5 Series

For awhile, the only real threat to the BMW M550i was the Mercedes-AMG E43. Those two were the best semi-hot luxury sedans in the segment. Neither car had to really worry about the Audi S6,…

There’s something intangible about the way ALPINAs feel so much better than their BMW counterparts. It’s hard to explain but there’s a feeling of delicacy, charm and specialness that makes ALPINAs so wonderful. I remember…

For years, Cadillac has been trying to play catch-up to the Germans, with mixed efforts. On of its more recent attempts, the current CTS was a perfect example of the brand’s success with trying to…

BMW constantly claims that it will make and sell whatever customers will buy, in any market. According to the Bavarians, the only metric used to determine which cars are sold and where is demand. However,…

For decades, if you wanted a mid-size executive luxury car, you bought one of two cars: the BMW 5 Series or the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Though, if you wanted to lean more toward sporty handling, rather…

As previously reported, the BMW 48V system is likely to arrive in 2020. While we previously thought that the G20 3 Series will be the first to debut the new electrical system, a new rumor…

With the BMW 530e xDrive, the range of the Munich plug-in hybrids has been enriched with yet another variant: for the first time, the 530e is not only available with two engines, but also with…

Every year JD Power does studies on a variety of fields, mostly focusing on brands and brand satisfaction. For 2019 BMW posted better results than last year in the Vehicle Dependability Study, claiming the 7th…

The BMW 530e is already one of the most important plug-in hybrids engineered in Munich, but it could soon get a significant boost. Recent spy photos from Sweden apparently show prototypes of a BMW 530e…

The BMW M550i xDrive is quite a potent car in standard guise, even though it uses a bit of an older engine. The latest version of the N63 4.4-liter V8 twin-turbo mill is now to…