Test Drives

TEST DRIVE: BMW M2 vs BMW 1 Series M
TEST DRIVE: BMW M2 vs BMW 1 Series M

Ever since its debut, the BMW M2 has been compared to its technical predecessor, the BMW 1 Series M Coupe. Whether or not you feel that the M2 is a proper successor to the 1M,…

FIRST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 750Ld xDrive
FIRST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 750Ld xDrive

Earlier this year BMW announced the world premiere of the successor to the world’s most powerful 3-liter diesel engine — the Quad-Turbo B57 engine. This new beast was about to transform every car it was fitted to in…

FIRST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 740Le xDrive iPerformance
FIRST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 740Le xDrive iPerformance

Bringing out plug-in hybrid or pure EV models is no longer optional, it’s necessary. The world has changed and along with it the climate and the buying habits of the customers. Therefore, all companies must…

FIRST DRIVE: 2016 BMW M140i
FIRST DRIVE: 2016 BMW M140i

Ask any car enthusiast what BMW makes best and the answers will inevitably circle around one or two key elements — a small chassis and power going to the rear wheels. BMW is best known for making…

Our 2nd year living with an all electric BMW i3
Our 2nd year living with an all electric BMW i3

The first year living with our 2014 BMW i3 BEV was really more like being a pioneer exploring the i3’s real world capabilities. The all-electric i3 BEV has an 81 mile EPA rated range, but…

TEST DRIVE: 2017 BMW ALPINA B7 xDrive
TEST DRIVE: 2017 BMW ALPINA B7 xDrive

Last year, BMW launched a new era of the luxury sedan with the all-new G12 7 Series. With its revolutionary lightweight Carbon Core reducing the weight from the previous generation and improving the stiffness, many…

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 320i Sedan
TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 320i Sedan

The same day our editor Nate Risch was piloting a $138,000 BMW ALPINA B7 around Laguna Seca race track, I tested a new 2016 320i to see what BMW had up its sleeve at the…

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW M4 Competition Package
TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW M4 Competition Package

Following up on excellence is always such a difficult thing to do. Pink Floyd had to follow up Dark Side of the Moon, Bruce Willis had to follow up Die Hard and Odell Beckham Jr….

REVIEW: BMW i3 reaches 56,000 miles
REVIEW: BMW i3 reaches 56,000 miles

My 2014 BMW i3 REx is now 27 months old, and the mileage on the odometer just recently surpassed 56,000 miles. I’ve needed a little over 15,000 kWh of electricity, and exactly 50 gallons of…