In most of my test drives, I look forward to getting behind the wheel of a vehicle. Sometimes, though, I dream of sliding into the back seat and letting somebody else do the driving for me. That was the case during my time with the 2020 BMW
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They call it a sports sedan, and I guess it is. That said, I spent my first evening with the 2019 BMW 330i xDrive on a 250 km round trip in varying traffic conditions. By “varying“ I mean everything from stop-and-go traffic to clear sailing. That evening,
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I enjoy poking through the technology options in modern vehicles. Most people might think of this task as coursework, but each feature I find elicits the joy of finding an “Easter egg” (at least of the software variety). That said, no matter how much technology arrives in
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Few vehicles go all-out on technology the way BMW does, so it wasn’t a surprise to find gadgetry permeating the all-new 2019 BMW X7. I’m somewhat used to it. My neighbour isn’t, so when I gave her a quick tour of the vehicle, she mused it takes
Read more →Advanced technology, sporty performance, luxury refinement – these are but some of the rules in the automotive market segment BMW occupies. The Bavarians push the standard even further with the 2019 BMW X4. First impressions My M40i M Performance tester in Famenco Red Metallic hit all the
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The evolution of an automaker’s vehicle lineup can’t be an easy thing to manage. Fortunately, when an automaker offers a wide range of vehicles, it can experiment with several evolutionary lines at the same time. BMW’s all-new X2 takes the pride of Bavarian manufacturing in the direction of
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Covering the technological marvels in any given vehicle becomes more of a pipe dream with every model year that passes. Fortunately, some vehicles let me distract readers from this inability using spectacular imagery. Let’s see if that works here: Consider the “key fob” otherwise known as BMW’s
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Automakers the world over are facing a 2025 deadline to reduce emissions, thanks to a 2011 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) agreement. Their strategies vary. Many, like BMW, are banking on PHEVs – plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. BMW will even electrify its M lineup of performance variants. The Bavarian
Read more →Few automakers seem as determined to advance vehicle technology as the wunderkinds from Bavarian Motor Works. The speed with which they plug new features into their vehicles probably outpaces the ability of most drivers to keep up with those changes. That’s certainly the case for me. I love truly useful applications of
Read more →Open-air cruising wasn’t on my mind when I drove the BMW 650i xDrive Cabriolet back in March, but by the time you read this, you might yearn to do exactly that, and in this car. First impressions The 650i Cabriolet pertains to the 6-series, which includes gran coupés,
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