X7 Pricing, Specs, and What’s New

2026 BMW X7 Pricing, Specs, and What’s New

The 2026 BMW X7 offers little in the way of meaningful change, although it is the final year of the first-generation BMW X7. BMW makes Parking Assistant Professional standard on the model, but no meaningful…

5 Things We Love About the 2025 BMW X3

5 Things We Love About the 2025 BMW X3

We’re spending a week with the 2025 BMW X3, and there’s a lot to take in. It’s the first year of the nameplate’s fourth generation, which means big changes inside and out. It also means…