Horatiu Boeriu

Horatiu Boeriu is an entrepreneur, journalist and the founder of www.bmwblog.com. He currently manages the day-to-day activities at BMWBLOG, including editorial, content strategy, content creation, advertising sales, partnerships and product management. Horatiu majored in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science degree) from University of Illinois at Chicago where he cultivated a passion for digital products, product management, engineering and startups. Horatiu also worked for 6 years as a management consultant for Ernst & Young. He focused on Media & Entertainment Advisory and Consumer Internet / Digital Media creating Digital strategies and Digital transformations for Fortune 500 companies. Horatiu’s passion for BMW cars led to the launch of BMWBLOG in late 2000, an online car magazine focusing on a single car brand. In 2021, Horatiu also founded EVGLOBE.com, an online magazine covering news and reviews of electric vehicles. Over the years, Horatiu has owned several BMWs, from an E30 318i and E46 325i, to an E90 335i, X3, 1M and i3.

Hidden Gem: BMW V12 LMR

BMW M was full of surprises this past weekend and gave selected journalists a tour inside their "secret garage". Another gem hiding in the M fortress in Garching, was the BMW V12 LMR, the very same vehicle that won the 24 hour of Le Mans in 1999.

Hidden Gem: BMW V12 LMR

Video: BMW M3 Lightweight

On April 1st, BMW hosted an event at the BMW M facility in Garching, Germany. Among the many surprises prepared for journalists present at the event was a new M3 Concept based on the Sedan variant.

Live Photos: BMW X5 LeMans

Another hidden gem in the garages at BMW M facility in Garching was a BMW X5 LeMans. The one-off model was built by BMW to celebrate their 1999 victory at Le Mans using the 6.0 V12 in the LMR BMW and test the X5′s limits.

Live Photos: BMW X5 LeMans

BMW M8 makes another appearance

Our first encounter with the on-off BMW M8 took place last year at the BMW Museum in Munich where the M folks decided to surprise the journalists with an unexpected appearance of the long-time rumored BMW M8.

BMW M8 makes another appearance