Tag: Videos

Today, I saw something that’s very depressing. Surprisingly, it’s a video of someone driving a BMW M4.

The 2015 BMW M3 arrived at the 2014 North American International Auto Show with two fewer cylinders, but the addition of two turbochargers definitely make up for the M3’s cylinder-ectomy that happened when it transitioned from E90/92/93 to F80. The new M3’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter straight six produces 425 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque … […] More »

Two German heavyweights are delivered to the Motor Trend offices. They square off in a series of tests, and the loser is sent to face the cold embrace of the crusher. Actually, it doesn’t really work like that. But it’s still interesting to watch the M5 and the Panamera in a drag race, and get […] More »

Purists might howl at the idea of a turbocharged M3, just as they did when the I6 was swapped in favor of the V8. But while there might be fans who can’t live with the idea of forced induction, the rest of us can take comfort in the fact that performance-wise, the new car should […] More »

Sure, there are lots of Volkswagen vans with psychedelic paint jobs. But as far as proper art cars go, BMW is king. And while some might see letting artist Jeff Koons go to town on your race car as a little bit nuts, it takes a special kind of crazy to want to put said car […] More »

It’s a hard fact to face—as we get older, we tend to get heavier. And while the slow march toward portliness is hard enough to stop as person, it’s an order of magnitude harder for cars. With very few—like, almost no—exceptions, the new kid of the block will be heavier than the one it replaces. […] More »