manual transmission

YouTuber Joe Achilles is the owner of a G80 BMW M3 Competition, one of the very best M3s ever made. However, the choice to get the Competition car, with an automatic transmission, wasn’t his. In…

BMW enthusiasts often have a love/hate relationship with the E53 X5. The first-gen BMW X5 is revered for being a great looking SUV with surprisingly good driving dynamics, and a lovely interior. It’s also a…

Most of the BMW M3 reviews we see are of the Competition model. It’s the most powerful, the fastest, and, honestly, the best. However, the standard model does have one major advantage over the Competition…

The biggest difference between the G80 BMW M3 and the M3 Competition is power. The standard car makes 473 horsepower, while the Competition makes 503 horsepower. However, that power disparity can be fixed, with a…

The popularity of manual transmissions around the world is in a continue decline. Most of the BMW markets in the world have transitioned to automatic transmission with the U.S. being one of the few to…

For decades, the recipe for a BMW M3 remained the same — engine up front, manual transmission in the middle, and drive going to the back. BMW’s tweaked it a bit over the years; its…

Unlike the previous generation BMW M3/M4 and M2 with manual transmissions, BMW now gives you the ability to deactivate the auto-blipping feature of the G80/G28 M3/M4 manual transmissions, regardless of the driving mode selected. In…

BMW M has been teaching us all quite a bit about the upcoming BMW M3 and M4, through a series of technical videos that go deep into the cars’ metal bits. This latest video talks…

The F10 BMW M5 doesn’t received as much love as maybe it deserves. It was criticized by purists for being the first ever turbocharged M5 and it was also known as being a bit too…

Ever since its launch, the BMW M6 Gran Coupe has been considered by most enthusiasts to be among the very best looking BMWs of the modern era. Its low, sleek and seductive styling has made…