News
After our first encounter with the BMW Vision Neue Klasse, we had the unique opportunity to chat with Frank Weber, BMW’s Board Member and Head of Development. Weber is currently overseeing one of the most…
Steven Paul / September 8, 2023
News
Since its inception in 2001 with the E65 7 Series, BMW iDrive has been a cornerstone of BMW vehicles. Like everything else in the upcoming Neue Klasse, iDrive takes a significant step forward. The most…
Steven Paul / September 2, 2023
News
The Vision Neue Klasse is an important car for BMW – perhaps the most important concept yet. Domagoj Dukec, Head of BMW Design, introduces it as “focusing on electrification, digitalization, and responsibility in terms of…
Steven Paul / September 2, 2023
News
As details of BMW’s elusive Neue Klasse vehicles begin to trickle out, we see the brand reinventing itself and introducing extraordinary new technology inside and outside. Part of what’s changing our expectations of what an…
Steven Paul / September 2, 2023
MINI
New MINI Cooper and Countryman: Closer Look at the Design Philosophy
by Steven Paul
/ Date: September 1, 2023
Auto Shows
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance comprises a frankly ridiculous number of events. One of them is the Concept Lawn. A place for automakers to bring their freshest new prototypes (some more production-ready than others), the…
Steven Paul / August 25, 2023
Auto Shows
A tradition now 72 years in the making, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is arguably the world’s ultimate car show. Representing only the finest and most exclusive automobiles through history, it’s one of the few…
Steven Paul / August 24, 2023
Auto Shows
Coinciding with Car Week in Monterey, California, Legends of the Autobahn is an event dedicated to celebrating the very best in Teutonic engineering. National car clubs for Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and of course, BMW team up…
Steven Paul / August 23, 2023
Auto Shows
Every year, thousands of car enthusiasts – and scores more photographers, journalists, and automaker PR staff – take a break from reality. Automobiles from barely road-legal vintage race cars to insane one-off hypercars and everything…
Steven Paul / August 22, 2023
ALPINA
“Most things just aren’t that great,” my cynical best friend says. I don’t remember what we were talking about. We were sitting at a mediocre diner serving passable food on a day that was, for…
Steven Paul / August 21, 2023
ALPINA
Learning more about the BMW ALPINA B8 Gran Coupe has made me come to appreciate some of the finer points of the vehicle. With a focus on understated appearances, it can be tough to spot…
Steven Paul / August 12, 2023