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.
How Formula BMW Shaped a Generation of Formula One Stars

How Formula BMW Shaped a Generation of Formula One Stars

BMW and Formula One have an inextricable history. Most frequently, the relationship gets reduced to BMW’s history of supplying engines. Far from an unfair categorization. But there’s another way BMW “supplied” Formula One in the…

BMW Flame Surfacing Explained: The Design Language That Changed Everything

BMW M4 Parts Used to Cool World’s Most Powerful CPU

BMW M4 Parts Used to Cool World’s Most Powerful CPU

Like anything else that requires or generates a lot of power — combustion engines, batteries, etc. — computers require a cooling system to keep parts functioning within operating temperatures. Specifically, CPUs, which essentially function as…

How California Shaped the Original BMW X5

How California Shaped the Original BMW X5

Today, the BMW X5 represents a solid percentage of all cars BMW sells. Indeed, it beats even the ubiquitous X3 in volume sales for the brand. But it wasn’t always that way. In fact, BMW…

Which BMWs Hold Their Value Best in 2025?

Which BMWs Hold Their Value Best in 2025?

It isn’t news that luxury vehicles depreciate faster than more economy-minded offerings. It further comes as little surprise that the highest MSRP cars often face the worst depreciation, sometimes being offered for fractions of their…

New 2026 BMW M3 Configurator Adds Iconic Individual Colors

New 2026 BMW M3 Configurator Adds Iconic Individual Colors

The 2026 BMW M3 configurator has just gone live, giving enthusiasts a new playground to explore iconic Individual colors. Whether you’re nostalgic for Laguna Seca Blue or curious about never-before-seen shades like Goodwood Green Pearl,…