Fans of cars live in a kind of fantasy land. Sure, they’re loyal to the models they adore and haven’t driven, but they don’t live in the reality of the vehicles as owners of them do.

Chris needs to head to the Nurburgring to compete in a race, and he is traveling there using the new BMW 320d. Yes, Chris Harris is reviewing a base level, diesel BMW.

Let’s take a little throwback to the year 2000 when the E39 M5 was just arriving on U.S. soil, and see what MotorWeek had to say about the ultimate performance sedan.

Thanks to a healthy supply of carbon fiber, BMW shed a whopping 286 pounds off the last generation BMW 7-Series.

Matt Farah and the /Drive guys take all the juicy bits straight from a wrecked E92 and cram them under the bulging fenders of a 135i.

You don’t have to have an M badge to have fun with a BMW. You don’t need a Z, 3, or 5 either. In fact, even if you have the biggest and most luxurious of the BMW lineup, the 7 Series, you can still act like a buffoon till your heart’s content.

The BMW 540i’s 4.4-liter V8 is one of the meatiest sounding engines that BMW ever put in a car not wearing an M badge. But sometimes you want a little more power, a little more noise, and a touch more America.