Author name: Adrian Padeanu

BMW Brazil has prepared yet another special version of the X4 M40i to follow last month’s Individual Edition. The new M Sport Edition stands out courtesy of its Frozen Deep Gray finish with a matte paint and bi-tone alloy wheels measuring 21 inches. To sweeten the pot, additional visual tweaks include carbon fiber side mirror […]

This story isn’t necessarily about BMWs, but rather about modern cars in general. Safety has come a long way in recent decades, what with the advancements made in crumple zones. More complex passive safety features along with improvements in structural integrity have saved millions of lives. You can add Adrian Lund to that list as

ADVERTISEMENT There can never be too many spy shots of future BMW models, especially if we’re talking M cars. Such is the case of the M2 G87, which has been spied racking up the miles on the Nordschleife. The first detail we noticed doesn’t have to do with the exterior as the iDrive 8 caught

ADVERTISEMENT There’s a very good reason why the Nürburgring didn’t have a session for tourist drives (Touristenfahrten) tonight. You can put the blame on BMW as it rented the Green Hell to test prototypes and shoot marketing footage. Exciting new models such as the M4 CSL and M3 Touring hit the track, but there were

Well, that was quick. Less than 24 hours after BMW introduced the X7 LCI, sister brand ALPINA is rolling out its updated XB7. We only have this sole image to go by, but it’s enough to confirm the version from Buchloe takes after the M60i version. It has the more aggressive front bumper to which

[embedded content] ADVERTISEMENT Gone but not forgotten, this 1 Series comes from a time when BMW’s entry-level car still offered six-cylinder engines and a rear-wheel-drive platform. It’s actually the last of its kind since we’re dealing with a second-generation model (F21) after the facelift introduced in 2015. The M140i came a year later to replace

The coronavirus pandemic followed by the microchip shortage created the perfect storm in the automotive industry. Some automakers fared better than others in these challenging times, and the BMW Group shined in the luxury segment. 2021 was an all-time record year for the German conglomerate, but 2022 is off to a slow start as demand

With 627 horsepower on tap, the M5 CS currently holds the title for the most powerful production BMW ever. However, the tuning scene has shown us on repeated occasions you can squeeze out ludicrous power from far lesser cars. Case in point, this is a 1 Series, albeit it comes from a time it still

[embedded content] ADVERTISEMENT This isn’t an M5 E60. It may look like the top dog version of the fifth-generation 5 Series, but it wasn’t always like this. It has the mighty V10 under the hood, and yet BMW did not originally build the car this way. Indeed, it started out as a plain 5er with

ADVERTISEMENT We are months away from seeing the 3 Series LCI, but that hasn’t stopped BMW Japan from introducing a special edition of the current car. When you think about it, the facelifted 3er has already been revealed. We’re talking about the purely electric i3 Sedan for China, complete with iDrive 8 and mildly redesigned