In addition to the i8’s North American debut, BMW also appropriately used the LA Auto Show to formally introduce the 4 series convertible to the masses of independently-wealthy celebutantes that jam up LA’s freeways. The big news here is that for the first time ever, the 3/4 series convertible will be available with AWD. What […] More »

I have a theory about the BMW i3: the less you know about it, the more you hate it. When BMW first announced this car, I knew nothing about it, and I hated it. I thought the i3 was a nail in the coffin for BMW. This funky-looking electric car seemed like a complete departure […] More »

BMW kicked off the LA Auto Show by showing the production version of the i8, which will go on sale in mid-2014 for a tick under $137,000 and will make extensive use of carbon fiber, much like its baby-brother, the i3. It will be powered by a 1.5-liter, three-cylinder gasoline engine producing 231 hp (powering […] More »

The 4-series is old news already, but the ‘vert is dropping tomorrow and we’re excited. But more important to the overall scheme of motoring is that BMW will be presenting new mobility-focused applications at the LA Auto Show’s Connected Car Expo. We all know about the M laptimer app for your Apple iPhone. Now, BMW […] More »

The i3-versus-M3 drag race you are about to see only lasts eight seconds, but for five of those seconds the i3 beats the M3. Chalk up that partial victory to 100 percent of the electric i3’s 184 lb-ft of torque being available at zero rpm. After those first five seconds, though, the BMW M3’s 414 horsepower attains […] More »

These photos of the week feature at 200o BMW M5 dressed in sumptuous Imola Red. The current owner, Evan Patak, known on our forums as “ucsbwsr” is selling this beauty for $19,999. This E39 has an extensive list of mods. You can check them out here on the car’s forum thread. Here’s a video of […] More »

I’m no political scientist, but if you’re fighting for freedom perhaps rolling around in a $100,000+ BMW M5 and doing donuts in the middle of a thoroughfare is probably not the best way to show how oppressed you are. But I’ve never rebelled, so what do I know… Still AK47s and BMW M5s do send […] More »