Tag: 3 series

M-division leader, Frank van Meel, said that from a “technical standpoint, the future doesn’t look bright for manual gearboxes.”

The BMW E30 is a driver’s car through and through, and this Jalopnik video helps you re-discover why.

Most don’t consider a BMW a potent rally weapon due to the lack of all-wheel drive, but as shown by the video, a rear-wheel-drive BMW can be a force to be reckoned with. If you don’t believe me, watch and be sure to catch your jaw as it falls.

As a guy, I love summer because it means it’s time for women to break out their shorts and bikinis. Apparently, things work that way in the car development world, too.

If you own a 2010 – 2012 Bimmer with an inline six, get ready to take it to your closest roundel dealer’s service department. BMW is recalling 156,137 vehicles of the above ages and engine type in the United States. Specifically, “A wide variety of models, including the 3 Series and 5 Series sedans, 5 Series Gran Turismo, X3, X5, and X6 crossovers, Z4 sports car, and the 1 Series coupe and convertible.” The bolts that keep the VANOS variable-camshaft timing unit housings in position can potentially loosen or break.

A stock E30 BMW is about as glorious as inhaling a fresh and pure mountain breeze after walking out of a porta-potty. A turbocharged, 400-horsepower E30 is about as sensational as escaping from a porta-potty falling from 30,000 feet, and parachuting away through crystal-clear skies. I compare the E30 driving experience to a pure mountain […] More »

The two-door M3 went out with a bang in the form of the Lime rock edition, of which only two-hundred were produced. Stickerfix used one to show off their technology. Basically, it’s what their name implies– stickers that fix scratches. Rather than using touch up paint which is a bit messy, Stickerfix produces stickers that […] More »