Oil-burners make up 50 percent of car sales in Europe. In the United States, diesels account for three percent of the market. If diesels are so efficient, why aren’t Americans consuming them like Walmart shoppers gobbling up free McRibs? It’s still a matter of cost. Marking the “diesel” box on the spec sheet squeezes $2,000 […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 16, 2013
Motor Trend prefers the stock Cadillac ATS chassis over the stock BMW 335i chassis, but what about the tuner versions? Present for battle is a BMW 335i with the M3 performance kit, which is an upgrade you can buy from the dealer. The M3 kit offers a higher-flow air box, more turbo boost via an […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 15, 2013
On this edition of Monday is for M, we spend some time with the rare BMW M3 GTS. Only 150 were built, but this video gives us a treat by showing two on the track at the same time. One of them was kind enough to do some donuts for “bugattif430“, the gifted cameraman who […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 13, 2013
Delving deep into the 5Series.net forum archives, I stumbled upon this wonderful light drawing of a 2005 BMW 545i. Calling this a “picture” would be discourteous to the level of art presented here. Never before have I been so enraptured by the E60’s taillight strakes. I offer gratitude to photographer Gary Wang for his catharsis-coaxing […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 9, 2013
Have a look at this YouCar video of the BMW i8 undergoing wind tunnel testing in BMW Group’s Aerolab. Keep an eye on how the i8’s active shutters gulp test smoke into bottom-front grille, and belch the smoke out through the hood vent — racy. BMW is positioning the i8 to compete against the Porsche 911 […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 9, 2013
Driving a BMW 3 Series can be a very enlightening experience, but here’s something that takes the enlightenment to a whole new level. “Schapellin”, an eBay seller from Texas, recently had a 2008 BMW 328i for sale. In the listing’s description sub-heading, Schapellin wrote “Jesus in wood grain”. We’ll back up Autoweek by saying we see […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 8, 2013
Meet Daniel Falkenberg — you could call him a BMW 3 Series enthusiast, but that would be selling him short. This man owns almost every type of 3 ever produced; 10 cars total, and all happily stored in his German backyard barn. At around 10 years old Falkenberg was already effusing excitement at the prospect […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 6, 2013
