5 Series
I always found automotive design fascinating. It starts at such a basic level, with artists and designs literally sketching out their ideas with a pen and pad. It’s literally the sort of thing school kids…
Nico DeMattia / May 18, 2018
5 Series
Plug-in hybrids are becoming more and more common among buyers, as they offer a best-of-both-worlds proposition. You get a car that uses an electric powertrain so you can feel extra green but you also have…
Nico DeMattia / May 13, 2018
5 Series
BMW’s M Performance division is helping the brand set new sales records. BMW conveniently includes the M Performance model in the same category as real M cars and therefore the sales recorded by the M…
Gabriel Nica / May 7, 2018
5 Series
Ever since my jaunt in an ALPINA B7 a few months ago, I’ve been under its spell. It was and is the most enjoyable four-door vehicle I’ve ever had the pleasure of driving. There’s only…
Nico DeMattia / April 25, 2018
5 Series
Should BMW bring the ALPINA B5 Biturbo to the US?
by Nico DeMattia / Date: April 20, 2018
5 Series
As far as an everyday executive sedan, the BMW 5 Series is almost perfect. It’s comfortable, luxurious, quiet and can even be fun on a twisty road, if spec’d properly. The only real issue with…
Nico DeMattia / April 20, 2018
5 Series
Since its debut, we’ve wished that the new G31 BMW 5 Series Touring would make it to the US market. It’s such a good looking car and is probably the best variant of the 5…
Nico DeMattia / April 12, 2018
5 Series
Despite the existence of the BMW M550i, I personally still feel that the best non-M 5 Series is the BMW 540i. Thanks to its brilliant B58 inline-six engine, it feels more nimble than the V8-powered…
Nico DeMattia / April 11, 2018
5 Series
We like fast and/or premium wagons here at BMWBLOG. Most car enthusiasts do. They offer SUV-like practicality and cargo space without sacrificing much, if any, of the driving dynamics we love from premiums sedans. They…
Nico DeMattia / April 10, 2018
5 Series
We recently asked the question of whether or not it was worth buying the BMW M5 or the Dinan S1 BMW M550i xDrive for roughly the same price. Well, it seems as if Matt Farah…
Nico DeMattia / April 10, 2018
5 Series
ALPINA has launched the brand-new B5 Bi-Turbo Touring, a supercharged BMW 5 Series, which is the fastest production estate car on sale. Prior to the ALPINA B5 Biturbo Touring, the Mercedes-AMG E63 S Estate was…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 2, 2018