Laying quietly under a thin sheet of aluminum is BMW M’s latest technological marvel. Known internally as the S63tu (technical update), this latest M engine is an advancement over the previously employed S63 V8 in…
Date: September 22, 2011
In late ’70s, BMW launches the first 6 Series Coupe, a replacement to the legendary 3.0CS and 3.0CSi. The executive coupe struck a balance between luxury and driving dynamics, and soon emerged as an iconic…
Date: September 21, 2011
September 6th 2011 marked the official launch of the 2012 BMW 1 Series in the Netherlands and BMWBLOG was on the scene to bring you fresh pictures and first driving impressions. We got the opportunity…
Date: September 16, 2011
Words and Photos: Shawn Molnar [racetrack photos credit: Edward Ham] When BMW announced the replacement of its original and segment-founding X3, a nervous tension filled the air. You see, BMW’s original X3 was polarizing to…
Date: September 16, 2011
Back in January 2011, BMW announced the return of a four-cylinder engine back to its U.S. lineup after more than a decade’s absence. Last “four-banger” to power a BMW in the United States goes back…
Date: September 6, 2011
It’s not everyday that you drive a Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe. Not even if you own a Phantom, because if you do, you also choose between six other beauties parked beside it throughout the…
Date: August 4, 2011
Text and photographs by Misha Nikolich The coupe’s menacing big brother. Recently, Hendrick BMW of Charlotte NC was kind enough to let me test drive a 2011 BMW X6 xDrive50i in Titanium Silver over Black…
Date: July 26, 2011
At a small, private testing facility about an hour’s drive from Berlin, BMWBLOG had the opportunity to unleash the latest rendition of the 1 series. We were given the keys to a 6-speed manual 118i…
Date: July 15, 2011
BMW has launched their new F20 1 series 5 door hatch-back in the artistic and cosmopolitan city of Berlin, and BMWBLOG is reporting live from location to bring you our first driving impressions of the…
Date: July 14, 2011
Words: Shawn Molnar Photos: Shawn Molnar, Horatiu Boeriu There is no better way to go back in time than to ride into the past. Ducking under the wind with boxer engine blazing, it felt of…
Date: July 10, 2011
I rarely turn down an opportunity to drive older cars, and when my buddy Matt brought his recently purchased BMW 2002 to breakfast Saturday morning I prevailed on him to toss me the keys. Just…
Date: July 5, 2011
