Test Drives

Painted Rock Farm, outside of Atlanta, GA – BMW is introducing the new X3 to the world’s motoring press at an off road facility known as Painted Rock Farm over the next few days. The…

3 cans of alphabet soup later and I still don’t have the whole name. Of course BMW’s nomenclature tells you a lot about what’s under the badge. Here we have the latest rendition of the…

BMW’s Z1 is a classic roadster that embodies the spirit of BMW design quite well. It is bold, innovative, and utterly different. With top down and doors down (open?) we jumped in to get a…

Words: Shawn Molnar | Photos: Shawn Molnar In the evolutionary doctrine, all animal species change and adapt to ensure their own survival. Cumbersome qualities are traded for more agile traits; physical handicaps are traded for…

The Battle is all too familiar. Exhausts growl from the paddock. Angel eyes glare ahead. Two serious sports cars patiently await their release upon the asphalt. This time, Munich’s champion sports car, the venerable M3…

Words: Shawn Molnar Photos: Alan Martin / Shawn Molnar “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” growled my librarian as I begrudgingly accepted a novel from her outstretched hand. Many years later and the point…

Never did I expect this. With nagging pessimism I accepted the keys to BMW’s new ActiveHybrid X6. At 5,688 lbs, how could this be “sporty” as in “Sports Activity Vehicle” or SAV as BMW have…

Absolutely, this is one of the finest cars ALPINA has ever made. Based upon the new F01 7 Series sedan, ALPINA GmbH takes details into their own hands, producing a unique, focused and exclusive performance…

Inline-6 Power is Welcomed to the Continent For many years, North American’s only power option for BMW’s 7 series was indulgence. Powerful eight and 12 cylinder engines were on the menu, and if you wanted…