Car and Driver: The quickest BMW you can get that doesn’t start with an M (until the 135i arrives, that is).
BY STEVE SILER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MORGAN J. SEGAL  July 2007�
It used to be easy to write about the BMW 3-series. For the most part, we knew what we were gonna say before we ever got in the car. On the other hand, there were nuances about the character of the car that were extremely hard to put into words to convey just how good these cars feel. But we’d try, and it usually came out in the form of unbridled praise for perfect steering, elegant interior simplicity, and a brilliant ride-and-handling balance.
Maybe BMW got bored of hearing the same thing over and over again, because suddenly we had to come up with new words to describe the 3: controversially styled, technologically overwrought, and now this: quicker with the automatic.
Thoughts on a year with the M6
I was recently surfing the Autoweek website and came across a awesome article about the M6. Much to delight, a customer of ours, Ronan McGrath, was the author of the article. I have posted the Autoweek article for all to enjoy!
Q & A With BMW M Vice President Gerhard Richter
The next generation M3 hasn’t even reached our shores yet and already a steadfast commitment from the man himself, Gerhard Richter, that there will be a E92 M3 CSL some time in the near future. The E46 M3 CSL never made it across the pond, however I believe that we have a fighting chance when it comes to the E92. Click through read Inside Line’s interview with Gerhard about his passion project; the E92 M3.
Edmunds: A Passenger-Seat View of the World’s Most Dangerous Racetrack
As the speedometer streaks into triple digits, the track seems to get narrower and the menacing steel barriers look much closer. The BMW M5’s 500-horsepower V10 barks as the rev needle swings past 7,000 rpm, and our first reference point as to where we are on the track is felt as much as it’s seen.
Globe & Mail – Even with iDrive, BMW’s X5 is a winner
If you’re in the “What, me worry about money?” category and you choose to drive a SUV, you have all sorts of options and, properly loaded up, any one of them can set you back something well north of $80,000.
If you really pile on the options, plug in the raciest engine, check off the fanciest gadgets, the final tab out the door might top $100,000.
Of course, no one needs to spend that much on an up-town SUV. And the bargain of the whole bunch has to be the Acura MDX, aimed squarely at the BMW X5, which is the subject of this test.
The One for the Purists
It was only a matter of time until videos popped up on the internet. Click through to enjoy the 1 Series in action!
New BMW engine turns up the heat
DEATH VALLEY, CALIF. — One doesn’t casually drive through the barren deserts of Death Valley by chance.
As the record holder for hottest spot in North America, as well as one of the most visually bleak, it’s a destination point only for those looking for hot-weather extremes — so extreme that even the only major hotel in the area shuts down from May to October.
But what Death Valley does offer is a connection to some fabulous roads on the outskirts of Las Vegas and Monterey, Calif. — the start and end points, respectively, of a four-day road trip that BMW used to highlight the mid-cycle changes to all of its 2008 model year 5-Series sport sedans.
German Muscle vs. Japanese Hustle
BMW has it and Lexus wants it. That’s all you need to know about the confrontation between the 2007 BMW 335i and 2007 Lexus IS 350.Â
Globe and Mail: Cato and Vaughan weigh in on certified used vehicles
I was perusing the Globe and Mail this morning and I noticed a well written conversation about the pre-owned vehicle industry. Cato and Vaughan take you through the basics of the pre-owned market as well as highlighting one of the best pre-owned programs in Canada. Please enjoy!
Budds’ BMW is Connected
