Test Drives

Test Drive: Cadillac ATS 2.0T vs. BMW 328i
Test Drive: Cadillac ATS 2.0T vs. BMW 328i

Parked side-by-side for the first time, we began to get a feeling for what we were in for.   BMW has been building the 3 Series sport sedan for nearly 40 years, and for nearly 40…

BMWBLOG reviews the Michelin Pilot Super Sport
BMWBLOG reviews the Michelin Pilot Super Sport

When it comes to performance street tires, it’s pretty hard for the consumer to try it before you buy it.  Unless you’ve owned them before, you plunk your money down and get them installed before…

BMW i3 Extended Test Drive
BMW i3 Extended Test Drive

BMW North America has quietly launched an extended test drive program for its i3 and i3 Range Extender.  With a small amount of paperwork, a copy of your drivers license, current automobile insurance card, you…

BMWBLOG Test Drive: 2015 BMW M4 Convertible
BMWBLOG Test Drive: 2015 BMW M4 Convertible

Can BMW make the M4 Convertible to be as fun as its brother, the M4 Coupe? To find out, BMWBLOG headed over to Munich to sample, over a series of twistier and some high-speed cruising,…

BMW i3 REx vs Chevy Volt: My Take

Last week I was contacted by High Gear Media Senior Editor, John Voelcker and asked if I had interest in doing a head to head comparison piece between my i3 REx and a Chevy Volt….

BMWBLOG Test Drive: 2014 BMW 640d xDrive Gran Coupe
BMWBLOG Test Drive: 2014 BMW 640d xDrive Gran Coupe

When BMW launched the 6 Series Gran Coupe in 2012, many have labeled the four-door coupe as the best looking BMW ever built. The elegant lines, perfect proportions and sportiness in one package have made…

BMWBLOG Test Drive: 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid
BMWBLOG Test Drive: 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid

Though Porsche’s 918 supercar gets the most attention in their line up, lurking further down in the Panamera and Cayenne lines are two more Porsche hybrids. Like it or not, alternative means of powering the…

BMW 2 Series Active Tourer - BMWBLOG Test Drive
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer – BMWBLOG Test Drive

With the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, the Munich-based automaker steps into three new territories. First, the Active Tourer is the first BMW driven by the front-wheels. Second, it’s the first BMW series vehicle to…

BMW 2 Series Active Tourer - First Drive
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer – First Drive

BMWBLOG goes to Austria to test drive the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, BMW’s first front-wheel drive. The first BMW with front-wheel drive, the first BMW-Van and the first BMW with a three-cylinder engine as…