Test Drives

BMW 2 Series Active Tourer - BMWBLOG Test Drive
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer – BMWBLOG Test Drive

With the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, the Munich-based automaker steps into three new territories. First, the Active Tourer is the first BMW driven by the front-wheels. Second, it’s the first BMW series vehicle to…

BMW 2 Series Active Tourer - First Drive
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer – First Drive

BMWBLOG goes to Austria to test drive the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, BMW’s first front-wheel drive. The first BMW with front-wheel drive, the first BMW-Van and the first BMW with a three-cylinder engine as…

BMWBLOG Gets A Hot Lap Aboard The BMW M3 GT
BMWBLOG Gets A Hot Lap Aboard The BMW M3 GT

BMWBLOG joins Bill Auberlen for a hot lap aboard the BMW M3 GT race car at Road America. I directed my question leftward, turning as best I could despite being strapped down to the cocoon-like…

2015 BMW M4 Coupe - Road Test
2015 BMW M4 Coupe – Road Test

Pulling out of the parking lot of Road America and onto SR-67 towards Elkhart Lake was a strange sensation. Having spent the entire morning driving an M4 at a pace of nothing less than as…

BMW M235i vs. BMW E92 M3 - BMWBLOG Test Drive
BMW M235i vs. BMW E92 M3 – BMWBLOG Test Drive

Now you might think this is a crazy comparison, but I just went through this buying process and ended up buying the winner. Both of these BMW sport cars are aimed directly at driving enthusiasts….

2015 BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe - Track Review
2015 BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe – Track Review

Stepping into a garage lit only by old fluorescent bulbs and cloud-blotted morning sunlight, four generations of BMW M3 stood before me. Lined up from oldest to newest, a Hellrot E30 M3 is first, flanked…

First Drive: BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe
First Drive: BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe

The new BMW 4 Series family gets a new member this year. Wanted or not, it’s another story, but the 4 Series Gran Coupe fits BMW’s strategy to fill every possible, and profitable niche in…