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Lexus is a relatively young brand in the grand scheme of the luxury market. The year was 1989 and while BMW was just launching an M car assault on North America, Toyota was launching its…

BMWBLOG goes to Miramas, France to test drive the BMW X5 eDrive Hybrid. After having driven the BMW i3, I wondered if it wouldn’t be a difficult sell in the Midwest of the United States….

The big BMW 7 Series was making short work of the ancient twisting, but recently paved, goat paths in the hills above Marseilles, France. Lighting the way were a set of prototype laser high beams….

First, the Polar Vortex then Atlanta crippled by 2.6 inches of snow and ice.  Now a big Nor’easter dropping over a foot of snow.  It’s been a crazy, crazy winter.  So it hit me while…

BMW 2 Series Active Tourer leaked images have just hit the web. BMW’s first front-wheel drive vehicle, aside from the MINI range, will come to market this year with a new generation of three and…

Spy photographer Palbay spotted a U.S. model F80 BMW M3 in the Yas Marina show color. The F80 M3 was still debadged and with the roundels blacked out and features a six-speed speed manual and…

BMW Laser Light goes into series production. The BMW i8 is the first production vehicle to feature the innovative light technology. From the autumn of 2014, BMW will be the first manufacturer worldwide to offer…

BMW today announced the arrival of the enhanced, 2015 BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle. In 2003 BMW founded the mid-size SAV segment with the launch of the original BMW X3. Since 2003, the BMW X3…

One has to wonder if the marketing arm of BMW didn’t imbibe a bit too much JW Augustiner Bräu Maximator when they decided to fortify the 3 sedan with a 3 Gran Turismo and now…

How do you update an icon? How do you move the design forward under new safety and fuel economy mandates without alienating the core enthusiasts?  MINI Cooper, born new in 2001 under BMW’s ownership, has…