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TEST Drive: 2016 BMW 530d xDrive

TEST Drive: 2016 BMW 530d xDrive

Last year was a big year for BMW. Having launched the new flagship for the entire BMW Group, it’s hard to see last year as anything but a new turning point in the 100 years of…

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 218d Gran Tourer

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 218d Gran Tourer

BMW’s adventure in the land of front-wheel drive vehicles has brought forward only two cars so far: the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and the BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer. While the engineers are forced…

FIRST DRIVE: MINI Clubman Cooper S

FIRST DRIVE: MINI Clubman Cooper S

We recently spent a couple of days with MINI at the MINI Takes the States road trip event. We’ll have a full report on what the MTTS is and what it was like participating for a…

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 420i Convertible

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 420i Convertible

When it launched two years ago, the BMW 4 Series Convertible was almost unchallenged it its segment where competitors, like the Audi A5 Cabriolet, were showing their age. Today, the landscape has changed. We now…

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 640d xDrive Convertible

2014 BMW i8 – Long Term Review

The BMW i8 is a Master’s work of industrial artistry, but is it a Supercar? By “Old Testament” petrol metrics the answer is no. However a quick look at the supercar wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercar shows that…

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW Z4 sDrive28i

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW Z4 sDrive28i

As car enthusiasts, most of us can be forgiven for forgetting about BMW’s only roadster, the Z4. It’s easily the oldest car in its segment, a segment dominated by brand-spanking new cars like the Porsche 718…

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 216d Active Tourer

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 216d Active Tourer

When it comes to the auto industry, some things are a bit hard to explain to some of the most loyal and dedicated fans in the world. Leaving tradition behind can be seen as a sacrilege, something that…

FIRST DRIVE: 2016 BMW M3 Competition Package

FIRST DRIVE: 2016 BMW M3 Competition Package

While the current F82-generation BMW M3 is a very good sports car, one that’s both incredibly fast and agile, it’s been criticized quite a bit for its lack of “purity”, especially in comparison with its predecessors….