Michael Schumacher drove his old Mercedes-Benz F1 W02 on the Nurburgring last weekend. As cool as it is to see a modern F1 car on the ‘ring, why does it always have to be attached to a PR event? How fast could an F1 car drive if it were set-up for the track, and the […] More »
Now that spring is here, the snows are gone and we’re looking forward to a bright, warm summer we can happily reminisce about wintery fun. Forget about shoveling snow and shivering cold, remember the empty, unplowed parking lots begging to be de-flowered. That’s what we have here, a big empty lot and an E46 BMW […] More »
With the 2014 BMW M5 arriving this summer, Autoweek decided to take a look at five generations of the M5. Equipped with the new Competition Package, the latest incarnation has a twin-turbo 4.4 liter V8 pushing 575 hp and 500 kb-ft of torque. That is a small gain over the original E28 M5, powered by […] More »
The 5-series is getting a mild refresh throughout the line, along with a new diesel and a small price increase. The update includes some tweaks to the sheet metal, with “fresh contour lines” around the grille, plus redesigned lower air intakes. The new 535 Diesel is powered by a 3.0 liter twin turbo inline six […] More »
So what does 400 Kilowatts mean to you? Well how about 850 lb-ft of torque? It means a Bimmer M3 that eats trannies alive and is not adversely affected by the altitude at Pikes Peak. This is no Leaf! Matt Farah of the Drive checks it out after the jump!
This photo comes to us from photographer, and Ford designer, Jonathan Szczupak’s website: Between the White Lines. We don’t know too much about the classic BMW except that it’s a 2002 shot at the Nurburgring last year. Â Regardless, we love the shot and wanted to share it with you. Enjoy!
That’s right, on May 11th, BMW broke the previous Guinness World Record for Longest Drift, almost seven miles, by 44 miles! The new record, set by an M5, now stands at 51.3 miles! That’s like the time you drifted straight from Manhattan to your folk’s posh pad in Fairfield, CT. I say, well done, Chauncey. […] More »