Car Tips
The best coffee mug for your BMW should be an easy one to answer. Unfortunately, the Ultimate Driving Machine does not necessarily mean a BMW comes with a decent cup holder. For years, the Germans…
Chuck Vossler / November 21, 2021
Test Drives
We recently had the opportunity to see what a 2022 BMW Competition M8 Gran Coupe is like on the German Autobahn and the winding roads of the Bavarian Alps. I picked up our gorgeous San…
Chuck Vossler / September 19, 2021
Videos
One of the best-hidden benefits for people who buy a new BMW is the New Owner’s Track Drive. This is a half day course offered at the BMW Performance Centers. It’s literally a hidden cheat…
Chuck Vossler / July 29, 2021
BMW M3
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…
Chuck Vossler / May 18, 2021
Test Drives
TEST DRIVE: 2021 BMW M4 with manual transmission at the BMW Performance Center
by Chuck Vossler
/ Date: April 25, 2021
i3
I miss being able to travel to Germany so much I went back through some of my last Germany trip photos. We were on a long walk from Munich’s Famous Marienplatz to the Englischer Garten…
Chuck Vossler / April 12, 2021
4 Series
BMW’s all-new 4 Series Coupe is based on the successful 3 Series platform and represents the company’s second-generation 4 Series Coupe. The 4 Series has grown in length, width, and even height. Though the new…
Chuck Vossler / April 11, 2021
i3
“Born Electric” is BMW’s catch phrase for the i3. Now having lived with a BMW i3 for a few years, it makes me realize just how true that catch phrase is. Owning and driving an…
Chuck Vossler / January 1, 2021
Car Tips
Modern BMWs have a great place to put a cellphone and even offer optional wireless charging for $500. But many times, there is an inconvenience: they are not always in the most optimal place for…
Chuck Vossler / December 8, 2020
How-To
As electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles become more prevalent, it is not uncommon for a single household to have more than one vehicle that needs charging. Enter ClipperCreek’s HSC-D40 Dual Charging Station. This is a…
Chuck Vossler / November 26, 2020
Test Drives
The 2021 BMW X3 xDrive30e is the Bavarians’ first plug-in hybrid for the X3 lineup. It has a nicely packaged battery just in front of the rear axle that adds 17-18 miles of pure electric…
Chuck Vossler / October 26, 2020