Well here’s a followup to the recent announcement from BMW about cost cutting. The Toyota R&D connection means that hybrid vehicles will come with a decent price. The city car of the range the BMW i3 has recently started making noises about its price, in the wake of this new announcement and the one about [...]

BMW, a German company that claims to make fun to drive automobiles yet makes some of the most clinical and businessman-like cars out there. On some levels, that is, sadly true. But then, there’s a whole lot of good stuff in the BMW brand to even that out. Even in the 5 Series bread maker. [...]

Cheer and fun is all available everywhere in the BMW Group’s family but occasionally mistakes happen, even within our favorite brand. The latest such unpleasant situation focuses on a shared component that’s to be found in most of the larger BMW products and the smallest Rolls Royce. We’re looking at quite the batch of vehicles. [...]

Here’s an idea for you, the Bavarians at BMW are going to put some effort behind the upcoming 2012 Olymipic games that are going to be held in London. Being a long way away from the original idea of the Greek Olympics, the new event is getting sponsors and stuff so it’s a great opportunity [...]

BMW will have to add an enormous volume of cars to their recall list. We’re looking at worldwide sold models, spanning over some seven years. There’s quite the problem with it being a recall that affects the ever popular BMW 5 Series and its two door 6 Series sibling. Total models affected go all the [...]

Alpina gave their B5 Bi-Turbo an update and forgot to make the usual pompous announcements about it. Or did they? After all, Alpina is a tuner that’s well known for a close relationship with the Bavarian manufacturer and the discrete appearance of their cars. The Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo is a tuning proposition of one of [...]

The SAVs will sell like hot cakes, but the M Performance sub-brand will certainly shift plenty of the F10 5 Series versions as well, so let’s grab a closer look at it. Under the new M Performance banner, the 5er is available in both sedan and estate shape and it gets the same captivating makeover. [...]

BMW North America plans to make some pretty important changes to the way they distribute cars throughout the country. The focus stays on how new BMW vehicles are stored and shifted among dealer showrooms. In essence, the Bavarians are trying to centralize as much of the process as possible. Benefits are obvious on both the [...]

Talk about being different. Usually when somebody tries to tune up a car they include a new set of wheels to match. But when it comes to Vossen, when presenting a new set of wheels they’ve decided to create a version of the F10 BMW 5 Series to match. Without congratulating them too much, Vossen [...]

The Detroit Motor Show was expected to be a bit of a snoozefest yet it’s turning out to be anything but. Apart from recently telling us about the F10 BMW M5 getting a manual, the Bavarians have more to share. This time however, the focus falls on the more considerate member of the family, the [...]