Ward’s Auto has released their best engines of the year list, and once again BMW has themselves well represented. Both the N20 (four cylinder turbo) and the N55 (straight six turbo) reappeared on the list for the another year in a row. Obviously, they’re great engines, and both of them can be found in 5 […] More »

Come a year and a half from now, the world will have one more M Sports car to choose from. According to Car and Driver, BMW will have an M4 coupe ready for public consumption by then. That’s great, but what does the mean for the M3?

Change is coming to the 3 series coupe. Apparently, it’s big enough to warrant an entire change of nomenclature. The old 3 Series Coupe is dead. Long live the 4 Series! BMW says the car represents “the zenith” of a development curve. Whether or not you agree with that bit of self-congratulatory praise, the car is […] More »

Lets say you’ve just bought a new 5 series. You love the car. It’s fast, cozy and makes everyone around you irrationally jealous. But say that’s not enough. You want it to be even more bad-ass than it is. So why not try to make it look a little more… M-ish? Here’s the thing. There […] More »

BMW has been slapping the Efficient Dynamics label on everything to let the world know that they’re committed to saving the world by building clean cars. In fact, they’re so concerned with letting the world know, that they slap big, fat labels on the window to let you know. As much as I would love to believe that […] More »

The M5 Oh, it’ll turn off at stop lights to save gas? That’s cute. I wonder how much gas it’ll save when that twin-turbo 4.4 liter V8 claws its way to the 7,000rpm redline? Any gas you do save is certain to be obliterated in frightening fashion with any hint of spirited pedal work. Then […] More »

The M6 Basically the same thing with the M5, except with the M6 you can’t even carry extra adults. Well, okay. You can but the people sitting in the back seat aren’t going to be happy about it. On the plus side, Efficient Dynamics means you’ll be able to drive longer, faster, without having to stop […] More »

The Alpina B7 The M7 isn’t a real thing and the Alpina B7 is as close as you’re going to get. It too features Efficient Dynamics, and considering it’s not a sports car, we can see that working a little bit better here. It still has the twin-turbo V8 of the M5 and M6, just […] More »

  Efficeint Dynamics is BMW-speak for gas-sipping, world saving, eco-greenie tech. They include things like start-stop technology and alternative fuel sources. For a lot of people in the industry, those things sound like the death of fun. But the reality is the world is changing, and manufacters need to make cars that are more efficient. […] More »

i3 with Chief Designer Adrian Hooydonk The i3 It’s a little bit more difficult to see how the i3 is anything more than a punt towards the city car market. Admittedly, it has the same out-of-control styling as the i8, but it’s not a sports car. It’s probably not even an entertaining car. What it […] More »